By Louise Harrison Did you join our September GMM and hear from Janet McHugh from the UBC Benefits Team? Whether you joined or not, we’ve put together an overview here of new and existing benefits at UBC. We also wanted to highlight some fabulous benefits and the work of our members on getting these into …
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Rediscovering My Cultural Identity: Embracing the Taqiya, a Kazakh National Headwear
By Marat Raimkhanov, Student Financial Management My journey with the taqiya, a traditional rounded cap, began during my early childhood. I vividly recall the sight of almost every grown man in my community proudly adorning a taqiya, a symbol of cultural heritage and identity. As a young child, I too had a smaller version of …
Reports from 2023 CUPE BC Convention
Chloe Martin-Cabanne The CUPE BC Convention took place at the Victoria Conference Centre from April 26-29, 2023. We had six delegates attend from CUPE 2950, and you can read more about their experiences below. Our very own Karen Ranalletta was re-elected President of CUPE BC, and I am very excited to work with her on …
