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Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union

COPE 378's David Black readies for battle with province over labour negotiations

With the province negotiating 250,000 job contracts with several unions in 2012, COPE 378 president David Black speaks about the coming fight, the age of austerity and today's labour movement.

BC Hydro to lay off 800 workers

At least 800 people doing work for BC Hydro will lose their jobs, but customers shouldn’t expect to see their rates go down, says the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 (COPE...