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 Is it Time for a Union?

• I am not getting fair wages for my industry.
• I haven't had a raise for a very long time.
• The company is doing really well but employees are not sharing in the profits.
• I feel insecure in my job, even though I am a good worker. There are too many layoffs/firings for no good reason.
• I'm in a dead end job with no chance for advancement.
• I don't have benefits (pension, health care, sick leave) or the ones I have haven't improved for years.
• My employer is inconsistent or unfair with breaks and overtime.
• There is too much favouritism in my workplace. New or connected employees are given perks ahead of more experienced ones.
• Managers and cowkers treat some employees with disrespect.
• I'm not sure my workplace is a safe place to be. There are workplace hazards the employer refuses to address.
• My employer keeps refusing reasonable requests for time off.
• My employer keeps moving goals and targets to unrealistic, unattainable levels.
• Promises for wage increases and other improvements have not been kept by my employer.

If any of these statements apply to you, it might be time to join a union.

Contact us using our confidential webform

Your Rights

All workers in British Columbia have a right to join a union. That right is protected under both federal and provincial labour law, the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Canada's Constitution.

Under the BC Labour Relations Code you also have the right to propose that your fellow workers become members of a trade union and to participate in forming a union.

The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union considers these rights fundamental in a democracy and will fight to protect them.

COPE 378 can help you and your fellow workers get fair wages, benefits and job protection, and help eliminate discrimination, harassment or intimidation in the workplace.

Getting Started

• The first step is to contact us using phone or e-mail. Click here for our confidential contact webform and to learn more about our organizers.
• You may also want to read commonly asked questions answered in our FAQ.

We treat all enquiries in the strictest of confidentiality. Your name, phone number
or e-mail address is shared with no one. That's a guarantee.