Health committee  In my experience at the bargaining table, employers are definitely trying to move away from adding benefits. We're constantly negotiating and fighting for what we have and have had very little chance of trying to improve the benefits at the table for our members. The costs keep s

Health committee  No, I do not doubt that at all.

Health committee  Good morning. My name is Victor Elkins. I'm the president of the Hospital Employees' Union and a regional vice-president for B.C., sitting on CUPE's national executive board. It's my pleasure to speak to you this morning on behalf of the 630,000 CUPE members across the country