Byron 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…
Read moreMark your calendars for the CUPE 951 Holiday Social! Wednesday December 10th 11:30-1:00 Arbutus/Queenswood Room Cadboro Commons There will be a light lunch available and door prizes as per usual (BC wine and chocolate). Business will be conducted but at a more casual pace than regular general meetings. We will also be collecting items for the warm clothing drive for…
Read moreToday is white ribbon day — a day focused on erradicating violence against women. While there are many issues of note, one that sadly continues to grow is the number of missing and murdered aboriginal women. The CLC, Amnesty International and others have called on the Federal government to find answers through an inquiry. Read more and please consider signing…
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