December 11th General Meeting & Social

The December 11th GM will be in person at the Meraloma Club (2390 W 10th Ave Vancouver), and will have a Union social after! The … Read more…

In memory of Alex Youngberg, 1953 – 2024

We are mourning the loss of Alex (Alexandra) Youngberg, who served as President of CUPE 391 from 2006 to 2013. As the longest-serving president in … Read more…

GreenShield Unionized Staff on Strike March 2024

The members of Unifor Local 240 (Windsor) & Local 673 (Toronto), working at Green Shield Canada, have commenced in job action as of March 1st … Read more…

Welcome to CUPE 391

Welcome to CUPE 391

CUPE Local 391 represents the more than 750 employees of Vancouver Public Library, Sechelt Public Library and the Gibsons and District Public Library.

We are librarians, library assistants, delivery staff, maintenance workers, graphic designers, supervisors, library technicians, corporate service clerks, and printers.

We are compassionate advocates and thoughtful negotiators. We are active in our local community and engaged in the broader community.

We acknowledge that the work we do is on the ancestral, traditional and stolen territories of the Coast Salish Peoples. In particular, the territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), shíshálh (Sechelt), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).