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  • BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix Kicks Off COPE 378's Job Steward Seminar
    Friday, March 8, 2013
    This year’s COPE 378 Job Steward Seminar – with a theme of “Taking Charge: Our Worksites and Our Province” - kicked off in Vancouver this morning with a speech from BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix, taking time out of his busy pre-election schedule. Dix began by outlining some of the challenges we face in BC, including persistent inequality and public disillusionment about the political process, only...
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  • BC Transit Puts Collective Agreement at Risk by Reneging on Promise
    Thursday, February 14, 2013
    British Columbia - BC Transit has put a tentative collective agreement with one of their unions in jeopardy by reneging on a promise made at the bargaining table, says the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 (COPE 378). COPE 378 represents 122 people at BC Transit; its members include safety and training officers, fleet inspectors, planners, schedulers, marketing...
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  • Support Staff and Students at Capilano University
    Thursday, May 9, 2013
    If you’ve been paying attention to the news over the past couple of weeks you might have heard about Capilano University’s attempt to push through nearly $3 million in cuts without any consultation with the campus community and without waiting for the outcome of the provincial election.
  • Mourning Workers Killed or Injured on the Job
    Wednesday, May 1, 2013
    Last week people around the world held gatherings and took moments of silence in recognition of the Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job.
  • Unions Send Open Letter to Party Leaders on Public Transit
    Monday, April 29, 2013
    Sustainable Funding and Governance Changes Urged for TransLink: Labour Unions  Monday, April 29 Urging public transit reforms in the Lower Mainland, several labour unions released a public letter to the political parties in the upcoming provincial election.
  • BC Liberal Platform Promises More Misguided Meddling at BC Hydro
    Tuesday, April 16, 2013
    April 16, 2013 BC Liberal Platform Promises More Misguided Meddling at BC Hydro Liberal Plan a Recipe for More Hydro Debt, Union Says  
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