Under the BC government’s COVID-19 Restart Plan, libraries could have opened mid-May.
But so far many are planning to remain closed until September or longer. Tell our local decision-makers that reopening our libraries is overdue!
SEND A MESSAGE NOW to your Mayor and Council letting them know you want more public library services and programs reopened with proper protective measures.
Whether you’re working from home, staying home to help flatten the curve, or delivering vital public services on the frontlines–THANK YOU from CUPE BC.
VANCOUVER—It was a night for labour history, feminist activism and digital technology, all wrapped into one. On November 13, union leaders and activists gathered with archivists and librarians to celebrate the 45th anniversary of CUPE 2950’s predecessor, the Association of University and College Employees (AUCE 1). This feminist union was the first to achieve fully […]
KELOWNA — CUPE BC President Paul Faoro and CUPE 2950 President Karen Ranaletta addressed the select standing committee on finance and government services in Kelowna on June 12. “We feel it’s time for the library sector to get some extra attention, and we’re demanding the provincial government eliminate funding to elite private preparatory schools and […]
SURREY—Library workers play an important role in preserving democracy and advocating progressive change in our communities. That was one key message arising from this year’s BC Library Conference (May 8-10), hosted by the BC Library Association with platinum sponsorship by CUPE BC. This year’s conference, themed “The Future by Design,” invited the library community to […]
BURNABY – The British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) is pleased and proud to announce a new partnership with CUPE BC. CUPE BC is generously contributing $50,000 to ensure that BC Summer Reading Club continues to award medals to children across the province who participate in this successful, inclusive and much-loved program. In 2018 over 85,000 […]
Delegates to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Vancouver today approved a resolution calling on the new BC NDP provincial government to restore funding to public libraries that had been cut by previous governments. “CUPE BC has long been an advocate for sustainable funding for libraries, and we’re very pleased to see this […]