CUPE 1936

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY ON PAID SICK LEAVE

August 9, 2021 by bernicemway

The provincial government is currently conducting surveys regarding access to Employer paid sick leave. CUPE Local 1936 members who are covered by the General Services and/or Community Living provincial Collective Agreements are only able to access 80% Employer paid sick leave. Community Social Service Workers are one of the few public sectors that do not have access to 100% Employer paid sick leave. This is unacceptable.

As workers in the Community Social Services sector, the CUPE Local 1936 Executive requests that you participate in the survey below. The provincial government needs to fully understand that 80% Employer paid sick leave is not enough. They need to understand the negative impact this has on our members and the ways in which 80% employer sick leave impacts your decisions on whether or not you choose to work when you are sick. We hope you will take a few minutes to fill out this survey. The government needs to hear from you.

The surveys can be accessed here: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/paidsickleave/ and the News Release here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021LBR0028-001534

Surveys will be available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Punjabi, Korean and Tagalog next week.

In addition to engagement with key stakeholders and Indigenous partners, there will be two phases of consultation:

Phase 1 (Aug. 5 to Sept. 14)– surveys will gather information from employers and workers on the kinds of paid illness and injury leaves currently provided, and how they are meeting workers’ and employers’ needs; and
Phase 2 (Sept. 20 to Oct. 25)– informed by the surveys, options will be prepared for various paid sick leave models, including the numbers of paid days and other possible supports, and will be posted for public feedback and input.

In solidarity,

Sheryl Burns, President, CUPE Local 1936

Lee-Ann Lalli, Vice-President, CUPE Local 1936

Bernice Way, Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Local 1936

Unite Here! Local 40 Event | Hilton Metrotown Sit-In! | Aug 5

August 3, 2021 by bernicemway

After 112 days of being locked out, it’s time we stand together with the women who cook for, clean after, and serve guests in hotels. On August 5, join fired and locked out Hilton Metrotown workers, hotel workers, and women leaders in the labour movement for a sit-in at the Hilton Metrotown to urge the hotel to bring workers back to their jobs!

Date: Thursday, August 5th, 2021

Time: 5:00 pm

Where: Hilton Metrotown, 6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby, BC

Facebook: Click here

Municipal Pension Plan and Return to work

July 29, 2021 by bernicemway

As workplaces begin to open up again, questions are being asked about the ability to purchase leave related to COVID-19.

This is the link to the MPP website that explains how the purchase of service works.

Leaves, time off and wage changes – Municipal – Municipal (pensionsbc.ca)

Leaves, time off and wage changes – Municipal – Municipal

If your work situation changes because of COVID-19, your pension could be affected. Learn about your options if you take a leave, have your hours reduced, are temporarily laid off or receive temporary pandemic pay.

mpp.pensionsbc.ca

For purchase of leave, there is usually a 3-year employment requirement but due to the pandemic, this provision has been waived.

For members that have specific inquiries about your own situation, they should contact the Pension Corporation for assistance.

BC FED Labour Heritage

July 27, 2021 by bernicemway

Indigenous economies existed in BC long before European contact. As the colonial economy emerged indigenous people became part of the formal workforce as miners, loggers, sawmill workers, agricultural workers, cannery labour and fishers, but their role in the early economy has been written out of history.

In Episode 9 of On the Line: Stories of BC Workers host Rod Mickleburgh examines indigenous workers on the waterfront, where they gained a reputation as “the best men that ever worked the lumber”. Indigenous workers also formed one of the earliest BC unions, a local of the Industrial Workers of the World. This episode includes audio clips from family members sharing stories of early indigenous longshoremen.

FULL EPISODE: Indigenous Longshoremen & the IWW

CUPE BC updates

July 15, 2021 by bernicemway

CUPE BC Boutique | 2021 Pride & Labour Day Events Swag

Does your Local or District Council need swag for upcoming Pride or Labour Day events? Please contact Darci Schmid at info@cupe.bc.ca for instructions on how to place your complimentary swag order online at www.cupebcstore.com

CUPE Education| Upcoming Workshops | August 2021 (if interested please email bway1936@gmail.com for registration)

CUPE Education has added the following virtual workshops to the August 2021 calendar, with priority registration access being given at this time to Locals in BC. Please share these workshops with members of your local, and ensure to register online by the deadlines noted on the form pages:

Introduction to Stewarding – Part 1 (OLS)

August 11, 2021 | 9:00am-12:00pm