I just saw the CUPE 15 update for VSB members (http://www.cupe15.org/bctf-update-vancouver-school-board-members). It says:
"Normally CUPE members always respect picket lines. However in this
situation, where there is no picket line, CUPE members should report to
work. K-12 Support staff will not encounter pickets and will go to work
at their regular work place and time. CUPE has been assured by BCPSEA
that school district employers will not close schools or layoff members
during the dispute."
If
the BCTF is on strike and withdrawing all services, then working in any
struck facility is scabbing, picket lines or not. Neither the BCTF or
CUPE should be encouraging union members to scab on a possible teacher's
strike.
Please
correct this right away to ensure that VSB CUPE 15 members are not put
in a situation where they are forced to choose between scabbing or
facing possible loss of their jobs. Union representatives should be on
site to direct CUPE members not to report to work in the event of a BCTF strike.
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