Both the Victoria Labour Council and CUPE BC have released their lists of endorsed candidates for the local elections this November. The voter cards are attached below, click the smaller images to view full size. You can also see the VLC endorsements reflected in the BC Federation of Labour Local Government list online. Note that CUPE 951 has not endorsed…
Read moreFrom CUPE BC BURNABY – CUPE’s Universities Coordinated Bargaining Committee (UCBC) has launched a new campaign to draw attention to the BC Liberals’ abysmal record on funding post-secondary education. Earlier this year, the Christy Clark government announced a three-year budget plan that will see the total operating grant for post-secondary institutions drop by almost $50 million. By 2016, per-student operating…
Read moreLast year, two students from Nigeria who were studying in Regina were deported for working for two weeks at Walmart in contravention to their study permits. Deportation seemed very excessive given the circumstances. The women were denied a right to education and had to return to dangerous circumstances in their home country. CUPE President Paul Moist wrote a letter to…
Read moreIn May, three members attended the CUPE BC Political Action Conference in Richmond with the goal of rejuvenating CUPE 951’s Political Action Committee. The conference covered many aspects of engaging members in politics at all levels, but there was a strong focus on the upcoming Municipal Elections (November 2014) In our By-Laws, the committee is defined as follows: A committee…
Read moreMarch 8th was first designated as International Women’s Day — a day to celebrate women’s achievements and look for ways we can continue to move toward equality — in 1911. More than a hundred years later, women are more visible and better educated but women’s rights are still under attack. The two videos below illustrate both of these aspects: Read…
Read moreThe Canadian Labour Congress wants to know: What does “Fairness Works” mean to you, your family and your community? With the One Minute Message contest, you are invited to contribute a video for a chance to win $2000. Why not start 2014 off right by shooting some video on how unions stand up for fairness, deliver good jobs and better…
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