CUPE Local 15 – 100 Years, Plaque
This bronze plaque is located inside the CUPE Local 15 office, 545 West 10th Ave, Vancouver BC. It was developed with the support of CUPE Local 15.
The plaque was cast at Ornamental Bronze, a unionized foundry in Richmond which has operated since 1928. It was unveiled on June 22, 2018.
This is one of many Plaques around the Province, a project of the BC Labour Heritage Centre which aims to recognize events, actions, episodes, movements, or experiences that played a significant role in the history of the labour movement and working people in all regions of British Columbia.
Local 15 CUPE, 1918–2018 and Onwards
The plaque reads: This Centennial plaque is dedicated to the thousands of workers that came before us and will work on after us. We honor their commitment to the labour and social justice movements. CUPE Local 15’s legacy goes on as they continue to make significant gains for their members and citizens. With over 7,000 proud members working each day we will continue to defend public services in the municipal, recreation, health care, technical, cultural, arts, and public education sectors. Vancouver City Hall Employees’ Association was founded in 1918 and joined the Policemen’s Union, Firefighters, and outside workers to form the Civic Federation which joined with the municipal workers in 1920. In 1970, the Association joined the VMREU (Vancouver Municipal & Regional Employees’ Union). In June 1995 the VMREU merged with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and took the Local number “15” that had been reserved for over 30 years. CUPE Local 15 – the Vancouver Municipal, Education & Community Workers’ Union and membership acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the traditional unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. BC Labour Heritage Centre 2018 Union Made