Many thanks to those of you who came out to last week’s JE Town Hall to learn more about Job Evaluation in general from Peter Coombes, about our plan specifically, as it is, and some of the proposed changes at the bargaining table. A few things were clear to me, as JJEC Co-chair. Primarily, there is frustration about the backlogs…
Read moreAt today’s General Meeting nomination forms were made available for members seeking to run for office at our May 27th General Meeting. If you are interested in nominating someone or being nominated yourself the form is found here: CUPE 951 Nominations 2015 The positions that are up for election are: Executive Board – election May 27 GM for a two-year…
Read moreByron Spiers, Jamie Cassels, and Doug Sprenger at the Joint Committee on Return to Work, Sick Leave and Accommodation signing ceremony for the Employment Accommodations Guidelines for Employees with a Disability on September 22, 2014. This is a wonderful visual representation of the collaboration at the University of Victoria and our ongoing commitment to providing a supportive and inclusive work…
Read moreSubmitted by Dale Whitford Greetings everyone. I just like to let everyone know about the Indigenous Adoptee Gathering that happened on Sept. 20-21 in Ottawa (Algonquin territory), and to thank CUPE National for supporting me to attend. About 70 participants from across Canada and the US came together to share and talk about past experiences in either adopted or foster…
Read moreThe Greater Victoria CUPE Scholarship Committee is pleased to have distributed $5600 this year to deserving students whose parents are members of 1 of the 6 GV CUPE locals that participate in contributing annually to the scholarship fund. Each of the 8 post-secondary students received an award of $700 in November 2014. This year the committee received dozens of top…
Read moreThe BC Federation of Labour (BCFed) is an association of the various labour unions within BC. It is as diverse as you would expect, encompassing every kind of unionized worker from resource industries to health care to film production and everything in between, all united under the umbrella of union principles. The BCFed acts provincially the same way the Canadian…
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