Vancouver Crucial by-election

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Hello CUPE Local 1936 members,
For those of you who are living in Vancouver, there is a crucial by-election happening on Saturday, April 5th.
This by-election provides us with an opportunity to elect progressive candidates to help balance the current ABC City Council headed by Mayor Sims.
The Vancouver District Labour Council and CUPE BC have endorsed Lucy Maloney, from One City as their candidate for Vancouver City Council.
If you live in Vancouver, please take the pledge below to go out and vote and make a difference by electing a progressive, committed and informed candidate to Vancouver City Council.
Below is a link to a Vote Pledge form that we’ve built for the by-election.  This could be sent out to your membership at any point so that they can join our outreach list as we get closer to Election Day on April 5th.
Thank you so much for doing your part to ensure we have a City Council that works for Social Service workers and Vancouver Citizens.
In solidarity,
Sheryl Burns
President, CUPE Local 1936
800 McBride Boulevard
New Westminster, BC
V3L 2B8
Cell: 778-231-4241
Office: 604-522-8445
Fax:604-777-0297
With gratitude, I respectfully acknowledge that I live and learn on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples– sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Qayqayt,Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

2025 Amended By-laws for review

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Please find attached the Amended By-Laws for CUPE Local 1936 members to review. We will be voting to adopt them at our next membership meeting, April 16th, 2025 @ 6:30pm via zoom.  Please come to that General Membership Meeting so that you will be able to vote to adopt or if you have any questions.

As a union member and as this is your local it is important to have your input.

Local 1936 Bylaws Draft-Final-March 2025 (2)-2

Invite to the membership meeting belo

Hi there,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Apr 16, 2025 06:30 PM Vancouver

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Xn8LExW6QkWFeMdw4JvkPg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

IT’S TIME TO FIX THE LABOUR BOARD

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Subject: Send a letter: Fix the BC Labour Relations Board

Dear Local 1936 members,

We need your help.

For almost two years, 3,200 student workers at UBC have been waiting to join CUPE and have the protection of a union.

They’re stuck waiting for a decision from the BC Labour Relations Board because of a serious backlog of cases. And they’re not the only workers waiting for a decision.

CUPE members across BC are waiting too long for access to mediation and other Board services that help secure fair contracts and avoid unnecessary job action.

Can you take two minutes, now, to help us fix the labour board?

Join me and write a letter!

We’re calling on the BC government to step up and fund the labour board so it can do its job, clear the backlog, and ensure fair, timely decisions for everyone—so workers, employers, and communities don’t have to wait in limbo for months on end.

We’re also asking the province to fix the law and ensure student workers are recognized as employees in the Labour Relations Code.

It’s time to end the wait, fund the Labour Relations Board, and fix the law.

Thanks for your help!

Bernice
Local 1936

CUPE BC WEBINAR Sex Work 101: Destigmatizing Sex Work & Working in Solidarity

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Greetings:   This is a friendly reminder that CUPE BC will be hosting the following webinar next week on Wednesday, March 5th.  Please see below for more details and register using the link provided:

 Sex Work 101: Destigmatizing Sex Work and Working in Solidarity

Wednesday, March 5, 2025  ,    6:00 – 9:00 pm PST with breaks.     Registration Link: Click here

Led by PACE Society, this webinar will provide members with an overview of what sex work is, what it isn’t, and why people get into it. It will review myths and facts about sex work, examine the law in detail, look at current legal challenges and why sex workers need decriminalization. During the webinar, the presenter will also debunk the conflation of human trafficking and sex work, discuss stigma and ways to counteract it, best practices for front line workers, history and current situation with police, and what unions can do to help remove obstacles to sex worker’s inclusion in the labour movement.

This event is being organized by the CUPE BC Women’s and Gender Rights Committee in partnership with PACE Society. It will be held in webinar format with breaks throughout.

 ABOUT THE PRESENTER:    Kit is a queer, non-binary, multiply disabled anti-zionist jewish settler originally from Treaty 7 Territory in aka Calgary. They have been with PACE since 2017 in a variety of roles and are currently the Community Co-executive director.

 SAFETY REMINDER & OMBUDSPERSON CONTACT:   CUPE BC is committed to creating a union that is inclusive, welcoming, and free from harassment, discrimination and all types of bullying and intimidation. For this web event, an Ombudsperson has been designated to provide support for members to ensure their safety during and afterwards. Member attendees are encouraged to reach out for confidential, one-on-one support from the ombudsperson. Contact information will be circulated at the beginning of the webinar.

 Should you have any questions regarding this email, please email events@cupe.bc.ca for additional information.

 In solidarity:  CUPE British Columbia.   #410-6222 Willingdon Avenue.   Burnaby, British Columbia.   V5H 0G3.    P: 604.291.9119    www.cupe.bc.ca

Psychological Health and Safety for Workers – A 1 hour Online Course

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Our one-hour online course helps workers deepen their understanding of the connection between work and mental health.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Define psychological health and safety
  • Recognize how work environments affect mental health
  • Identify factors that influence mental health in the workplace
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of workers and employers in promoting psychological safety
  • A PDF certificate is available upon successful completion.

If you are interested in registering please email bway1936@gmail.com. Please identify your name, address, agency and role.

Black workers, unions and racial equity

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Unions are a powerful force for racial and economic justice, benefiting both Black workers and society as a whole. Here’s why unions matter:

Union advantage for Black workers (Centre for Future Work, 2024)

• Union membership increases annual income for Black and racialized workers by over $3,000.

• Racialized women see a 14.2% wage increase when unionized, compared to 1.9% for racialized men.

For more information click here: BHM_202

 

PLEDGE FOR CANADA

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Vancouver & District Labour CouncilWorkers know the power of solidarity, and in these uncertain times we need that power now more than ever. That’s why the VDLC has endorsed the Pledge for Canada, and we are encouraging you to do the same.

The Pledge offers a broad-based set of values, from which to work together to confront the threats to our economy and our sovereignty, and ensure that the future of Canada is determined by us – not by Donald Trump.

You can read the Pledge at https://engagement-canada- pledge.ca/, then join the tens of thousands of others who have already signed and are standing together for our future.