CUPE 4163 regularly donates to causes that are compatible with Union principles or which benefit the Local or our members. These may include registered charitable organizations or “in memoriam” donations.
The Social Justice Fund
CUPE4163 deducts $1.00 from each member’s pay in November and February of each year. The money generated from this deduction makes up the foundation of the CUPE4163 Social Justice Fund.
Half of the Social Justice Fund is distributed at the Spring AGM and the other half at the Fall SAGM . Two beneficiaries are decided upon by the members at each meeting. Members are encouraged to bring forward their ideas on what organizations should be the beneficiary of this fund.
Past Social Justice Fund Recipients
Spring 2024
Atomic Vaudeville
Fall 2023
Neighbourhood Solidarity with Unhoused Neighbours (NSUN)
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
Spring 2023
Gender Generations Project
Convergence Collective Gathering
Fall 2022
Cowichan Women Against Violence Society
The Backpack Project
Spring 2022
Friends of Ocean Academy
Fall 2021
Movember
Ma’amtagila rematration on Northeastern ‘Vancouver Island’ Project
Spring 2021
Home of Good Hope in Namibia
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Society
Fall 2020
The Psychology Clinic in the Department of Psychology
Spring 2020
No nominees
Fall 2019
Harm Reduction Services Program at AVI Health and Community Services
PATS: Pacific Animal Therapy Society
Spring 2019
Shoestring Initiative
Home of Good Hope
Fall 2018
Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Color
Spring 2018
Women’s March Victoria
Fall 2017
Fish Farms Out Now!
Spring 2017
Divest Victoria
Treasurer Zack Draper, President Greg Melnechuk, Divest Victoria’s Laurel Collins
Fall 2016
Employment Standards Legal Advocacy Project (project of of Together Against Poverty Society)
President Greg Melnechuk and the TAPS crew,( next to Greg -David Huxtable of ESLAP & Component 3)
Spring 2016
Victoria’s Retail Action Network
President Greg Melnechuk & Comp 1 member Kaitlyn Matulewicz of Retail Action Network
Fall 2015
Family Services of Greater Victoria
Spring 2015
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Fall 2014
Ryan’s Well Foundation
Together Against Poverty Society
Spring 2014
No nominees
Fall 2013
Together Against Poverty Society
Spring 2013
Victoria Citizen’s Counselling Centre
Fall 2012
OurPlace Society
Spring 2012
The Calcutta Samaritans
Fall 2011
Capital Region Good Food Society
Spring 2011
LifeCycles Project Society
Past Comp 1 Executive member Dan Pollock and Treasurer Greg Melnechuk
Fall 2010
Tides Canada Foundation Tyee Fellowship Fund
Spring 2010
Boys and Girls Club of Victoria
Fall 2009
Sacred Valley Youth Fund
Spring 2009
Victoria Cool Aid Society
Fall 2008
Victoria StreetNewz
Fall 2006
Mustard Seed Food Bank
Spring 2006
Save the Children
Fall 2005
Stephen Lewis Foundation