CUPE 4627

In February, CUPE celebrates the best of Black History and culture. During , we also take time to honour the ancestors and upcoming leaders of Black communities. We highlight their accomplishments and their continued fight for liberation.

Follow our virtual initiatives this month. Let's increase awareness, understand, and change!

https://cupe.ca/event/black-history-month

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En février, le SCFP célébre l’histoire et la culture noires. Durant le , on honore les ancêtres et les prochains leaders des communautés noires. On souligne leurs réalisations et la poursuite de leur longue lutte pour la libération.

Suivez-nous nos actions virtuelles tout au long du mois. Offrons de l'empathie et de la compréhension! Changeons les choses!

https://scfp.ca/evenement/mois-de-lhistoire-des-noirs

Responding to Sexual Violence and Harassment on Campus and the Duty to Represent This is the first of 5 fact sheets on sexual violence and harassment in post-secondary institutions, and the steps your union can take to address it. This fact sheet presents the multiple options for reporting or pursuing a complaint on experiences of sexual violence and harassment on campus.

Canadian Library Month October is Canadian Library Month, a time to celebrate library workers and the vital public services they provide to all Canadians. So, as we celebrate Canadian Library Month, a big thank you to the thousands of CUPE library workers who have gone the extra mile to provide services to Canadians. We a...

Privatization won’t kick-start Canadian economy In the months ahead, the federal government will chart a course for Canada’s economic recovery, while also dealing with the ongoing pandemic. CUPE is calling on the federal government to keep privatization out of the country’s pandemic recovery plans. Investing in public programs and services is...

The membership of CUPE 4627 successfully ratified the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) for the term of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2022. The MOS now goes to VCC's Board of Governors and then to the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) for ratification. Congratulations to everyone involved in making this deal happen.

If you left the employment of VCC anytime after October 1, 2019 you may be entitled to retroactive pay. Please send an email to [email protected] with:

your first and last name
your employee number
the date you left VCC
whether you retired or resigned from VCC

Current members of Cupe 4627 can expect payment within 8 weeks of ratification by PSEA.

CUPE 4627 Ratification Meeting September 16, 2020

Canada must stay the course on economic recovery Today's economic and fiscal snapshot by Finance Minister Bill Morneau largely lays out what we already knew: the federal deficit will be about ten times what it was expected to be pre-pandemic, reaching $343 billion. It's a stark sum, but as we have seen, that spending was necessary to support milli...

CUPE calls for solidarity in the face of racism and violence As more disturbing images and video footage of racism, white supremacy and violence emerge from the United States and Canada, CUPE wants to offer our solidarity to the Black community and our racialized membership. We acknowledge and respect your rage, fear, pain and the trauma these images and real...

Mark Hancock calls on Trudeau to fix long-term care now CUPE National President Mark Hancock wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week, calling on him to fix Canada’s broken long-term care system now. CUPE represents 65,000 workers in long-term care across Canada, and Hancock has pledged to fight to improve their working conditions and the livin...