The B.C. Liberal government somehow thinks that public sector workers, including the 3,000 CUPE members at UVic, should be thankful if they can get a wage increase that does not keep up with inflation: “It …
BC’s Universities: Top Brass Gets the Gold
Workers’ wages wait while senior execs rake in raises For the past few years, CUPE workers at UVic (and indeed throughout the entire University sector) have been told that in these tough economic times, there …
What can you do?
ITS ALMOST THAT TIME AGAIN!!! Do you want to take your experience at UVIC to the next level? Be a department representative/Steward!!! The next meeting for Steward’s council: Component 1 is Aug 31, 2012 @5pm …
Essential Services & Job Action
After a protracted summer attempting to negotiate an Essential Services agreement with the University of Victoria, CUPE Locals 917, 951, 4163 and the Professional Employees Association are in hearings convened by the BC Labour Board …
Province launches new assault on post secondary workers
In a move that is disturbingly reminiscent of their vicious 2002 attack on the province’s health care workers, the BC Liberals have now set their sites on B.C.’s post-secondary workers. The Liberals are quietly fast-tracking …