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OCTOBER 20, 2021CUPE BC’s ‘One Big Committee Meeting’ goes virtual
Committee membership often the beginning of lifetime activism--Ranalletta BURNABY—CUPE BC’s biennial “One Big Committee Meeting,” which brings together all the...
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OCTOBER 19, 2021CUPE 1936 members at QMUNITY join pension plan
VANCOUVER—Following months of negotiations with the employer and ratification by the membership, CUPE Local 1936 and the non-profit organization QMUNITY...
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OCTOBER 19, 2021CUPE 23 member podcast wins BC Library Association award
During October, National Library Month, we are featuring the five CUPE members who won recognition as 2021 BC Library Association...
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OCTOBER 14, 2021Library Month celebrates vital community services and the workers who provide them
Commentary by Karen Ranalletta, President, CUPE BC October is Library Month in Canada, and I want to shine a spotlight...
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OCTOBER 8, 2021CUPE Community Health workers set priorities at online bargaining conference
BURNABY—More than 60 people attended an online bargaining conference on October 6, with CUPE health workers from the Community Bargaining...
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OCTOBER 7, 2021CUPE, Simon Fraser Student Society ratify new collective agreement
BURNABY– The Simon Fraser Student Society and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have ratified a new five-year collective agreement...
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OCTOBER 6, 2021Bulletin - Update on vaccine mandates in K-12 system
The B.C. government has announced mandatory vaccinations for the province's over 30,000 public service workers. While this mandate does not...
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OCTOBER 5, 2021Vaccine mandate for provincial public service makes sense—CUPE BC
Given rising cases in public schools, K-12 system vaccine mandates next logical step BURNABY—Today’s announcement from the B.C. government implementing...
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OCTOBER 1, 2021Bulletin - Mask mandate expanded to include K-3 students
Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced today masks will be required for all...