Strike Pay Distribution:
* Strike Pay is issued every two weeks
* On pay day only (Friday August 24 and every second Friday following) cheques are available exclusively at Central Library (350 West Georgia)
* Cheques not picked up on payday can be picked up at the Union Office (545 West 10th Ave.) The Office is open Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
* Efforts will be made to shuttle members to Central or Union Office to pick up their cheques.
* Cheques must be signed for, so only members can pick up their own cheque.
* Please bring a piece of ID with you when picking up your cheque.
Strike Pay Questions
* If there is a discrepancy in your strike pay, or you have questions about your strike pay, please write the details or the question on paper.
* Return that paper to the picket captain, who will arrange for it to get to strike headquarters.
* Due to limited resources, please no phones calls or emails on this matter.
VPL Pay Advice Distribution
*same as strike pay distribution
VPL Pay Advice Questions
* If there are discrepancies showing on your pay advice, contact VPL Human Resources directly.
* Details and questions should be emailed to Loretta Chan (
* loretcha@vpl.ca) The email should include:
– Name
– Worksite
– Classification (s)
– Pay Period number
– Details of discrepancy
– Your contact info (phone or email)
* Arrangements will be made for members not having access to a home computer to send the email.
Hardship Fund Application
* Application for grants and interest free loans available at each picket location and from members of the hardship committee
* Committee members are : Craig Searle, Inder Pannu, Angela Ho, Karen Sharkey, and Gerard Batty
Hardship Donation
* Those wishing to donate to the Hardship Fund should make a cheque payable to CUPE 391, and on the memo line indicate “Hardship”
* Due to banking procedures members cannot simply sign over their strike pay back to the Hardship Fund. A separate cheque is required.
Creditor Letter
* There is a template of a letter to give to your creditors available at each picket site, and available online on the Bargaining Resources page.
VESP
* CUPE 391 was given inaccurate information about the amount of funds accessible in the second withdrawal for hardship. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.