Voting in the Federal Election Monday October 21, 2019
A Federal Election will be held on Monday, October 21, 2019. Under the Canada Elections Act, the polls in British Columbia will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. The Act also stipulates that employers must provide employees with […]
Read MoreTheft of Wages: Know your Overtime Rights!!!
We have recently become aware of systemic issues with Overtime across many departments. There is a grievance for the egregious activities of one department in particular. Clause 12.6 in the Collective Agreement (CA) addresses the rights and responsibilities you have […]
Read MoreBWY Biology Lab Ventilation Health & Safety Issue
Pleased to report that the issue of formaldehyde ventilation in the Biology labs that has impacted employees and students has finally been resolved. Attached is a timeline to demonstrate the work involved to be in compliance with WorkSafeBC. Much gratitude […]
Read MoreCUPE National Bargaining Conference March 18-21, 2019
I was grateful to have the opportunity to represent CUPE 4627 at the CUPE National Bargaining Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 18-21, 2019. The conference began with panelists sharing their bargaining success stories followed by small group discussions on what […]
Read MoreCUPE Vacation Deadline March 31, 2019
CUPE 4627 Know Your Collective Agreement: Annual Vacation In the first of this series “Know your CA” we are profiling annual vacation. Annual vacation collective agreement (CA) language is clause 14 in the VCC/CUPE 4627 2014-2019 CA. Vacation for temporary […]
Read MorePulse Check
The Employer is following up from the 2016 Employee Engagement Survey. To date no provisions have been made for distribution of paper based surveys.
Read MoreExtended Health Benefits Info Session Oct 16 & Oct 23 2018
The Employer is hosting a session on Extended Health Benefits on October 16, 2018 (DTN) and October 23, 2018 (BWY B). This session is specific for CUPE members and covers MSP, Pacific Blue Cross (drugs, vision care, dental) Sun Life […]
Read MoreCUPE Vacant Positions
The Employer is required to notify the members of the bargaining unit if it decides to eliminate or delay in filing vacant positions. They Employer is posting it here. Buyer, Purchasing, position #1089.2 eliminated (February 7, 2018) Instructional Assistant D, […]
Read MoreBenefits Update
At the Joint VCC/Langara Benefits Committee on Friday November 24, 2017 and the following changes were negotiated by Western Compensation & Benefits Consultants (WCBC) and adopted by committee members. Effective December 1, 2017*: Group Life Insurance This benefit is paid by the […]
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