CUPE BC Message
Message from Karen Ranalletta, CUPE BC President, regarding our upcoming elections.
Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers and Education Assistants
There is no more important partnership in our public schools than the one between teachers and education assistants. Working together, they are crucial to the success of BC students with complex learning needs.
Take a look at the newly updated BCTF/CUPE BC Roles and Responsibilities Guide.
Welcome Back to School!!
Welcome Back to the 2026-2027 school year.
Please take a look at our Executive Page to familiarize yourself with your department Shop Steward.
Our next General Membership Meeting is Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 10am. The Teams link will be sent out closer to the date.
Congratulations!!
Congratulations to Wayne Wickett “Bus Driver of the Year”
The Association of School Transportation Services of BC (ASTSBC) annually awards the School Bus Driver of the Year to recognize an outstanding school bus driver who demonstrates exemplary safety, student management, and community commitment.
Gord Bridges, Wayne Wickett, Rob Lumb at the ceremony.
Tentative Agreement Successfully Ratified
Dear CUPE 441 Members,
Thank you to everyone who attended, asked questions, and cast your ballot.
We are pleased to share that the tentative agreement has been ratified by the membership.
This agreement reflects your priorities and the hard work of the Bargaining Committee. We will now move forward with finalizing the document with the employer and will update you as implementation timelines become available.
We appreciate your solidarity and engagement throughout bargaining.
In solidarity, Your CUPE 441 Executive
Bargaining Update
The local union bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with the employer!
We will be having a Ratification Meeting in person at Claremont this Saturday June 27th at 10am.
At this meeting, we will present the new tentative Collective Agreement in detail, and you the members, will collectively vote to ratify or reject. You are invited so that you can have a say in this important process!
National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21st
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, CUPE celebrates the heritage and vibrant cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and their outstanding contributions to our communities.
On June 21, as part of National Indigenous History Month, we acknowledge the ongoing, fierce advocacy of our Indigenous members and Indigenous communities across the country. CUPE acknowledges that it is more important than ever to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples to their unceded territories, as well as to preserve and protect their cultures and languages.
CUPE stands in solidarity with Indigenous nations, communities and organizations and is committed to continuing to work toward reconciliation, and to respect our ongoing treaty relationships.
As part of our ongoing efforts to foster reconciliation in our workplaces and communities, we encourage all CUPE members to participate in National Indigenous Peoples Day by sharing in events on the day, and to take time to learn and reflect on the ongoing harm caused by colonialism and Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples.
2026 CUPE BC Convention
This past month your amazing CUPE 441 delegates joined the 2026 CUPE BC Convention which was held at the Victoria Conference Center here in Victoria. 512 delegates attended (5 from local 441)
We voted on various important topics such as:
- Lobby on violence in the workplace
- Environmental impacts of AI
- BC specific OH&S Training
- Equity and human rights
- Lobbying for recognition for violence in the classroom
- Province-wide provincially owned and operated public transportation system
- As well as many more resolutions
