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March 18, 2025

Gabriola Island Fire Fighters Join Canada's Largest Union

Fire fighters at the Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) have joined Canada’s largest union in pursuit of fair wages, improved working conditions and increased safety.

July 3, 2024

New chapter of inclusion and recognition: Workers from WISH Drop-In Centre Society join CUPE

Supportive Employment Program (SEP) Leads at WISH Drop-In Centre Society have unionized with CUPE 1936, a multi-unit local of the Canadian Union of Public Employees...

February 2, 2024

CUPE 718 welcomes Richmond Olympic Oval workers

A group of Richmond Olympic Oval workers previously represented by PPWC will join CUPE, following a hearing at the Labour Relations Board...

January 23, 2024

University of Victoria Graduate Research Assistants launch campaign to unionize with CUPE

Graduate Research Assistants at UVic officially launched the public phase of their campaign to form a union today with a clear message...

July 25, 2023

Graduate Academic Assistants latest UBC workers to join CUPE

More than 800 Graduate Academic Assistants (GAAs) who work at the University of British Columbia (UBC) will join BC's largest union, the Canadian...

June 7, 2023

CUPE 718 welcome South Arm Community Centre workers

South Arm Community Centre workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining CUPE, Canada's largest public sector union. The new union members will...

May 15, 2023

UBC Research Assistants to join CUPE in the largest successful union organizing campaign in recent B.C. history

More than 3,200 Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) who work at the University of British Columbia (UBC)...

March 16, 2023

Workers at Science World decide to unionize, join CUPE

Workers at Vancouver's iconic Science World have decided to join B.C.'s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)...