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Job action at Capilano U in B.C., as contracts inked with staff at five other schools

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Jun, 2023 09:47 AM

Job action has halted all classes at Capilano University in North Vancouver.

A statement on the university's website says classes are suspended at its main campus and its Sechelt campus on the Sunshine Coast.

Effective Tuesday, June 6, classes at Capilano University are suspended due to strike action. Updates to come at https://t.co/sFf0ViLrMN and your student CapU email. Convocation is going ahead as planned this week and we're excited to celebrate with CapU grads! pic.twitter.com/MxfVOEjQfQ
— Capilano University (@CapilanoU) June 6, 2023

MoveUP, which represents the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378, says on its website that talks between the university and union collapsed over continued demands for concessions.

The job action comes as the Ministry of Finance announces agreements affecting about 2,100 public sector CUPE support staff at five post-secondary institutions in B.C.

The three-year mandates cover Canadian Union of Public Employees support staff at Vancouver Island University, Camosun and North Island colleges, as well as the College of the Rockies and College of New Caledonia.

Workers will receive total wage increases of just under 11 per cent over the life of the deal, which is retroactive to April 2022, and contains cost-of-living adjustments and benefits such as Indigenous cultural leave and improved mental health supports.

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