May Day International Workers Day

Today is May Day. Do not dress up as Morris dancers and clog around a pole. May Day is also referred to as International Workers … Read more…

April 28th Day of Mourning

Commemorating workers whose lives have been lost or injured in the workplace. The numbers are staggering. In Canada, some 786* employees die from work-related incidents … Read more…

Elections, Elections, Elections

Politics are definitely in the air.  Our elections took place for the last time at the Annual General Meeting unless there are further constitutional changes.  … Read more…

CUPE 391 Website Wins Best in Show at CUPE BC Convention/Annual General Meeting April 27, 5.30 pm

Once again, Chris Jang dazzles the labour movement with an innovative and constantly evolving website.  Inder Pannu, peerless member-at-large, collected the award for our local.  … Read more…

Employment Checks Extension and Annual General Meeting April 27th

It has now been agreed, between the Employer and the Union, that the requirement for a Criminal Record check will be extended to sixty days … Read more…

Volunteers needed for CUPE table at CLA Convention May 21-25

Let’s show CLA what library workers can do! CUPE National is hosting a booth at the Canadian Library Association Conference trade show and we are … Read more…

1. Gibsons Ratifies New 3 Year Collective Agreement 2. Employment Checks Deadline April 30th

1. Gibsons Public Library ratified a three year collective agreement with Gibsons Public Library today, to end December 31st, 2008. Bargaining with the Gibsons folks … Read more…

CUPE Local 410 Greater Victoria Public Library Workers Ratify Agreement.

More than two hundred Victoria area Library workers turned out Monday night, March 31, to consider ratification of a Memorandum of Agreement reached earlier in … Read more…

General Meeting Wed. March 19, 6 p.m.

CUPE 391 – We need your input at the General Meeting on Wednesday, March 19.  There are a variety of contentious issues that require your … Read more…

Take Vancouver Budget Survey, Tell City Council Your Priorities

I am hoping you can take two minutes of your time to complete the online Citizen Budget survey that has been put together by the … Read more…