ACRONYM
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MEANING
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| AAPS |
Association of Administration and Professional Staff (UBC) |
| AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
| APBC |
Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia |
| APSA |
Administrative and Professional Staff Association (SFU) |
| ATSU |
Administrative and Technical Staff Union |
| ATU |
Amalgamated Transit Union |
| AUCC |
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada |
| BA |
Business Agent |
| BCAS |
BC Ambulance Services |
| BCFED / BCFL |
BC Federation of Labour |
| BCFMWU |
BC Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union |
| BCGEU |
BC Government and Service Employees Union |
| BCHRT |
BC Human Rights Tribunal |
| BCNU |
BC Nurses Union |
| BCPEN |
BC Pay Equity Network |
| BCPSEA |
BC Public Schools Employers Association |
| BCRPA |
British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association BCRPA |
| BCRTC |
BC Rapid Transit Company (SkyTrain) |
| BCSTA |
BC School Trustees Association |
| BCTA |
BC Transit Authority |
| BCTF |
BC Teachers’ Federation |
| BCTWIU |
Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Workers International Union |
| BEST |
Basic Skills project of the Ontario Federation of Labour |
| BLE |
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers |
| BOG |
Board of Governors |
| BWSS |
Battered Women’s Support Services |
| BWU |
Brewery Workers Union |
| C2T2 |
Center for Curriculum Transfer and Technology |
| CAIS |
Collective Agreements Information System (CUPE) |
| CALM |
The Canadian Association of Labour Media |
| CAMA |
Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators |
| CAW |
Canadian Auto Workers **NOW UNIFOR 2013 |
| CBA |
Community Health Bargaining Association |
| CCBC |
CUPE Colleges Bargaining Committee |
| CCPA |
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives |
| CCU |
Council of Canadian Unions |
| CDU |
Canadian Directors’ Union |
| CEP |
Communication, Energy & Paperworkers **NOW UNIFOR 2013 |
| CEPP |
CUPE Employees Pension Plan |
| CETA |
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement |
| CEU |
Compensation Employees’ Union |
| CEU |
Confidential Employee Union |
| CFS |
Canadian Federation of Students |
| CHR |
Capital Health Region *see VIHA |
| CIEA |
College Institute Educators’ Association of BC |
| CIRB |
Canadian Industrial Relations Board |
| CISSBA |
Colleges & Institutes Support Staff Bargaining Association |
| CLC |
Canadian Labour of Congress |
| CMAW |
Construction Maintenance & Allied Workers |
| CNC |
College of New Caledonia (Prince George) |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Allowance |
| COPE |
Canadian Office and Professional Employees |
| COVID-19 |
Disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (2019) |
| CPP |
Canada Pension Plan |
| CRD |
Capital Regional District |
| CSF |
Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique |
| CSSBA |
Community Social Services Bargaining Association |
| CSSBC |
Community Social Services of British Columbia |
| CSSEA |
Community Social Services Employers’ Association |
| CSSEIP |
Community Social Services Early Intervention Program |
| CSU |
Canadian Staff Union |
| CSU-BC1 |
Canadian Staff Union – BC Region |
| CUPE |
Canadian Union of Public Employees |
| CUPE Metro |
CUPE Metropolitan District Council |
| CUPW |
Canadian Union of Postal Workers |
| CUUE |
Coalition of Unionized University Employees |
| CVRD |
Cowichan Valley Regional District |
| CWA |
Communications Workers of America |
| DB |
Defined Benefit (pension plan) |
| DC |
Defined Contribution (pension plan) |
| DCDFU |
Co-Operative Fisherman’s Guild |
| DERA |
Downtown Eastside Residents Association |
| DG |
Directors’ Guild of Canada |
| DPAC |
District Parent Advisory Committee |
| EA |
Educational Assistant |
| EAC |
Education Advisory Council (provincial stakeholders group) |
| ECOMM |
Emergency Communications Operators |
| EDMP |
Enhanced Disability Management Program |
| EDRMS |
Electronic Document and Records System |
| EIP |
Early Intervention Program |
| ELHT |
Employee Life & Health Trust |
| ESA |
Employment Standards Act |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| ESS |
Emergency and Security Services |
| ESS |
Employee Self Service Portal (CUPE ESS) |
| FBA |
Facilities Bargaining Association |
| FHA |
Fraser Health Authority |
| FIPPA |
Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act |
| FNHA |
First Nations Health Authority |
| FNSDS |
First Nations Social Development Society |
| FPSE |
Federation of Post Secondary Educators (Union staff are represented by CUPE 1004) |
| FTAA |
Free Trade Area of the Americas |
| GATS |
General Agreement on Trade-in Services |
| GCIU |
Graphic Communications International Union |
| GVP |
General Vice President |
| GVLRA |
Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association |
| GVRD |
Greater Vancouver Regional District |
| GVRDEU |
Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union |
| GVTA |
Greater Vancouver Transit Authority |
| HBT |
Healthcare Benefit Trust |
| HCPC |
Health Care Presidents Council |
| HEA |
Health Employees’ Association |
| HEABC |
Health Employers’ Association of BC |
| HEU |
Hospital Employees’ Union |
| HRCEBU |
Hotel, Restaurant & Culinary Employees & Bartenders Union |
| HSA |
Health Sciences Association of BC |
| HSPBA |
Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association |
| IAFF |
International Association of Fire Fighters |
| IAHFIAW |
International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers |
| IAM & AW |
