CUPE Local 15

03/30/2026

Dear Vancouver School Board Members:

Please find an update regarding provincial bargaining in the attached bulletin from the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee.

In solidarity,

CUPE Local 15

03/16/2026

Dear Members:

We would like to advise you that communications from CUPE Local 15 primarily occur through our official website: https://cupe15.org/, email: [email protected], or occasionally through our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/cupe15/. There is no publicly listed WhatsApp, Instagram, or other official social media channel used for general communication. This approach is common for maintaining secure official communication from CUPE Local 15.

Please note:
Official Communication: For updates, bargaining news, and contact information, members should use the official CUPE 15 website.
Direct contact is typically through phone at 604-879-4671 or by email to ensure privacy and record keeping.

If you or a fellow member are seeking local union information, it is strongly recommended to stick with these official means of communication.

In solidarity,

CUPE Local 15

CUPE Local 15 was organized over 90 years ago and has over 7,500 members working at over 200 different work sites in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

03/06/2026

Dear Vancouver School Board (VSB) Members:

Please find an update about provincial bargaining in the attached bulletin from the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Committee.

In solidarity,

CUPE Local 15

02/23/2026

Greetings Vancouver School Board (VSB) Members:

We wish to update you on the current status of your 2026 round of bargaining. On the request of the Provincial Committee, local tables such as yours, were requested to put a hold on bargaining while determinations were being made on how the provincial table wanted to proceed.

As a refresher, your wages are only negotiated at the provincial table. Your local VSB committee negotiates your benefits and working conditions.

As some of you may or may not be aware, the provincial table met on February 17, 2026. The employer provided the union with another wage offer, which the committee is working through currently. In addition, the provincial table is exploring future bargaining dates, and will update us when confirmed.

Your local VSB bargaining committee is also exploring future bargaining dates, which are currently being contemplated for early April. The union has advised the employer that we are prepared to meet should any earlier dates become available. Once dates are set, we will be sure to let you know. In the meantime, your local bargaining committee is working hard in preparation for those meetings.

Please be aware, we are monitoring and in communication with the BCTF on the status of their bargaining and what impacts, if any, it could have on our members.

Once again, thank you for your ongoing support.

In solidarity,

Santino Scardillo, Acting President
Kathie Currie, Staff Representative
Vanessa Mani, Chair
Valerie Coombes
Suzette Magri
Sheri Nielsen

09/30/2025

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09/26/2025

We stand in solidarity with our Postal Worker family at CUPW!

Today, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, Joël Lightbound, announced massive changes to the Government’s mandate for Canada Post and huge service cutbacks to the public. This announcement was an outrage. Minister Lightbound gave the Union no indication that he was going to do this when lea...

09/12/2025

09/08/2025

Attention Members!

This is how stakeholder unions and DPAC are being treated when trying to advocate and have a say for our members, public education and the decisions that are made at standing committee meetings by the VSB Trustees.
Many of you live in Vancouver and are tax payers with children in the schools where our members work and you should be concerned at the lack of transparency.

Thank you Jennifer for trying to bring back the ability to have meaningful communication and discussions that impact schools, students and staff!

RELEASE: Vancouver School Board unions support ’s Motion to Restore Democracy at the VSB.

The Vancouver School Board Management Team has “systemically excluded key stakeholders” from meaningful participation in decision-making. Workers, families, and students have been shut out from crucial VSB business.

The culture of secrecy and unaccountability must end at the VSB. Families and the workers who keep our schools running deserve seats at the table.

Thank you to IUOE Local 963, the Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Assocation, the Vancouver Elementary and Adult Educators’ Society, CUPE Local 15, and CUPE Local 407 for standing up for our public schools.

08/21/2025

Save the date and come on out to enjoy VDLC’s Labour Day celebrations!

SAVE THE DATE!

We’re excited to co-host the Metro Vancouver Labour Day Celebration this year, with our neighbours at New Westminster & District Labour Council!

Join us in Edmonds Park on Monday, September 1st between 11:00am and 2:30pm for a free, fun, family friendly celebration.

There will be exciting speakers (starting at 11:00am), bouncy castles, games and entertainment for kids, live music, free food and treats, union and community organization booths, and more!

https://vdlc.ca/.../metro-vancouver-labour-day.../

08/17/2025

Please support CUPE Flight Attendants with Air Canada by signing.

Unpaid work won’t fly! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾

Canada’s biggest airline is hiding a secret. Their cabin crew is being forced to work for free during the most critical moments of your flight experience. Why? Because Air Canada Flight Attendants are only paid when the plane is moving. Thousands of unpaid hours go into ensuring your safety—from...

07/01/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Canada Day!

Many of you will be attending celebrations today so please dress for the weather, drink lots of water and say hi to our city/parks workers who will be out and about! 🇨🇦🍁

06/20/2025

On June 21, we acknowledge the ongoing, fierce advocacy of our Indigenous members and Indigenous communities across the country. CUPE acknowledges that it is more important than ever to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples to their unceded territories, as well as to preserve and protect their cu...