Names on the Website

The issue has caused much debate in our membership.  Posting Children’s librarians, clerical supervisors and branch heads names on the library’s public website is an … Read more…

Powerful Voices: The Struggle for Women

Oxfam Canada and West Coast LEAF present Powerful Voices: The Struggle for Women

Bullying Stops Here – Wear Pink to Work on February 27th

CUPE BC has endorsed CKNW’s campaign to stop bullying in our schools, workplaces and in society.  CUPE does not often team with media in campaigns … Read more…

Vancouver Public Library’s “Freedom to Read” Week Controversy; February 25, 2008: 7.30 p.m.

CUPE Local 391 was not consulted in the booking of Greg Felton, author of the The Host and the Parasite: How Israel’s Fifth Column consumed … Read more…

Job-share Notes from February 20th Meeting

Sisters and Brothers, Your temporary job share committee (Kristy Hennings , Nancy Wong and Jennifer Caldwell) met on Wednesday night with members of the bargaining … Read more…

Job-Share Meeting February 20, 2008: 5.30 p.m.

Sisters and Brothers, As part of our new collective agreement we have a temporary committee looking at issues around job shares. We are very interested … Read more…

Members Names, Worksite Locations and Worksite Phones Numbers on New Website

Issue: The posting of members names, worksite location and worksite phone numbers on the new website. From management’s email: This is to confirm that as … Read more…

Another Board Member Says Good-bye

It is a very hard business to say goodbye to excellent library board members.  Tommy Tao sent us two poems to help cheer us.  They … Read more…