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New school buses unveiled with more cost cutting studies

Jun 25, 2010

BURNABY—The BC government announcement that it is providing 106 new green school buses will be welcomed in school districts throughout B.C. However, more...

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Jun 16, 2010

DUNCAN—On June 11 representatives from CUPE 606 and the Cowichan Valley School District gathered in Duncan, B.C., with members of the Cowichan Tribes more...

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K-12

CUPE represents approximately 26,000 support workers and education assistants in B.C.'s public schools. 

We are the largest union for school support workers in B.C.'s K-12 sector.

CUPE members work in every support role within the public school system from helping children arrive at school (bus drivers and crossing guards) to supporting students in the system (noon-hour supervisors, education assistants, cultural workers) through the clerical functions (such as payroll, bookkeeping, record keeping, accounting, secretarial in schools, resource centres and district offices).

Click here for a full listing of the school districts in British Columbia in which we represent members.

Sector Coordinator: Bill Pegler, CUPE National Rep, BC Regional Office

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June 25, 2010

New school buses unveiled with more cost cutting studies

BURNABY—The BC government announcement that it is providing 106 new green school buses will be welcomed in school districts throughout B.C. However, the June 25 announcement included a repeat of government’s desire to further study cost savings options such as bulk purchasing. And while new buses will be more efficient, districts with higher-than-average transportation costs have faced years of underfunding as a result of a freeze in the supplementary transportation support in the education funding ...

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