CUPE 561 and SD 43 reach tentative agreement on pension plan
COQUITLAM — CUPE 561 and School District 43 (Coquitlam) recently announced that a tentative deal has been reached on the transfer of active non-teaching pension plan (NTPP) employees to the Municipal...
View ArticleStrike averted for Kelowna jail guards
KELOWNA – In an effort to avoid any strike action, CUPE 338 members who work as jail guards at the Kelowna RCMP detachment have agreed to enter binding arbitration with Commissionaires BC.
View ArticleCUPE 358 ratifies mediator’s report
DUNCAN – CUPE Local 358 members at the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), have ratified the recommendations of a BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) appointed mediator.
View ArticleCUPE 1936-09, Hastings Community Association reach new deal
VANCOUVER — CUPE Local 1936-09 and the Hastings Community Association have signed off on a retroactive, five-year collective agreement that includes flat-rate wage increases averaging 9 per cent over...
View ArticleCUPE members at Langara Students’ Union reach tentative agreement
VANCOUVER – CUPE 15 members who work at Langara Students’ Union (LSU) recently reached a tentative agreement on a five-year deal.
View ArticleSummerland civic workers ratify new agreement
SUMMERLAND— Members of CUPE 1136 have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying a new five-year agreement. The tentative agreement was reached last week after multiple bargaining sessions and the...
View ArticleK-12 bargaining survey deadline: April 16
BURNABY—Members in CUPE’s K-12 sector are participating in a bargaining survey to determine their priorities in preparation for the next round of bargaining.
View ArticleHarrison village workers overwhelmingly endorse strike action
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS – CUPE 458 members who work in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs voted 100 percent in favour of strike action at a meeting held last night.
View ArticleCommunity Social Services Bargaining Association and Employers to begin...
BURNABY—The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has agreed to begin negotiations with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association of BC (CSSEA) aimed at concluding renewal...
View ArticleRichmond library workers ratify new agreement
RICHMOND – CUPE 3966 (Richmond public library workers) and the Richmond Public Library Board have both ratified a new four-year collective agreement.
View ArticleCUPE 2254 and Grand Forks Library Board ratify new agreement
GRAND FORKS – Grand Forks public library workers (represented by CUPE Local 2254) and the Grand Forks Public Library Board have both voted in favour of a new collective agreement.
View ArticleK-12 bargaining survey closes
BURNABY—A bargaining survey for CUPE K-12 members has closed and preliminary results are being tabulated.
View ArticleCRD workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
VICTORIA – CUPE Local 1978, members who work for the Capital Regional District (CRD), voted 93 percent in favour of strike action in a vote held yesterday (May 31).
View ArticleK-12 ready for provincial bargaining
BURNABY - Provincial bargaining dates have been set and the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee (PBC) is prepared to start bargaining.
View ArticleCRD workers unable to resolve contract negotiations through mediation
VICTORIA – CUPE Local 1978 members who work for the Capital Regional District (CRD) are still without a new collective agreement after one day of unsuccessful mediation.
View ArticleK-12 sector reaches tentative agreement with BCPSEA
VANCOUVER — A tentative agreement was reached between the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Council (PBC) and the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) late Thursday evening on a...
View ArticleCommunity Health workers ratify new deal
BURNABY—Members of the multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have voted solidly in favour of a new contract with health employers. The new three-year collective agreement, which covers...
View ArticleCapital Region District and workers reach deal, agree to address precarious work
VICTORIA– Members of CUPE Local 1978, representing municipal workers at the Capital Regional District, ratified a new collective agreement today.
View ArticleK-12 support staff bargaining wraps up province-wide
VANCOUVER—The K-12 Presidents Council announced today that all locals have now reached agreements with their respective districts and that K-12 province-wide bargaining has been completed for support...
View ArticlePaid domestic violence leave and equity wage adjustments among key elements...
BURNABY-The University of British Columbia and CUPE 2950, the union representing clerical, library, and theatre workers at the institution, have ratified a new collective agreement following the...
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