The BCGEU RV will be touring Prince Rupert, Terrace Houston, Smithers and Burns Lake.  We hope you can join us at any of the following events:

The BCGEU was recently informed that President Emeritus John Shields and his wife Robin were involved in a serious car accident on Vancouver Island. Please join us in keeping John, Robin and their family in our thoughts during this difficult time, as they start down the road to wellness.

Convention Resolution D-215: Update for Corrections and Sheriff Services (Component 1) members

Your union recently negotiated an agreement with the Corrections Branch to correct a pay anomaly for Correctional Supervisors.

The BCGEU is becoming increasingly discouraged by the soft approach taken by the WCB to workplace safety issues in B.C. corrections facilities.
 
The latest incident at the Kamloops Correctional Centre and the resulting order issued by the WCB are a concern, as key recommendations put forward by union officials to protect corrections officers were ignored by the government agency.
 
“We were hoping that the inspections of B.C. jails in 2013 would give WCB a better understanding of the issues faced by corrections officers in overcrowded facilities across the province,” says Corrections and Sheriffs Component vice president Dean Purdy. “Instead, we’re seeing our recommendations on risk assessments and accident investigations being ignored, and interim measures not being implemented after WCB inspections.
 
“Our members on the ground are seeing ongoing assaults and violence, with corrections officers continuing to be put in harms way. It seems that WCB and the employer are not taking the safety of our members seriously.”
 
Following the assault of a corrections officer

BCGEU president Stephanie Smith updates members on summer events and ongoing union issues.

It is with great sadness that the BCGEU announces the passing of Kirby Tott, who worked as a correctional officer at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre.

BCGEU Treasurer Paul Finch - Worksite Visits, July 29

Hello BCGEU Members,
 
Paul Finch wants to meet you!
 
He will be visiting Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre on:
Date:      July 29th, 2015
Time:      9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
 
Hope to see you there!

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