CUPE 410 Community Action Event
All proceeds go to Sandy Merriman House - Emergency Shelter for Women.
We will also be collecting donations of unused cosmetics and other beauty products for Sandy Merriman House.
Don’t miss this wonderful event! There will be lots of laughs, music, great clothes and a chance to trumpet CUPE 410’s community spirit. Invite [...]
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Olivia Anderson was elected Vice President at the AGM on November 23, after outgoing VP Holman Louis chose not to stand for re-election. Cindy McKenna was elected to replace Olivia’s then vacant post of Membership secretary.
Helen Hughes (President), Vicki Sundher (Treasurer), Fatima Ferreira (Correspondence Secretary), and Ursula Benoit (Recording Secretary) were re-elected [...]
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Friday, November 13, 2009
TORONTO, Ont. – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU) CUPE 4948 has ratified their first collective agreement.
“We negotiated a settlement that addressed all of our main issues: full-time jobs, fairness to part-time workers, the quality of public library services and career development opportunities; and, health and safety concerns around violence in [...]
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New CUPE local says job security, job equality are high priorities during tough times.
CRESTON—The 15 employees of Creston Public Library are seeking a new collective agreement after ratifying a certification vote to be represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, says the president of the new local.
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NEWS RELEASE - August 24, 2009
BURNABY— Funding cuts for B.C. libraries, announced last week by the BC Liberal government, are not as deep as first feared but will still have a negative impact on public libraries throughout the province, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
“Our public libraries are a huge asset to the province, [...]
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CUPE launches campaign to stop library cuts.
From the CUPE B.C. Website:
BURNABY—With the B.C. Liberal government announcing its budget on September 1, and cuts to operating grants for B.C.’s public libraries expected to be on the agenda, CUPE is part of a province-wide campaign to fight the cuts.
As part of the campaign, CUPE BC has launched [...]
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Congratulations to North Vancouver library workers, who have ratified their first cpllective agreement. The full story is carried on the CUPE B.C. website today.
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From the CUPE B.C. Website:
NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT—After a year of bargaining, approximately 135 library workers who are members of CUPE 389 have reached a settlement with the North Vancouver District Library on a first collective agreement.
Negotiations for the contract, which will cover library workers at three branches throughout the district, began on June 20 last [...]
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Read the story at the CUPE B.C. web site.
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March 11, 2009 07:42 PM GRAND FORKS—The CUPE 2254 bargaining committee is scheduled to meet with the Grand Forks Library Board tomorrow for a two-day session with provincial mediator Mark Atkinson.
For full details, see the CUPE National web site. The same story is also on the B.C. Division web site.
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