Thank You to Our Long Serving, Hard Working and Absolutely Amazing Brent and Char!

It is with a slightly sad heart we are informing you that our very own Brent Boyd and Char Derzak are stepping down from President and Recording Secretary respectively. Over the years working in the background, seen by few, influencing many. Bargaining for us time and time again, pushing for better wages and rights for all our members. Supporting us through all our grievances making sure everyone is represented and heard. Not to mention the many hours put in outside of work and much more behind the scenes.

We all want to say a huge THANK YOU!

Wishing you both the best, we are truly sad to see you go. The reason I said “slightly sad heart” earlier is because we are definitely happy that you can be done with us! A well earned break and rest after all the sleepless nights. Brent Boyd is remaining on our executive team as an Executive at Large. Thank you Brent. Your experience, time and wisdom are greatly appreciated. To all our members, please shake their hand and say thank you when you see them around. Who knows where our union would be without them!

K-12 Provincial Bargaining Survey

The K-12 Provincial Bargaining Survey is now live!

With the expiry of our K-12 collective agreements in June 2025, the K-12 Presidents Council is preparing to bargain the next provincial framework agreement, or PFA. The PFA forms the province-wide portion of proposals that will go forward in bargaining between locals and their respective school districts. The PFA covers province-wide issues such as general wage increases, and levels of funding available for local bargaining. Your provincial bargaining committee includes representatives from across B.C. The team has already begun training and planning to ensure we are ready to make gains for the over 30,000 members that make up our sector.

All members in the K-12 sector are encouraged to take the survey by December 17, 2024. It should only take 15-20 minutes of your time. All answers will be kept CONFIDENTIAL, and they WILL NOT be shared with employers. The results will be shared with your local to help inform bargaining at your local table.

You can find it here: K-12 Provincial Bargaining survey. This survey must be completed online no later than December 17, 2024.  Paper copies need to be mailed to the CUPE BC Regional Office by December 10, 2024:

K-12 Presidents Council Provincial Bargaining Survey (Confidential)
Attention:  Harpinder Sandhu
CUPE British Columbia Regional Office
6222 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby BC  V5H 0G3

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