Local 116 / CUPE News

Sept. 1st, 2010 - Public Forum: The Power of Coalition

A public forum is being held on the topic of "Power in Coalition" presented by Amanda Tattersall on Thursday, Sept. 9th, 2010 at the SFU Harbourside 515 W. Hastings St. in Vancouver at 7:00pm.

If you are interested in attending please CLICK HERE

Aug. 16th, 2010 - HST Fight: Successful Citizen’s Initiative Petition Makes Canadian History!

CONGRATULATIONS – we did it! We made history with the first ever successful Citizen’s Initiative petition in the history of Canada! What an achievement! What an exercise in democracy! What a demonstration of your love and dedication to British Columbia and our way of life!

Thank you one and all! And a special thank you to Patti Stockton and her team of observers for keeping a watchful eye on Elections BC to keep them honest throughout the process. (In light of recent events the importance of their work has become even more evident!)

This is a monumental success, and one the government cannot ignore!

As many of you know, the CEO of Elections BC has chosen to run blocker for the government. Of course, that is not a sign of strength - it is a sign of weakness and fear. They know they are going to be thrown from office in the next election – and maybe sooner with Recalls starting in November. But we had a surprise for them today. We have submitted the petition and draft Bill to the Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives ourselves! There is no law preventing that, and since the CEO will not do his job, we did it for him! Only time will tell what will happen now, but we know at least four members of that committee are willing to accept the petition from us.

Next week we will begin the legal hearings. After that, we will begin strategizing for Recall.

No MLA is immune now that the government, through its conduits at Elections BC, has jumped off the cliff of political sanity into the pit of dictatorship and banana-republic style government. Every decision makes things worse for the government, and better for us.

But we must fight, and fight hard. I don’t have to tell most of you that this has become much more than defeating a terrible tax. It is about the survival of our democratic freedoms and institutions.

We will not give up until this hated sales tax is removed from our province once and for all!

Thank you for your tremendous efforts to make the democratic process such a success in BC.

Together we will win!

Bill Vander Zalm Leader, Fight HST
Chris Delaney Lead Organizer, Fight HST

June 11th, 2010 - June 2010 Edition of the Collective

The June 2010 edition of The Collective is now availible online by Clicking Here

To view previous issues click on the Newsletter link at the top of the page.

May 12th, 2010 - CUPE 116 Society Picnic

Saturday June 19th from 12:00 - 4:00pm come out to Ryall Park at 920 Ewan Ave. in New Westminster.

Burgers, hot dogs and drinks will be provided and Party Perfect will be there to make it a blast for the kids from 1:00 - 3:00pm. Come out and share in the fun!

May 10th, 2010 - CUPE 116 Society Meeting

The CUPE 116 Society will be holding their meeting following the May GMM meeting on May 19th.

The draw for the $150 dollar gift certificate from the e-mail contest will take place at the May Membership Meeting.

April 29th, 2010 - Time Change to May 3rd CLC Retirement Town Hall Meeting

Please take note of a time change to the Town Hall meeting on May 3rd in Richmond. The time is updated in the bulletin below.

April 27th, 2010 - Public Meeting on Changes to Canada's Retirement System

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced a consultation process with Canadians on our retirement income system. As part of that process,the Minister is only holding 3 town hall meetings across Canada.The western "Town Hall Meeting on Canada's Retirement Income System" has just been announced. CUPE members are encouraged to attend and make their voices heard.

Sheraton Vancouver
Airport Hotel
Richmond
Monday, May 3, 2010
5:00 - 8:00 pm.

The Canadian Labour Congress will be hosting a social event at the same location, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Light refreshments will be available. This will be an opportunity to mingle with union leadership, activists, and our community partners prior to attending the Town Hall meeting to ensure that the federal government receives our message.

To view the complete bulletin please CLICK HERE

April 15th, 2010 - 2010 UNITED WAY LOANED REPRESENTATIVE OPPORTUNITIES

Each year, two UBC employees are ‘loaned’ to United Way to serve as an extension of United Way staff by acting as a full-time resource person to Employee Campaign Co-ordinators and committees at UBC and various workplaces around the Lower Mainland.

Each employee receives training for this job from United Way and works on the campaign from the end of August to mid-December. Once trained, the UBC employees assist primarily on the UBC United Way Community Campaign but will also have the opportunity to work on other campaigns through-out the Lower Mainland.

All full-time, continuing employees are eligible to apply for these positions. While on loan from UBC, the employees would continue to receive full pay and benefits, but will be relieved of their regular job responsibilities for the duration. To view the complete information please Click Here

April 1st, 2010 - Two UBC Locals Ready for Bargaining

Support workers in CUPE locals 116 and 2950 at the University of British Columbia have served notice for bargaining.

The two locals represent 3,600 workers in trades, custodial, food services, clerical, library, technicians, and support workers at the Chan centre. They join university support workers in other CUPE locals across the province whose contracts expire today (March 31). CUPE university workers' locals are coordinating their independent bargaining efforts through CUPE’s Universities Coordinated Bargaining Committee.

Bargaining Info Corner

Bargaining bulletins will be posted here. Please click the link to view the bulletins.

Mar. 31st/10 - Bargaining Committee Serves Notice to Bargain

Local 116 Meetings and Events

Next General Membership Meeting

When: Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 @ 4:00PM

Where: Student Union Building

Motions:

- To pay all bills and salaries

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