B.C. public-sector employees with ratified collective agreements will get the maximum cost-of-living adjustment for their year 2 wage increase. BC Stats has released the Consumer Price Index Highlights report for February 2023, which confirms that the general wage increase for the second year of the Shared Recovery Mandate will be 6.75%. This is comprised of the 5.5% guaranteed general wage increase…
Read moreDear Friends, At our CUPE BC Convention 2022, delegates passed a resolution encouraging locals and district councils to transition from using the term “Brothers/Sisters” to more gender-inclusive terms including, but not limited to, “fellow-workers, siblings, kin, members, unionists, folk, friends or cousins.” The labour movement’s practice of calling one another “sister” or “brother” clashes with a growing consciousness about the…
Read moreAfter five months of bargaining the Negotiating Committee is happy to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement. The committee is looking forward to engaging with our members over the coming days, where we look to hold information sessions and meetings to inform our members of the memorandum of settlement. As we move into the next step of this…
Read moreDue to winter conditions, the opening of campus will be delayed until noon today. Staff should visit the following link for more information. https://www.uvic.ca/services/emergency/emergency-procedures/snow-severe-weather/faqs-facstaff/index.php Check uvic.ca for updates For more tips and UVic’s snow response plan, visit uvic.ca/weather
Read moreAre you interested in being part of research on smell loss and how it affects daily life and mental health across cultures? At the Risky Behavior Lab, we are searching for people between 22 and 60 years old who have lived in Victoria for over 6 months and have a normal sense of smell to participate in a 60-75 minute…
Read moreAfter a month into the New Year we hope that members, friends, and family are doing well. Your Executive has been keeping busy with meetings, networking, and workshops. The Negotiating Committee has been to the bargaining table with the employer 8 times in total (2022-23). Future meetings are set for February 14, 23, & 24, 2023; where they intend on…
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