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Suicide is Preventable [pdf]
"QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer. QPR is a program that helps us recognize the early warning signs of suicidal intent and provides us with the knowledge to persuade and refer individuals at risk to appropriate help."
Two UBC locals ready for bargaining
March 31, 2010
"VANCOUVER —Support workers in CUPE locals 116 and 2950 at the University of British Columbia have served notice for bargaining. The two locals represent 3,600 workers in trades, custodial, food services, clerical, library, technicians, and support workers at the Chan centre. They join university support workers in other CUPE locals across the province whose contracts expire today (March 31). CUPE university workers' locals are coordinating their independent bargaining efforts through CUPE’s Universities Coordinated Bargaining Committee."
From CUPE BC website.
Collective Bargaining 2010
"UBC's collective agreements, which were last negotiated in March 2006, expire in 2010. The University will negotiate bargaining teams for the unions and associations for all nine of our agreements. Human Resources will keep UBC community members informed with regard to further developments around collective bargaining through bargaining bulletins and other electronic correspondence."
From UBC HR website.
2010 UNITED WAY LOANED REPRESENTATIVE OPPORTUNITIES [pdf]
Each year, two UBC employees are ‘loaned’ to United Way to serve as an extension of United Way staff by acting as a full-time resource person to Employee Campaign Co-ordinators and committees at UBC and various workplaces around the Lower Mainland.
Flexible Hours Grievance - Arbitration Decision [pdf]
"The Union filed a grievance on December 14, 2006, which asserted that the Employer violated the Collective Agreement by requiring employees working a flexible schedule to make up time for statutory holidays. The grievance was filed as a policy grievance and related to the Library department..."
Supreme Court of Canada says collective bargaining protected by Charter
"Canada’s largest union is hailing today’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada as the Court's most important decision in support of free collective bargaining in Canada..."
From CUPE National web site.
Pay Rates from 2005-2009 [pdf]
CUPE 2950 pay rates, including wage increase for April 1, 2007. Prepared by UBC Human Resources. Note: Incorrect dates from header and footer deleted.
Summary of changes to new collective agreement [pdf]
"CUPE 2950.
Settlement for New Collective Agreement.
The following is a comprehensive report of the new collective agreement including language changes..."
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