Cancelled: Retirement Planning Workshop, May 7-9, 2020

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In an effort to do our part to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure our health and safety at this time, CUPE BC Education cancelled the CUPE 2081 Retirement Planning Workshop scheduled for May 7-9, 2020. We will reschedule for a future date when it is possible to do so.

At this time, we are unsure if we are able to maintain the current registration and wait list for the future workshop. Once we are able to work again with CUPE BC Education, we will clarify how future registration will be handled and let you know. We are sorry for any inconvenience, however these are extraordinary circumstances we finds ourselves in. Thank you for your understanding.

Income supports for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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What is your situation?

I am an employee with COVID-19 and/or in isolation:

• Your employer may have a short-term disability or sick leave program that you need to
apply for before applying for EI Sickness Benefits. Check your collective agreement or
contact your CUPE local.

• If you have worked more than 600 hours in the past year or since your last EI claim, you
qualify for EI sickness benefits. For more information on EI Sickness Benefits, check out
the section on EI below.

• If you have not worked more than 600 hours in the past year or since your last EI claim,
the federal government is providing an Emergency Care Benefit, which will provide
benefits comparable to EI for up to 15 weeks. More details will be forthcoming from the
Federal government. … Read more…

COVID-19 FAQ for CUPE 2081 members

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Friday, September 11, 2020 

Accessing Lunch Rooms on Campus

From Safe Start

For employees who are approved to be working on campus, these are the locations of lunch rooms at each campus that have been assessed or are in the process of an Occupational Health and Safety assessment.

Lansdowne: Library 146; Dawson 219; Ewing 314; Fisher 007, 127, 260; Paul 12; and Richmond 102

Interurban: Center for Health and Wellness 321; Technologies Building 258; CBA 131, 251; Campus Centre 118, 332; John Drysdale 139; Jack White 101A; and, Daycare 103

Please read and follow the guidelines on how best to use lunch rooms in a way that is safe for everyone.

Guidelines For Use of Lunch Rooms

Before coming to Campus:

  1. Please complete the COVID-19 Employee Safety Training, Initial Self-Assessment & Declarationalong with the COVID-19 Workplace Leader Safety Training (if applicable), and complete the On Campus Employee Attendance Form for dates of approved on-campus activity before returning to campus. Additionally, review the Camosun Directive D-1.2: Absences from Campus due to COVID-19 document
  2. Please complete the BC COVID-19 Self Assessment tool before attending campus for the first time, and continue to self-monitor for symptoms on a daily basis for each subsequent visit

 Once you enter the lunchroom:

  • Wash or sanitize hands as you enter the room
  • Maintain physical distancing of two metres / six feet between co-workers (mask is not a substitute of physical distancing)
  • Please use a face mask if physical distancing cannot be maintained (sanitize hands before donning mask)
  • Please cough or sneeze into a tissue or your sleeve. When using a tissue, please dispose of it immediately after use then sanitize your hands
  • Avoid crowding and group gatherings
  • Lunches to be contained within lunch box and taken home at the end of day. Storing food supplies in the lunchroom fridge overnight isn’t available at this time

Checklist for lunch rooms: 

Do’s Don’ts
✔  Sanitize hands as you enter the room X          Do not store food supplies overnight or extended period of time
✔  Use a disinfecting wipe to sanitize utilized surface before and after use X         Do not share condiments and/or any other food items
✔  Bring lunch pack contained within one lunch box and take it home at end of day X        Do not share dishes
✔  Bring your own dishes and utensils for the day use X         Do not gather in groups
✔  Wipe fridge handle, kettle and microwave etc. before and after use X          Do not sit at one table with multiple people
✔  Wash hands before and after meal  
✔  Continue to maintain physical distancing of two metres / six feet in interactions with others  
✔  Avoid crowding and stagger lunchtime/break time  
✔  Consider taking your lunch break outside  

 If experiencing an onset of COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms while on campus, please don a mask, inform your supervisor, go home directly and call 8-1-1 BC Health Line for further directions.

If you have safety related concerns please contact: OHS@camosun.ca

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COVID-19: Special bulletin on workplace closures for CUPE BC Region

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CUPE BC has posted a special bulletin in response to a number of questions that have arisen with respect to potential or actual workplace closures due to COVID-19. Some of these questions include:

• What will happen if the workplace is partially or completely closed?
• Can Employers send workers home and if so, is this without pay?
• Can workers file WorkSafeBC claims?
• Is there a Right to Refuse?

Information on the epidemic changes daily. Statistics and data are based on numerous variables that are frequently changing. CUPE members should be very cautious regarding statistical information due to the level of uncertainty regarding this virus.

All of the information in this bulletin should be viewed in the context of the current Collective Agreement, using the CUPE Local, CUPE National Representative and other resources as required.

Download the bulletin: H&S_Coronavirus-COVID-19_Issues-and-Questions-re-Workplace-Closures-12Mar2020

General Membership Meeting, February 27, 2020

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We hope to see you at the next General Membership Meeting!

Thursday, February 27, 2020
12:00 – 12:50pm
Via videoconference: Fisher 200 (LANS) and LACC 124 (INT)

Agenda, minutes from the January 23, 2020 meeting, and executive reports are below. Please feel free to read the reports before the meeting and bring your questions.

Print copies will not be provided but we will have all documents available for reading on the overhead projector.

2020.02.27 General Membership Meeting Agenda
2020.01.23 Minutes General Meeting
2020.02.13 Education Report
2020.02.13 Occupational Health Safety Report