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CUPE BC UPDATES GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS & RESOURCES
Dear members,
Join CUPE Metro at the Vancouver Canadians – for Free! — CUPE BC is proud to be coordinating a CUPE Night at the Vancouver Canadians. Join us at the game on Thursday, August 21 at 7:00pm. We have opened up RSVPs for tickets for you and up to three guests. Please fill out this form to RSVP by Friday, July 25th. Tickets have been purchased by CUPE BC, CUPE Metro, and CUPE National. After July 28th, tickets will be confirmed by email, based on availability and distribution throughout different locals.
BC Fed | 2025 Young Workers Leadership Retreat | Sep 8-10. – Registration is now open for the BC Federation of Labour 2025 Young Workers Leadership Retreat in Maple Ridge, running from September 8 to 10! This is a great way to help develop the next generation of leadership in your union and our movement.
Dates: Sep 8-12, 2025
Location: Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre at 14500 Silver Valley Rd, Maple Ridge
Fee: $500 covering transportation, accommodation and all meals
Registration: Click here
More Information: See event site
CoDev Canada | Harvest of Empire Movie Night | Jul 24 — CoDevelopment Canada is hosting a special movie night celebrating Latin American voices, stories, and the journeys that connect us all, with Q&A and conversation after the viewing of Harvest of Empire (2012).
Date & Time: Jul 24, 2025 | 6:30pm (Pacific)
Location: SFU Harbour Centre at 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver
Ticket Requests: Click here
VDLC | Fall Education | Sep 5-Nov 26. — The Vancouver & District Labour Council is offering a great selection of workshops for the fall which include Legal Research, Investigations & Interrogations Level I and II, History of Canadian Labour, Human Rights, WCB Pensions, Psychological Injuries, BC Labour Code and more. See full listings here and visit VDLC Events to register.
FNHA | With Open Arms Campaign Toolkit — Read more here on the “With Open Arms” harm reduction toolkit for Indigenous youth developed by the First Nations Health Authority YAC (Youth Advisory Committee) drawing on the principles of holistic wellness. Click here for more information on the broader campaign or to download resources.
CCFA-Vancouver | Moncada Day Event | Jul 26 —- Visiting University of Houston Professor of History and African American Studies Dr. Gerald Horne will be the keynote speaker for the Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association’sMoncada Day event Solidarity Across Nations: Moncada’s Revolutionary Legacy. The evening will be a gathering of activists, scholars, and community members reflecting on the legacy of the anti-imperialist struggle, the importance of self-determination and the vital role of international solidarity. Admission is free.
Date & Time: Jul 26, 2025 | 7:00pm (Pacific)
Location: Russian Hall at 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver
Labor Notes | Virtual Stewards Workshop | Jul 23 —- All union stewards are invited to register for July’s virtual workshop from Labor Notes. See monthly educational calendar here.
Date & Time: Jul 23, 2025 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm (Eastern)
Fee: $10 US, no one turned away for lack of funds
Registration: Click here
Electoral Reform Special Committee | Call for Submissions | Jul 25 —- Written submissions to the Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform, seeking input on democratic engagement, voter participation, and electoral reform, will be accepted via PDF until July 25, 2025 2:00pm (Pacific). See more information and submission preparation guidelines here.
Should you have any questions regarding this update, please email info@cupe.bc.ca for additional information.
Solidarity Across Nations: Moncada’s Revolutionary Legacy
-Circulated on behalf of Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association Vancouver-
We invite you to join us for a special event in honor of Moncada Day, hosted by the Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association – Vancouver (CCFA-Vancouver).
Solidarity Across Nations: Moncada’s Revolutionary Legacy
With Special Guest Speaker & Book Signing by Gerald Horne
Date: Friday, July 26
Doors Open: 6:45 PM
Event Start: 7:00 PM
Location: Russian Hall – 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver, BC
We are honoured to welcome Dr. Gerald Horne as our keynote speaker. Dr. Horne is a Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and a prolific scholar whose work explores racism, labor, anti-colonial movements, and international solidarity. He is the author of over thirty books, and his contributions offer deep insights into revolutionary history. We are happy to confirm Dr. Horne will be available at this event for a book signing of his new book: The Capital of Slavery.
This evening will be a gathering of activists, scholars, and community members reflecting on the legacy of the anti-imperialist struggle, the importance of self-determination and the vital role of international solidarity.
This event is free admission. Donations will be collected for material aid to Cuba.
The event is hosted by CCFA-Vancouver, a grassroots organization dedicated to building friendship and solidarity between the peoples of Canada and Cuba. The CCFA is a proud member of the Canadian Network on Cuba. Learn more about our work here:
https://vancouver.canadacubafriendship.ca/about-us
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS & RESOURCES
Dear members,
Please read on for general CUPE BC announcements and to learn more about upcoming events, learning resources, and community engagement opportunities. If this email was forwarded to you and you wish to be added to our mailing list, please send an email request to info@cupe.bc.ca.
Free Tickets | Vancouver Bandits Basketball Game | July 6 & 18. – CUPE BC is offering free tickets to watch the Vancouver Bandits take on the Brampton Honey Badgers and the Saskatchewan Rattlers this July at the Langley Events Centre. The Vancouver Bandits are # 1 in their league currently. See standings here. Enjoy a professional basketball game and watch world-class entertainment.
Game Day: Sunday, July 6, 2025. Time: 5:00 pm. Brampton Honey Badgers vs. Vancouver Bandits
Game Day: Friday July 18, 2025. Time: 7:00 pm. Saskatchewan Rattlers vs. Vancouver Bandits
Members who wish to attend the game cam receive up to 4 tickets apiece by request to info@cupe.bc.ca with your name, CUPE Local, and preferred game date. Tickets will be distributed to members on a first come, first serve basis
Surrey Pride | Civic Centre | June 28. – CUPE BC and CUPE Local 728 will host two booths at the 26th annual Surrey Pride Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, June 28 (12:00-7:00 pm PST) at Surrey Civic Centre. All members are invited to come celebrate and visit with us at the booths.
