The Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network delivers coordinated services using a “Hub and Spoke” model to connect BC communities with info, support, and training to address and prevent future incidents of racism and hate. Please find attached a resource document from the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Spoke Services containing a list of readings, films, and course offerings. For more information on community-based “Spoke Service” branches in your area, please also visit the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network website (click here)
UVIC | 3-Week Online Course| Fall Prevention Training for Care Aides **Free**
The BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training has fully funded an online fall-prevention course, Skills to Support Independent Living, designed specifically for home-care aides. Offered through the University of Victoria, this micro-credential is available to these workers in BC at no charge between January and March 2021. More information about the course and how to register can be found on the UVIC Continuing Studies program website (click here).
April 1, 2020 Low Wage Redress Announced!
The CSSBA and CSSEA have announced the Low Wage Redress amounts that will come in to effect on April 1, 2021. You can view the bulletin by clicking here.
Note that these final amounts include the 2% General Wage Increase as well as the Low Wage Redress amount. It also brings all of our target wages within 1% of the comparitors in the Health Sector. For many of our members, it represents a total increase of over 15% from March 31, 2018 to April 21, 2021.
Shopping Discounts for CUPE members
Save more with amazing Black Friday offers.
What’s Special About Black Friday – Merchants typically offer their biggest discounts and savings of the year. ESM customers often get extra savings on top of these deep discounts. So far this year, we have over 50 merchants participating on the ESM App.
When to Shop – All participating merchants will have their discount offers on the ESM App by Friday, November 27th. Most extend over the weekend and into Monday or later. However, this year many merchants have already started and many Black Friday offers are available now on the ESM App.
How Do I Know its a Black Friday Offer – All Black Friday offers will have the words “Black Friday” right in the offer on the ESM App. As we move into Monday the 30th and beyond, you may also see the words “Cyber Monday” or “Cyber Week”.
Participating Merchants Include – Aosom, Ardene, Bebe, Bellelily, Bentley Leathers, BestCanvas.ca, caseable, Chatters Hair Salons, Chef’s Plate, Clarks, Clearly.ca, Defender Cameras, Dell, Earth Shoes, Eric Dress, Eternity Modern, eVitamins, Fairweather, Florsheim, Fossil, FragranceX, GetNameNecklace, Guess Factory, Hello Fresh, influenceu, Kaspersky, Keds, Kinguin (Electronic Games), Keurig, Lacoste, Lenovo, LightInTheBox, Linen Chest, L’Occitane en Provence, Make Up Eraser, MTD Parts, Naturalizer, Nunn Bush, NYX, Perfect Lens, Penningtons, Prana, SAXX, SHEIN, Sperry, Stacy Adams, Starlight Lighting, SuperJeweler, Suzy Shier, Vitamix, Vistaprint, Wolverine and Zaful.
Need a New Phone and/or Plan – both TELUS and Rogers have Black Friday offers. For details, check out the CUPE BC “Exclusive Offers” category that always appear first when you tap the ESM App.
To get the ESM App, go to your app store (Google or Apple) on your smart phone and search for Endless Savings & More. When you first download the app, you will be asked for the CUPE BC “Organization Code”. It’s: cupebc
Email: Contact@ESMobileApp.com
Web: ESMobileApp.com
Updated WCB plan to support the new orders
WorkSafeBC – Maintaining COVID Plans
The BCFED called for increased inspections to enforce the new orders issued by the provincial health officer on November 7, including the issuing of appropriate penalties and fines if an employer fails to ensure a safe workplace.
The BCFED continues to call on the province to provide WCB prevention officers with all the tools and resources required to ensure they can enforce PHO orders in workplaces. The BCFED news release is available at: https://bcfed.ca/news/releases/bcfed-public-health-order-compliance-necessary-keep-workers-safe.
The BCFED wants to ensure that our members are aware of the updated WCB plan to support the new orders that were issued for the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities.
The WCB will be conducting COVID-19 safety inspections in these regions and are urging employers to revisit their COVID-19 Safety Plans and updating them with involvement of their health and safety committees.
We urge you to share the attached information in your unions and organizations to ensure that workers have the resources and training they need to ensure their health and safety during this pandemic.
In solidarity,
W. LAIRD CRONK SUSSANNE SKIDMORE
President Secretary-Treasurer
BC Federation of Labour | 200-5118 Joyce Street | Vancouver BC V5R 4H1
tel: 604-430-1421 | email: president@bcfed.ca or sectreas@bcfed.ca | www.bcfed.ca
International Day of Persons With Disabilities
The BCFED is excited to invite you to attend its event to mark the International Day of Persons With Disabilities on December 3rd. The event will take place online via zoom on Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Participants can register here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-day-of-people-with-disabilities-tickets-129610022065
This event has been planned by BCFED Workers With Disabilities Representative Sheryl Burns, and will feature presentations from Heather Walkus, the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and more.
