COVID 19 – Update for March 23, 2020

Good Evening Members,

For those that want to stay abreast of the latest details from B.C.’s Ministry of Heath you can tune into the daily youtube broadcasts with Minister Adrian Dix and Doctor Bonnie Henry.

CUPE National has also been working hard to ensure accurate information on COVID-19 is available to all CUPE members via a Fact Sheet and we would also encourage you to take a few moments to read over the “General Occupational Guidelines for COVID-19“.

We continue to insist members that are still working adhere to the social distancing guidelines and follow the hygiene protocols outlined by our provincial health officer, Dr. Henry; the BC Centre for Disease Control is also another excellent resource in transmission prevention.

Our FSEAP service provider also has some great resources for our members to access, take a moment to read the latest literature and we will continue to post information as it comes our way:

FSEAP – Correspondence for March 19, 2020

Despite the restrictions placed upon all of us right now we do hope members are finding creative ways to enjoy some time at home with their families and we will continue to provide daily updates through our Website, Facebook and/or Email this week.

Stay Safe, and Stay Healthy…..

In Solidarity,

CUPE 411 Executive

COVID-19 Update for March 22, 2020

Good Evening Members,

Please take a moment to read the joint letter from the Ministry of Education and CUPE BC regarding the current state of affairs in the K-12 system in B.C. as it pertains to COVID-19.

We are encouraging our members to email any questions or concerns that you might have to unionoffice@cupe411.ca thus ensuring we are not missing important items as we navigate through these uncharted waters.

We are also asking members to continue to stay informed with the latest information coming from our various government agencies:

Your Union is committed to supporting each and every member through this crisis and as always we will continue to advocate in your best interest, as your health and safety is of the utmost importance.

In Solidarity,

CUPE 411 Executive

 

COVID-19

Details pertaining to the COVID-19 virus seem to be evolving on a daily basis and we will be doing our best to keep our website up-to-date with the most recent notifications and links to various websites:

We will also be keeping you updated with newsletters and bulletins that come from  CUPE National, CUPE BC, and the various Ministries and Health Authorities:

Our District will be taking their direction on this pandemic from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health here in BC and we suggest that you continue to monitor the School District Website for notifications as well.  However, if you have any questions or concerns that you are not able to find answers to from any of the links provided we would ask that you please contact a member of your Union Executive, or call 604-392-1411 or email unionoffice@cupe.ca directly for assistance.

Members are reminded that if you attended a staff meeting with regards to the COVID-19 virus on Friday, March 13, 2020 at your workplace the expectation for CUPE members is that you would be paid to be there, otherwise you were not required to attend and anything that was said at that meeting would essentially have fallen on deaf ears if you were not being financially compensated.