World Teachers’ Day Social – October 5, 2026

Join us at Steamworks Mount Pleasant, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Click here for more details, and to RSVP.

Local Election Campaign Training – September 17, 2026

Click here for more information and for the registration link. Registration closes at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11.

Reminder: Run for a Site-Based Union Team Role!

The Staff Organization (all VSTA members on staff at your school) meet to elect the Site-Based Union Team in June or early September. Click here for more information about the various roles you could put your name forward for.

Welcome Back, VSTA Members!

We hope your summer was filled with rest, renewal, and lots of memorable adventures. As we step into a new school year, the VSTA office is here to support you.

Please Update Your Contact Information!

Please ensure that the VSTA has your current address, phone number, non-employer email address, and your current school if you have changed schools since last year. You can click here to update your contact information.

Indoor Air Quality concerns

If your classroom temperature is impacting your ability to work, a report procedure should be followed. Please visit

Identity-Based Committee Sign-Ups

If you have not already registered, but would like to receive information about upcoming meetings for the 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, or Indigenous Educators Committees please click here…

Latest News

Annual Women’s Memorial March – February 14th!

Annual Women’s Memorial March – February 14th!

The first women’s memorial march was held in 1992 in response to the murder of a woman on Powell Street in Vancouver. Out of this sense of hopelessness and anger came an annual march on Valentine’s Day to express compassion, community, and caring for all women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on unceded Coast Salish territories.

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Pacific Blue Cross Information Session!

Pacific Blue Cross Information Session!

Since our recently ratified contract brought improvements to the Provincial Extended Health Benefits plan, we will be holding two information sessions and finally a vote to decide whether to move permanently from our local Vancouver plan to the Provincial Plan. Click here for the first information session from the Pacific Blue Cross…

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