We look forward to having you join us for this important session.
Please share this event widely within your networks.
In solidarity,
W. LAIRD CRONK SUSSANNE SKIDMORE
President Secretary-Treasurer
BC Federation of Labour | 200-5118 Joyce Street | Vancouver BC V5R 4H1
The BC Federation of Labour is located on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories.
Local 1936 November Monthly Membership Meeting
Hi there,
It is time for our monthly meeting and would appreciate if you can attend. This meeting is for all members of CUPE Local 1936. We will be discussing updated information, giving reports from the table officers and hearing from the different units. We also will have a question and answer segment at the end of the meeting for anyone that is having concerns or need answers. See you on the 18th.
If you need more information please reach out to me at bway1936@gmail.com
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Nov 18, 2020 06:30 PM Vancouver
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcuCsrDorEtbEcp6c6fOgdP3uPmlN1qIo
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
BCFED Human Rights Forum- Sunday November 22 at 9:00 am
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We are excited to welcome you to the BCFED Human Rights Forum!
The BCFED Human Rights Forum will take place at 9:00 am on Sunday, November 22. The forum will feature an address from the president of the BCFED, Laird Cronk, as well as a Human Rights Expert panel and an update from representatives of the Equity Caucuses of the BCFED.
Please see the attached agenda for the event.
The event will take place via zoom, and pre-registration is required. Please use the link below to register for the event via Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bcfed-human-rights-forum-2020-tickets-129107135919
This event is open to all union members, and space is limited so please register as soon as possible.
In solidarity,
W. LAIRD CRONK SUSSANNE SKIDMORE
President Secretary-Treasurer
BC Federation of Labour | 200-5118 Joyce Street | Vancouver BC V5R 4H1
The BC Federation of Labour is located on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories.
Local 1936 On line Shop Steward Training, Part 2
For those of you who are covered by the Provincial Community Living BC the General Services Collective Agreements there will the second part of the online virtual shop steward training provided via Zoom on:
Wednesday, December 2,2020 via Zoom
10 am to 2:30 pm (break from 12 to 12:30 pm)
(If you missed the 1st part that is ok as we will be covering new material.)
This training will include agenda items such as:
- Getting to understand your Collective Agreement
- How to represent members in meetings with your employer
- Your rights as a Shop Steward
- How to file a Grievance, and others.
- Health and Safety
If you are interested in attending this training, please email our CUPE Local 1936 Secretary-Treasurer, Education and Grievance Officer, Bernice Way at bway1936@gmail.com. Bernice will then send you the link for this workshop.
If this workshop is happening on your regular work day, the Local will provide you with a full-day of Union Leave. You can find the Union Leave form by going to the CUPE Local 1936 website at www.1936.cupe.ca. On the home page, click on “Resources” and then click on “Forms”. You will see the Union Form there. Please fill this form out and email it to Bernice Way with the fax number of your Human Resources Department. We will sign the form and send it to the Human Resources Department. This will enable your Employer to bill us for your wages due to your attendance of this workshop on October 7th.
Should you have any questions regarding this Shop Steward Training or with respect to the Union Leave process, please do not hesitate to contact Bernice Way at her email above.
We hope this note finds you all doing well in these challenging and unique times.
In solidarity,
Sheryl Burns, President
Lee-Ann Lalli, Vice-President and Grievance Officer
Bernice Way, Secretary-Treasurer, Education and Grievance Officer
Canadian Labour Council Violence and Harassment Survey
Greetings,
The CLC is excited to announce a new national survey on workplace violence and harassment.
The survey, which is being conducted with researchers at Western University and the University of Toronto, is the first ever survey on violence and sexual harassment in the workplace with a national reach in Canada.
It will launch online on October 21.
We need all workers to fill it out—workers of every gender, whether or not they have experienced or witnessed workplace violence or harassment. This is how we will get a clearer picture of workers’ experiences in workplaces across the country.
Like with the groundbreaking Domestic Violence at Work project, the results of this research will inform policy and education initiatives on workplace violence and sexual harassment.
We are counting on all affiliates, federations and labour councils to help spread the word, and encourage your members to participate. Below, you will find links to the following downloadable files:
1) Template emails for locals and members
We will continue to develop promotional tools throughout the 6-month survey period.
The survey is open to workers 18 years of age or older. It takes approximately 10 to 30 minutes to complete. All respondents will remain anonymous.
The survey will be online here. Please share it with your members on all the platforms you use to communicate with them.
For any questions, please contact our Human Rights Department at
human-rights@clcctc.ca.
In solidarity,
| Hassan Yussuff President |
Marie Clarke Walker Secretary-Treasurer |