Voting is open in the Pacific Blue Cross board of directors election.
If you are covered by a Pacific Blue Cross benefits plan, you are also a Pacific Blue Cross member and eligible to vote.
CUPE BC and CUPE 1816, which represents workers at Pacific Blue Cross, are endorsing:
✔ Jaime Matten
✔ Marty Gibbons
✔ Joey Hartman
These worker-endorsed candidates are committed to keeping Pacific Blue Cross focused on the needs of working people and protecting the benefits and services that members rely on.
Voting is open until May 25 at 5:00 p.m. PT.
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B.C.’s largest union has set course for the next year after wrapping up the CUPE BC annual convention. A top priority for the union, representing over 120,000 workers in B.C., will be working to elect progressive candidates in the upcoming municipal elections. Further priorities included expanding and strengthening public services, improving workplace safety, and tackling chronic underfunding to B.C. post-secondary education.
President Ranalletta closed convention this afternoon by thanking delegates for their thoughtful and respectful debate, and for the hard work ahead of them... ready to work for the B.C. we want and deserve.
That’s a wrap on CUPE BC Convention 2026!
It’s been a busy 4 days filled with important debate, key decisions, and meaningful conversations about the future of our union.
Thank you to every delegate who showed up and took part and made this such a great convention 👊
Jim Hopson, President of the Vancouver Musicians' Association, reminded delegates that arts workers are workers, and shared how solidarity from CUPE members played a role in helping Vancouver Symphony musicians win a strong agreement. ✊🎶
“The PEA stands with CUPE. When we fight together for public services, we fight for everyone in this province.”
Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA, addressed delegates this afternoon and thanked them for their solidarity during the PEA’s historic eight-week strike. A powerful reminder of what we can achieve when we stand together.
"We win some, we lose some—but we fight all of them."
Kent Peterson, President of CUPE Saskatchewan, brought greetings from 30,000 battle-hardened CUPE members who are pushing back against a conservative government that's making life harder for workers.
Their fight is our fight, and we stand in solidarity with CUPE members in Saskatchewan.
Thank you to Kent for serving as our election chair for this convention.
"Drug policy is not a fringe issue, it is a worker issue, it is a family issue, a community issue, and a public care issue... at a time when fear and stigma and convenience hold far too much power. It helps to define who is included, and who is abandoned."
DJ Larkin, Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition shared a vision for BC drug policy with convention delegates this morning, stressing that responses have to be fair, humane, and evidence based.
“Everyone has the ability do something in their workplaces to make people feel safer. Small moments have a big impact.”
We opened day 4 of convention with a keynote address from Ashley Humphrys, Manager of Social Enterprise with the Ending Violence Association of BC, who shared the transformative impact of the Be More Than a Bystander program.
She spoke about the program’s history, lessons learned, and actionable steps for workplace safety. Telling delegates that small actions add up, and everyday gestures can change workplace culture.
"We will always be united and stronger from what we went through and what we learned."
Wesley Lesosky, President of CUPE's Air Canada Component shared insights with convention delegates about the years of internal organizing, member mobilizing, and public campaigning that supported the flight attendants to take on Canada's biggest airline and the federal government during bargaining last year.
From thoughtful debate to first-time speakers, day 3 was full of energy and engagement. A special shout out to the many first-time speakers today - great to see so many of you stepping up (and earning a t-shirt 👕)
See you all back in the convention hall tomorrow morning for the final day of convention 2026!
Susanne Skidmore, President of the BC Federation of Labour, thanked CUPE members for the work they do every day to keep communities running, and for pushing back on attacks on public services and the workers who deliver them. She pointed to recent public sector bargaining as a clear example of what coordinated, collective action can achieve.
