#105 - 301 Main Street
Penticton, B.C. V2A 5B7
office (250) 493-6755
fax (250) 493-6790
toll-free (877) 287-3523

Welcome to CUPE Local 523 Okanagan Valley School Employees Union. As a CUPE member, you are part of the largest Union in Canada. CUPE represents workers in health care, public schools, municipalities, libraries, universities, social services, public utilities, transportation, emergency services, and airlines.

CUPE 523 Structure

CUPE 523 has three community social services Sublocals and four school district Sublocals.

Our community social service Sublocals are:
Our school district Sublocals are:

Meetings

CUPE 523 holds two meetings a year, in April and November. Our election meetings are always in November. Members are encouraged to attend our semi-annual general meetings. Meeting notices are posted on CUPE bulletin boards and on our website. Sublocals hold regular general meetings. Sublocal members are encouraged to attend the general meetings. Meeting notices are posted on CUPE bulletin boards.

Getting Sworn In (Applying for Membership)

All employees covered by the CUPE Collective Agreement are required to be sworn in as a member as a condition of employment. You can be sworn in at any Sublocal general meeting or semi-annual general meeting. As a sworn in member, you are guaranteed all the rights and privileges that come with Union membership, including voting rights, the right to strike pay, eligibility for CUPE scholarships and bursaries available to the children of CUPE members and eligibility for the CUPE Death Benefit Fund or Hardship Fund.