Representing staff at School District 8, Creston Community Complex, and Creston Public Library in the Kootenay Region of BC
Join CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta and Premier David Eby for a special telephone town hall on Monday, September 9 at 6 p.m. This is an important opportunity for CUPE members to hear directly from the Premier and to ask questions about issues that matter to us, including public services, workers’ rights, and the future of our communities.
Better support, safer schools K12 PC bulletin back to school 04 09 2024
Our next meeting is on September 14, 2024
Last Day of Work
We know there is a lot of confusion about this Friday, June 28 as 10 month employees have typically not worked past the admin day on the school calendar as the schools are closed.
Read more10 Month Employees Last Day of Work 2023/2024 School Year
Records of Employment will be issued directly to Service Canada for all ten month and casual employees after the final pay is processed. Please read the SchoolDistrictDistrict-InfosheetSupportStaffBulletin-2024 for more information.
As reviewed at our membership meeting on April 6, 2024, please see the following document regarding a settlement regarding the Failure to Post Grievance and the Posting for Long Term Absence Grievance. 2023-05-04 – Executed Settlement Agreement – SD8 and CUPE – Failure to Post
CUPE BC offers the Aubrey Burton/Reg Ford Memorial Scholarship annually to CUPE members, their spouses or their children. Four scholarships valued at $500 each are awarded to students entering their first year of Post-Secondary education.
The scholarship was created in honour of two CUPE activists, Aubrey Burton and Reg Ford.
More details and the application form are at https://www.cupebcevents.com/abrf
What is a grievance?
A grievance is a violation of the employee’s rights on the job – whether under the collective agreement or under legislation. Not all complaints are grievances. They need to clearly violate either the contract or the law.
We want to hear how the new wellness benefit is working for you! Please take a few moments to fill out the survey at https://forms.gle/c7c3AapSMXDQ7n3a6