Hotsheet #12
Most of the media’s attention over this past weekend has focused on the state of negotiations between the City and its inside workers (CUPE 15). … Read more…
Labour Day 2007 Bargaining Committee Message
Labour Day 2007 Bargaining Committee Message On April 15, 1872, the Toronto Trades Assembly held Canada’s first workers “demonstration”. At that time, unions were illegal … Read more…
Labour Day Picnic – Confederation Park
Bring your family and join labour groups from around the Lower Mainland at Confederation Park. Let us celebrate the courage and tenacity of our brothers … Read more…
Keeping Spirits Bright in the Picket Line: the Wellness Committee Ponders …
The Good Things: in comradery and conversation in sharing stories and sharing food in experiencing a sense of community that is rarely found ing the … Read more…
Picket Passes for the Information Board Meeting
CUPE 391 handed out picket passes for the Library Board meeting Tuesday, August 28, 2007. This was an information only board meeting; all discussions were … Read more…
Hotsheet #11
The Vancouver Sun reports this morning on the results of an Internet poll conducted by the Innovative Research Group (“Support waning for City strikers: poll”,Vancouver … Read more…
Hotsheet #10 – Updated
From August 30, 2007 Newspapers Congratulations again to everyone who participated in last week’s march and rally at City Hall. There was lots of coverage … Read more…
Hotsheet #9
News from across the water… The Victoria Times Colonist reports this morning (p. B1) that the library workers at the Greater Victoria Public Library are … Read more…
A grand send-off, Acknowledgements Committee, a benefit, Straight article, and other notes
Retirement on the picket lines Our Friday barbeques-slash-special events at Central have all been good, but today’s was really special. Ron Dutton, a longtime CUPE … Read more…
Raffle winners
Thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets. We raised $392 for the hardship fund with this raffle. The winning tickets for those items not picked … Read more…