April 28th Day of Mourning

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Local 1936 would like to recognize all those that have been injured, suffer or die while they have been at work. Please take a moment to watch the video (link below) and a minute of silence to reflect on those that have been affected and how you can stay safe while you work.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Every year in Canada, hundreds of workers die or suffer serious injuries and illnesses because of their work. One death is one too many. Each statistic represents a face, a life lived, loved, lost or forever altered. These tragedies have a devastating effect on not only workers, but their families, and communities as well. Each year on April 28th our National Day of Mourning, we lower our flags to half-mast and pause to reflect on, and honour, the memory of those who have died or suffered injury or illness due to a work-related tragedy. We also take this day to renew our commitment to do more to improve workplace health and safety for everyone so we can prevent further injuries, illnesses and deaths. Please join us in observing a minute of silence. If you’ve been affected by a workplace fatality, support and resources are available from Threads of Life: https://threadsoflife.ca/ Video produced by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. https://www.ccohs.ca/events/mourning/

1936 Annual General Membership Meeting

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Hi there,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: May 18, 2022 06:30 PM Vancouver

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcu-hqTMoE9HLKLRhjLiq7kihQpj1xhsH

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

New Sick Pay Minimum Requirements

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Specifically for the Community Social Services Sector , unionized employees are entitled to the following starting January 1 each year:

  1. All probationary employees – five days paid leave after 90 consecutive days of employment.
  2. Casual employees – five days paid leave for scheduled days not worked due to sickness or injury based on an “average day’s pay.” The paid leave is only available for accepted and scheduled shifts. A “leave” is not available for shifts not yet scheduled, even though a casual employee may have been offered and accepted the shifts at a later time.
  3. Regular full-time and part-time employees –five days paid leave based on an “average day’s pay” (not five days of paid leave at 80% as established under Article 19.1(c)) regardless of whether sufficient sick credits have been accrued. Where sick days are paid to employees who have not yet accrued sufficient credits, their sick banks will be deemed to be “in the negative” and the employees will not be able to take additional paid sick leave until sufficient credits have accrued later in the year to support a paid leave. Where there are sufficient credits, all sick leaves taken after the five days would be paid at 80% in accordance with the collective agreement.

 

 

Join locked out Hilton Metrotown workers for a rally on Thursday, April 14 on the 1-year anniversary of the lockout.

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Where: Hilton Metrotown, 6083 McKay Ave., Burnaby
When: Thursday, April 14 at 5 pm
Please let us know if you can join Hilton Metrotown workers 

Hilton Metrotown workers have been locked out and picketing every day since April 15th, 2021. Rain. Heat. Snow. We’ve done it all! And the Hilton continues to take advantage of the pandemic and profit from their long-term employees.

Let’s send a strong message to the Hilton Metrotown that we stand with these brave workers and will stand with them until the end

Update on Provincial Bargaining

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Your Community Social Services Bargaining Association is continuing to meet with the employers’ association. We are pushing to achieve the non-monetary priorities that you identified as important measures to address the challenges in the community social services sector.

STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS

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Please respect the unions’ picket lines in the following disputes, and do not patronize these businesses until the dispute is settled.

BCGEU vs Vancouver Island Regional Library
Major Issues: Wages, Safety Issues, Respectful Workplace
Commenced: March 9, 2022

USW Local 1-1937 & Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex
Major Issues: Fair & Equitable Contract
Commenced: November 22, 2021

IAM 250 vs IG Machine & Fibre Ltd. (Ashcroft, BC)
Major Issues: Cost of employer mandated Health & Welfare Plan and Wages
Commenced: July 12, 2021

UNITE HERE Local 40 vs Pacific Gateway Hotel
Major Issues: Recall Rights, Concessions
Commenced: May 3, 2021

UNITE HERE Local 40 vs Hilton Metrotown
Major Issues: Refusal to extend recall rights, Concessions
Commenced: February 12, 2021

IBEW 213 vs Ledcor
Major Issues: First agreement (in bargaining for 2 years), mass terminations, working conditions, pay & benefits, job security & seniority
Commenced: September 30, 2019

BOYCOTTS & HOT EDICTS

Boycott: SAS Group (Scandinavian Airlines System) – CLC
Boycott: Pacific Gateway Hotel, Richmond, BC – UNITEHERE! Local 40/BCFED
Boycott: Hilton Metrotown, Burnaby, BC – UNITEHERE! Local 40/BCFED

CUPE Anti-Racism Strategy following the 2021 National Convention.

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Let’s Connect! CUPE Anti-Racism Gathering | Apr 9, 2022

All Black, Indigenous and/or racialized CUPE members, grassroots and executive alike, are invited to register for a gathering where they will come together to share, be heard, and lift each other up, toward the aim of Bringing CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy to life. Event includes French and English interpretation.

 

Date & Time: Apr 9, 2022 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm (Eastern)
Registration Deadline: Apr 1, 2022
Contact: antiracism@cupe.ca
Register here