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About Us
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1267 was certified in 1970.
CUPE Local 1267 represents approximately 220 municipal workers serving the needs of 37,500 residents in Mission, British Columbia, Canada.
Key Responsibilities
The Union and its elected officials provide representation of each of its members.
Key responsibilities include:
Negotiating the Collective Agreement (CA) with our Employer (the District of Mission) for fair and respectful wages, benefits and working conditions;
Ensuring that all members work in a safe and healthy workplace;
Supporting members against unfair treatment and harassment;
Ensuring that the provisions of the CA are upheld by our employer.
Local 1267 also provides additional services to its members. These services include:
Education bursaries to members and their dependents;
Comprehensive training programs for shop stewards and activists;
Membership meetings;
Social events;
Financial assistance if on strike or locked out;
Access to specialized staff to fully represent members including Job Evaluation and Legal Representatives.
While Local 1267 is an autonomous body, it remains affiliated to CUPE BC and CUPE National. Both organizations represent over 628,000 members across Canada.
CUPE Local 1267 members consider themselves partners with both our Employer and Mission residents in assisting to build and maintain a beautiful, vibrant and sustainble community.
Our members' dedication ensures that Mission residents receive the best possible public services. Many of our members choose to live, work and play in Mission. We believe it is vital for our members to help contribute in making Mission a wonderful community. Numerous members give back to the community serving as coaches, leaders and volunteers in a variety of community groups and organizations.
Equality Statement
Treat others as you expect to be treated: with dignity and respect.
"Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.
As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discrimination speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic, hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class religion and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.
CUPE's policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members, staff and elected officers must be mindful that all sisters and brothers deserve dignity, equality and respect."
Where do Local 1267 Members Work?
Our members work in many different areas of the municipality including City Hall, Public Works, Forestry, Parks, Recreation & Culture, Mission Fire/Rescue Service and the Mission RCMP Detachment.
To help finance our rapidly growing municipality, our members assist in the collection of taxes. While taxes are never popular, the monies collected help pay for our members to provide efficient and effective services to the residents of Mission.
CUPE members in the development services and engineering departments help to facilitate the significant development in the community. The bylaw enforcement officers administer and enforce the various regulatory bylaws of the municipality.
Our public works employees maintain the integrity of vital services such as water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage, as well as roads maintenance and snow removal.
CUPE members in the development services and engineering departments help to facilitate the significant development in the community. The bylaw enforcement officers administer and enforce the various regulatory bylaws of the municipality.
Our public works employees maintain the integrity of vital services such as water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage, as well as roads maintenance and snow removal.
Local 1267 members are also responsible for providing a fleet of reliable and functional equipment and vehicles to all municipal departments including the Mission Fire/Rescue Service and Mission RCMP.
Members employed in the forestry department help manage the obligations of the Mission Tree Farm Licence #26, also known as the Mission Municipal Forest. They also provide public services such as issuing burning permits and providing educational tours to schools.
Our dedicated members at the publicly run Parks, Recreation and Culture department provide for the recreational and cultural needs of our citizens. In addition, our members take care of Mission's numerous parks, maintain municipally-owned buildings and grounds, and are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Hatzic Cemetery.
Local 1267 members employed at the Mission Fire/Rescue service strive to provide quality customer service to the residents of Mission including fire safety lectures, fire station tours, fire inspections, fire prevention training and issuing burning permits.
Our union members at the RCMP Detachment are responsible for providing reception duties and responding to public inquiries on matters related to the detachment. Local 1267 members perform functions related to the safety, security and monitoring of prisoners, are responsible for the security and storage of police exhibits and other members have specialized functions related to the review and procedural verification of confidential RCMP occurrence files.
In addition, administrative and program coordination functions related to community policing and crime prevention programs are also responsibilities of CUPE employees.