Concert for Rumana Monzur
January 19th, 2012
On the evening of February 9th, you are invited for an evening of song in honour of Rumana Monzur. Las summer, Rumana was attacked and blinded by her former husband, and since then she has been struggling with the challenges of her new life here in Vancouver. "Songs Unsung" commemorates all victims of violence against women, and honours Rumana's courage in the face of so much adversity.
Jan. Meeting Notice
January 6th, 2012
Happy New Year! The first CUPE Local 116 Membership Meeting of the year will be held on: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 4:00PM. The location of the meeting is the Student Union Building: SUB Room 42U lower level.
2011 Scholarships Bulletin
December 1st, 2011
The Scholarship Committee of the UBC Employees' Society No. 116 wish to congratulate the following people who have been selected as recipients of the three annual $1,000 scholarships.
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Bargaining Bulletin
January 23rd, 2012
CUPE 116, 2278, 2950 collectively represent close to 7,000 employees on campus who are integral to the success of the Universit, whether it's in the classroom, the library, the laboratory or the gardens. All three locals had collective agreements expire in 2010 that led the respective parties to enter into contract discussions at five bargaining tables. This round of bargaining has presented it's own unique challenges since the Provincial Government's unveiling of a restrictive and regressive 'net zero' mandate that has been applied indiscriminately across the entire public sector.
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UCBC
Bargaining Update
December 15th, 2011
On Dec 5, 2011, representatives from the CUPE locals at UBC, UNBC, SFU, UVIC, RRU, and TRU met as part of the Universities Coordinated Bargaining Committe (UCBC) to discuss the progress of bargaining. At this meeting, the 10 locals that are part of UCBC provided each other with detailed reports on the bargaining process and shared information, strategies, and tactics from the employer. Michelle Waite, chair of the CUPE Colleges Bargaining Committee was also able to provide the committee with important updates on the status of bargaining in the colleges sector.
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Bargaining
Bulletin #10
December 13th, 2011
Your Bargaining Committee met with the university Tuesday, December 6, 2011. The parties reviewed all of our prospective positions on all outstanding non-monetary issues. We spoke at length on the Union's proposal to improve our reclassification language. The Union is hopeful that the improvements we are seeking in respect to the reclassification languauge will be achieved.
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UCBC
Bargaining Update
November 21st, 2011
On November 14th, the members of CUPE’s Universities Coordinated Bargaining Committee (UCBC) met to provide an update on the status of collective bargaining between CUPE’s ten (10) locals and the employers at UBC, SFU, UVic, UNBC, RRU and TRU. At this meeting, representatives from all the locals reaffirmed their commitment to an action plan developed in October that will help move bargaining forward and address issues like improvements to job security, contracting out, cost of living, wages, and provincial benefits, just to name a few.
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Aquatic Center
Bargaining Bulletin #3
November 18th, 2011
Your CUPE 116 Aquatic Centre Bargaining Committee met with the University on Thursday, November 17th to recommence negotiations at the bargaining table. The Employer came prepared to present a number of responses to proposals that the Union had previously tabled, and appeared commited to ensuring that there was a productive exchange of dialoge between Parties.
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