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers |
| IATSE |
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada |
| IBN |
Interest Based Negotiations |
| IBPAT |
International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades |
| IBT |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
| ICTU |
Independent Canadian Transit Union |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| IHA |
Interior Health Authority |
| ILGWU |
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union *then UNITE; UNITE became UNITE-HERE |
| ILO |
International Based Negotiations |
| ILWU |
International Longshore & Warehouse Union |
| IME |
Independent Medical Examination (and/or Evaluation) |
| IUOE |
International Union of Operating Engineers |
| IW |
International Association of Bridge Structural & Ornamental Ironworks |
| IWA-C |
Industrial, Wood & Allied Workers of Canada |
| JBT |
Joint Board of Trustees |
| JCBT |
Joint Community Benefit Trust |
| JE |
Job Evaluation |
| JEIS |
Joint Early Intervention Services |
| JHSBT |
Joint Health Sciences Benefit Trust |
| JJEC |
Joint Job Evaluation Committee |
| JJEP |
Joint Job Evaluation Plan |
| JUC |
Joint Union Council |
| LAPP |
Local Authorities Pension Plan |
| LEAS |
Labour Environmental Alliance Society |
| LIU |
Labourers’ International Union of North America |
| LMA |
Labour Market Adjustment |
| LRB |
Labour Relations Board |
| MFHIU |
Machinists, Fitters & Helpers Industrial Union |
| MLA |
Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MPP |
Municipal Pension Plan |
| MS |
Morneau Sobeco |
| MWBIU |
Marine Workers’ & Boilermakers’ Industrial Union |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NDP |
New Democratic Party |
| NEB |
National Executive Board |
| NG |
Newspaper Guild |
| NHA |
Northern Health Authority |
| NRC |
National Research Council of Canada |
| NSDRC |
North Shore Disability Resource Centre |
| NVRC |
North Vancouver Recreation Commission |
| NWCC |
North West Community College |
| NWDLC |
New Westminster and District Labour Council |
| OAS |
Old Age Security |
| OH&S |
Occupational Health and Safety Committee |
| OPEIU |
Office and Professional Employees International Union |
| OTEU |
Office and Technical Employees’ Union |
| PAC |
Political Action Committee |
| PEA |
Professional Employees’ Association |
| PEBT |
Public Education Benefits Trust |
| PHO |
Provincial Health Officer |
| PHS |
Portland Housing Society |
| PNE |
Pacific National Exhibition |
| PSAC |
Public Service Alliance of Canada |
| PSCS |
Pacific Space Centre Society |
| PSEA |
Post Secondary Employers’ Association |
| PSEC |
Public Sector Employers’ Council |
| PWDWG |
Persons With Disabilities Working Group |
| RRU |
Royal Roads University |
| RVP |
Regional Vice President |
| RWU |
Retail Wholesale Union |
| SBC |
Sectoral Bargaining Committee (k-12) |
| SBCC |
Lower Mainland School Board Coordinating Committee |
| SBDC |
Sectoral Bargaining Delegate Committee (K-12) |
| SCWG |
Strong Communities Working Group |
| SD |
School District |
| SEA |
Special Education Assistant |
| SEIU |
Service Employees’ International Union |
| SETFC |
Special Education Task Force Committee |
| SFU |
Simon Fraser University |
| SIU |
Seafarers’ International Union of Canada |
| SJCIU |
Shipwrights, Joiners and Caulkers Industrial Union |
| SPC |
School Planning Council |
| SSEAC |
Support Staff Education and Adjustment Committee |
| TA |
Teaching Assistant (as per School Act, Sec18) |
| TILMA |
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement |
| TPP |
Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| TSSU |
Teaching Support Staff Union |
| TURB |
Trade Union Research Bureau |
| TWU |
Telecommunications Workers’ Union |
| UA |
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbers and Pipefitting Industry |
| UBC |
University of British Columbia |
| UBCJA |
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America |
| UBCM |
Union of British Columbia Municipalities |
| UBCP/ACTRA |
Union of BC Performers |
| UCBC |
University Coordinated Bargaining Committee |
| UCC |
University College of the Cariboo |
| UCFV |
University College of the Fraser Valley |
| UFCW |
United Food and Commercial Workers’ International Union |
| UNBC |
University of Northern British Columbia |
| UNIFOR |
CEP/CAW new union 2013 (Unis[United]/Fort[Strong]) |
| UNITE |
Union of Needletraders Industrial & Textile Employees **now UNITE-HERE |
| UNITE-HERE |
UNITE HERE represents USA/Canada EES who work in the hotel, gaming, food service, airport, textile, manufacturing, distribution, laundry, and transportation industries. |
| UPN |
Union of Psychiatric Nurses |
| UPSEA |
University Public Sector Employers’ Association |
| USWA |
United Steel Workers of America |
| UTU |
United Transportation Union |
| UVIC |
University of Victoria |
| VCH |
Vancouver Coastal Health |
| VDLC |
Vancouver District Labour Coucil |
| VIDC |
Vancouver Island District Council |
| VIHA |
Vancouver Island Health Authority (formerly CHR Capital Health Region) |
| VMECW |
Vancouver Municipal, Education and Community Workers |
| VPPA & OWU |
Vancouver Printing Pressmen, Assistants & Offset Workers’ Union |
| VSCHS |
Victoria Senior Citizens Housing Society |
| VSB |
Vancouver School Board |
| WCAT |
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal |
| WCB |
Workers’ Compensation Board |
| WCRB |
Workers’ Compensation Review Board |
| WHMIS |
Workplace Hazardous Material Information System |
| WOC |
Workers of Colour |
| WSBC |
WorkSafe BC |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
| WVMEA |
West Vancouver Municipal Employees’ Association |
