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2025 CUPE 389 Scholarship Winners

Our Scholarship Committee met yesterday to review all the submitted applications and it was a tough decision for them! We thank everyone who had sent in their applications.

We are happy to announce the winners.

Student Scholarship Winners:

Zeyus Spenta

Heyu Zhang

Alexandra Heywood

Nick Smith

Nahal Keshtkaran

Elizabeth Bromley

Sofia Alladina

Clare Goodison

Maxwell Hoskin

Rachel Richards

Higher Learning Scholarship Winners:

Nima Niknam

Thomas Messent

Aylenna Holland

Randi Crowe

Grace Leishman

Our office will be in contact with the winners next week.

Thank you!

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Social Committee – Canadians Baseball Game – June 14, 2025

Dear CUPE 389 Members,

CUPE 389 is excited to announce that we’ve secured 250 tickets to the Vancouver Canadians baseball game on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Nat Bailey Stadium.
The game starts at 1:05 p.m., and they’ll be playing the Spokane Indians.

As approved by the membership on Saturday, April 26, CUPE 389 will provide these tickets at a discounted rate of $10 each (the local will cover $12 per ticket, up to 4 tickets per member).

If you’d like to take part in this fun event to help bring our local together, please fill out the attached survey below to let us know how many tickets you’d like.

https://forms.office.com/r/yuV7Gwu4FN?origin=lprLink

Here’s how it works:

  • After you complete the survey, the union will contact you to confirm when tickets are available for pick-up.
  • Tickets must be picked up in person at the union office:
    Suite 255 – 1000 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver
  • Please bring exact cash when you come to pick up your tickets.
  • All tickets must be picked up no later than Friday, June 6th.

If you have any questions, please email Jacoline Jensen at

In solidarity,

The CUPE 389 Social Committee

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BC Libraries Health and Safety Survey

Help Make Your Library Safer – Take the CUPE Health & Safety Survey

Dear CUPE 389 Library Members,

Your health and safety at work matter. CUPE has launched a BC Libraries Health & Safety Survey to better understand the challenges library workers face—so we can push for real solutions.

📢 Make your voice heard! This short, anonymous survey takes just a few minutes to complete. Your input will help shape safer and healthier library workplaces across BC.

🔗 Take the survey now: https://surveys-sondages.limesurvey.net/bclibraries2025

🗓 Deadline to respond: Friday May 16, 2025

In solidarity,

CUPE Local 389

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CUPE 389 Extends Our Condolences to the Filipino Community

We stand in solidarity with Filipino community, and all impacted by tragic incident at the Lapu Lapu Festival.

 

Our hearts are with victims, their families, and all those affected.

 

Thank you to first responders, city workers, health care workers, community members and all those step up in response to this tragedy.

 

In solidarity,

 

CUPE local 389

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K-12 Provincial Bargaining Update

Dear School District #44 Members,

Please find attached a Bargaining Bulletin from the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee. The K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee met for three days last week.

The Local 389 Bargaining Committee is currently meeting to develop Local Bargaining Proposals. If you have specific ideas related to Local Bargaining Proposals, please send those ideas to Russell Green at as soon as you can.

 

In solidarity,

CUPE Local 389

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Unpaid Medical Benefit Premium Coverage

As of January 26, 2025, a motion was passed regarding your benefit premium coverage during unpaid medical leave.

Members will be provided with 24 months of coverage, regardless of payor, from the start of your unpaid medical leave.

After this 24 month period, you will be responsible for your own benefits premium coverage.

Six months prior to the end of your coverage, we suggest you:

  • Contact your employer to explore benefit premium options

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your HR representative or Union ().

Please fill out this form for CUPE 389 approval if on an unpaid sick leave CUPE 389 Paid Benefits Premium Application

In Solidarity,

CUPE 389 Local 389

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Federal Election – April 28

Dear CUPE 389 Members,

The federal election is approaching with voting day on April 28, 2025 and advance voting from April 18-21, 2025.

As union members who work in the public service, your vote is important to protect public services and send union-friendly Members of Parliament to Ottawa. Electing union-friendly candidates will help to promote:

  • Affordable and available childcare
  • Affordable housing
  • Strong publicly funded health care
  • A strong economy which protects Canadian jobs

Please use this link to find your polling station.

All employees are entitled to have three consecutive hours off on election day (April 28) for the purpose of casting a vote. If you do not have three consecutive hours off work between 7am and 7pm on April 28, you can request time off for the purposes of voting. Please note, your Employer is not required to give you three hours off in the middle of the day, you are just entitled to three consecutive hours to vote between 7am and 7pm.

This is a very important election. Please exercise your right to vote!