The B.C. government has declared July 27 as Ginger Goodwin Day, celebrating a man considered a pioneer of B.C.'s labour movement. He played a key role in leading the two-year-long…
CUPE 50 staffJune 17, 2019
CUPE Local 50 News & Events
Executive Members of CUPE Local 50 attended the 56th CUPE BC Convention last week.
CUPE 50 staffMay 6, 2019
Help celebrate May Day - International Workers' Day on May 1st at 5:30pm in Centennial Square ... System Change for Workers and the Planet
CUPE 50 staffApril 27, 2019
The History of CUPE Local 50
The story of Local 50 is more than the story of the 55 men who met one evening in 1918 and formed a local of the Civic Employees’ Protection Association. It is the story of those men and the ones who came after – the story of fathers and sons. It is also the story of a fight for women’s rights in the workplace – the story of brothers and sisters. It is a story of working with other organizations and within the community – a story of family.
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