Your collective agreement expires on December 31, 2016 and the Union is beginning preparations to conduct negotiations for a renewal agreement on your behalf.  Therefore, a new bargaining committee must be elected to represent all BCGEU members of Westminster House HRC Care Society.  The Chairperson must be elected by membership vote and the remaining seats on the committee will be elected once that has happened.
 
Please note that if you wish to run for the Chairperson and also run as a committee member.  If unsuccessful, you will need to submit a nomination form for both positions. You only need to submit one nomination form per position sought.

Nominations are now open for the Positions of:

Bargaining Committee Chairperson (1) and 
Bargaining Committee Member (2 + 1 alternate)

• Attend caucus meetings and assist in the development of proposals for collective bargaining
• Assist in gathering and distributing information from and to members at the worksite 
• Attend collective bargaining sessions with the Employer
• Take notes related to the bargaining process and provide copies of same to the Staff Representative at the conclusion of bargaining
• Provide feedback and information to the Staff Representative during the bargaining process
• Participate in discussions related to the Employer’s proposals, and assist in developing counter proposals
• Assist with ratification or other votes or meetings that may be held related to bargaining

Leave of absence is provided to members to allow attendance at all meetings without loss of pay or benefits.

In the event there are more nominations received than positions available a vote will be held.

Please complete the attached nomination form and return it by fax to:  Deb Wilson at (toll free) 1.800.946.0244
 

The deadline for receipt of nominations is 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016
(only one completed nomination form is required for each member nominated)

In solidarity,

Deb Wilson, Staff Representative – Negotiations Department

Download PDF of notice here
Download PDF of Bargaining Questionaire here
Download PDF of Bargaining Committee Chairperson nomination form here
Download PDF of Bargaining Committee Member nomination form here

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