Disability Justice Survey | Civic Participation Workshop | July 2 – Women Transforming Cities (WTC) is partnering with Live Educate Transform Society (LET’S), an organization run by disabled and neurodivergent folks who work to create change through advocacy and education, to co-create a workshop on Understanding Local Government through a disability justice lens. The goal is to achieve more equitable and accessible civic participation by, with, and for people with disabilities, ensuring their voices are heard by local governments.
CUPE members living with a disability (or disabilities) are invited to participate in a survey, which will help WTC and LET’S understand existing barriers and personal experiences around civic participation. The survey deadline is July 2.
First Nations Health Authority | We Walk Together Project Launch | July 15 – The FNHA, in partnership with the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, is hosting a virtual film screening and discussion on July 15 (2:00-4:00 pm PST) to launch the findings of a joint research project We Walk Together: Exploring Connection to Land, Water, and Territory. This project centers teachings from First Nations Elders and youth on what connects them to their lands, waters and territories. To register, please click here.
Heritage Plaque Unveiling | Bowen Road Cemetery | Aug 16 – The B.C. Labour Heritage Centre, the B.C. Building Trades Council, and the Nanaimo Historical Society will unveil a heritage plaque in honour of 23 workers who were killed in an aircraft crash on Mt. Benson on October 17, 1951. The event will be held at 11:00 am PST on Saturday, August 16 at the Bowen Road Cemetery in Nanaimo, BC, with a reception to follow afterwards.
Call for Nominations | CoDevelopment Canada Board of Directors | Aug 27 – Are you interested in social justice? Want to join a team full of fellow solidarity-minded community members and create an impact, locally and globally?
If you have been a member of CoDev for no fewer than 60 days prior to CoDev’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), you can be eligible for election to CoDev’s Board of Directors. * Not yet a member, sign up here by July 9, 2025!
Eligible CoDev members are invited to apply to the Board. If interested, please complete a Board Candidate application online by August 27. CoDev’s AGM will be held in Vancouver on September 10 (time/location TBD).
Podcast | BC Labour Heritage Centre | The First Women to Drive Transit – Check out this podcast featuring rare recordings of union women who worked as conductors, motormen and transit drivers in Vancouver beginning in 1943. This episode tells the story of the “conductorettes” – the women who worked as streetcar conductors in Vancouver during World War II when many men were overseas fighting fascism. The conductorettes were part of a strong union, the Amalgamated Transit Union, which ensured they had the same rights, privileges, and wages as the men. The union played an important role in supporting the women, including helping one get her job back after she was fired for becoming pregnant.
Should you have any questions regarding this update, please email info@cupe.bc.ca for additional information. In solidarity, CUPE BC Executive Board
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Invite to Tonights Membership Meeting, June 18th @ 6:30 pm
Hi there,
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jun 18, 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.
EDI meeting : June 11th, 2025 @ 6pm
Kate Pirillo is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CUPE 1936 EDI Meeting June 11th
Time: Jun 11, 2025 06:00 PM Vancouver
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 891 4499 2540
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Bargaining for your new agreement has begun!
BC’s Community Social Services Workers
May 27, 2025
Last week, your Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) Bargaining Committee kicked off negotiations for your new agreement. CSSBA met with your employers-
the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA)- to begin the hard work of bargaining.
This round of bargaining is aimed at reaching a new collective agreement for you and more than 23,000 other community social services workers that are working in every region of the
province.
Our current collective agreement expired on March 31, 2025. While we are bargaining, the terms of the agreement stay in effect until a new one is negotiated. So, it remains business as
usual for you and your coworkers.
We are at the beginning of the process, and we have begun to share our respective language proposals with each other, while all proposals of a monetary nature will be exchanged later in
the bargaining process.
CSSBA represents community social services from eight different unions that work together to negotiate collectively for an agreement that covers wages, working conditions and health and
safety for all unionized workers in the sector.
For the past few months, your bargaining association has been hard at work reviewing proposals from workers like you and finalizing our bargaining priorities and negotiations
package.
We look forward to bringing forward your proposals and representing you at the bargaining table and we will keep you updated throughout negotiations.
We want you to be in the loop! Please remind your coworkers to sign up to get updates by email and ensure that your contact information is current, so you can get regular updates
during bargaining.
In solidarity,
Your Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) Negotiating Committee
May 21st – 1936 Monthly Membership Meeting
Hi there,
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: May 21, 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.
Bargaining your new Community Social Services Collective Agreement starts soon!
Bulletin Bargaining your new Community Social Services April 14 2025
Bargaining your new Community Social Services Collective Agreement starts soon!
Greetings to all members in the community and social services,
We are gearing up to start negotiating your new Collective Agreement. Bargaining is set to begin mid-May, and right now, your Bargaining Committee is in preparation mode, busy creating the proposal package that reflects all unions’ identified priorities.
A collective agreement is a written contract that sets out the terms and conditions of your employment and includes elements such as wages, benefits, working hours, and grievance procedures.
In Community Social Services your Collective Agreement is the result of bargaining, a process where your Union, through the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and your Employer, represented by the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA), negotiate a group Agreement.
As you may know, our current Collective Agreement expired on Monday, March 31st. We want to reassure you that the terms of our Agreement will stay in effect until a new one is negotiated and ratified. So, it remains business as usual for you and your coworkers.
In solidarity,
Your Community Social Services Bargaining Association
(CSSBA) Negotiating Committee