CUPE 116, Vancouver, BC

CUPE 116 were certified as a Union in 1942. Our inital membership numbers are unknown, but to date, we have expanded to 1927 members strong. We are represented all over campus in all areas. We are Custodial Services, Dental Assistants, IT Services, Machinists, Mail Clerks, Stores Keepers, Carpenters, Electricians, Sheet Metal Workers, Plumbers, Steam Fitters, Plasterers, Upholsterers, Painters, Locksmiths, Bricklayers, Mechanical Maintenance, Gardeners, Mechanics, Sign Makers and Labourers. As well as Food Services, Parking and Access, Campus Security, Life Guards, Landscape Technologists, Book Store Employees and over 300 Engineering and Research Technicians working in labs and shops at the Point Grey campus and remote sites.