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Vancouver Public Library Workers Vote to Take Strike Action

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unable to negotiate a new collective agreement with the Vancouver Public Library, workers represented by CUPE 391 have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Tomorrow, CUPE 391 members will be holding a leafleting session outside Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch to update the public on what’s happening with the bargaining process. Amir Abbey, a Vancouver Public Library worker and president of CUPE 391, will be available to media for comment on bargaining.

WHAT:

 

An update on negotiations between CUPE 391 and the Vancouver Public Library, followed by a leafleting session.

 

WHEN:

 

Friday May 17 at 2:00pm

 

WHERE:

 

Outside Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

 

 

(***at the top of the steps on the corner of Homer and Robson Street) 

 

WHO:

 

Amir Abbey, president of CUPE 391, will be available on-site to give an update on the strike vote and bargaining.

COPE491

Contacts

Kathryn Davies, CUPE Communications Representative
250-886-6502
kdavies@cupe.ca

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Kathryn Davies, CUPE Communications Representative
250-886-6502
kdavies@cupe.ca

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