by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Conferences
Author Donna Murray – Shop Steward (Area Rep) Course First I would truly like to thank our local CUPE 1767 for allowing me the chance to participate in this week long education session. I truly appreciate it. With this opportunity, I learned exactly what to expect...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Conferences
Author Don Currie – Political Action Course CUPE BC puts on educational courses each spring and fall. The spring courses are usually held at a retreat in Naramata. However, due to a strike at the retreat, this year’s program was moved to UBC Okanagan in Kelowna. There...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Conferences
CUPE Weeklong School - Kelowna Attendees – David Robertson, Don Currie, Donna Murray Author David Robertson – Bargaining I recently attended the CUPE Education weeklong spring school in Kelowna, which consisted of 4 different available courses. We sent 3 members to...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Conferences
Canadian Labour Congress – Keith Hampe 27th Convention, May 5-9 in Montreal Flight out of Prince George left at 6am on Sunday May 4th, getting me to the hotel around 5pm local time. After checking in I walked over to the convention centre (1.5km walk) to get signed in...
by admin | May 20, 2014 | Conferences
Written by Tom O'Brien Last year, I was able to attend one day of CUPE BC Convention in Victoria, but this year was my first fully attended convention. When I accepted the opportunity to go, I was thinking to myself, “What does CUPE BC do? How can I tell our members...
