CUPE 116 dental assistants and CUPE 2950 staff have withdrawn from the Dental Clinic in the Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre. Custodial workers have been pulled from their work today and will not be providing services to faculties and departments. CUPE 116 members began an overtime ban at midnight.
The university remains open, with the continued provision of classes, labs and exams as well as other services. Faculty and staff who are not engaged in job action are expected to report for work.
CUPE 116 represents more than 2000 employees in trades, food services, student housing, parking, research labs and more. CUPE Local 2278, representing teaching assistants, is still bargaining with UBC. CUPE 2950 and the University have reached a tentative deal.
Students need to be informed about their options: read the Academic Position of Students in Case of a Strike; read the FAQ’s for students.
Services Affected
The Dental Clinic in the Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre is closed for the rest of the day.
The Parking Office in the GSAB will be open today from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.