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January 15, 2018
BCGEU Defends Members after columnist criticizes social workers - BCGEU
It's become the norm, after 16 years of sustained social service cuts, for columnists and pundits to take knee-jerk reactions and blame government workers when a high-profile tragedy occurs.
You may have heard about or read a recent column by the Vancouver Sun's Ian Mulgrew, blaming the courts and social workers for the tragic death of two young girls in Oak Bay.
Your union responded on behalf ...
January 15, 2018
Nomination For Vacant Positions For Local 1012 Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chair
1st Vice Chair
2nd Vice Chair
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member-At-Large (4 Positions)
Member-At-Large (Young Worker)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for nominations is: 5:00 pm on Wednesday, Fe...
January 15, 2018
On January 20, we will march again! - BCGEU
Last January, millions of people worldwide came together to march for human rights. In Vancouver alone, there were over 15,000 people who marched Downtown.
While we made gains in 2017, we also recognize there is still much work to be done.
With the growing momentum of the #MeToo movement, it is more important than ever to amplify the voices of not just women and girls, but of all marginalized g...
January 11, 2018
Local 1005 Nomination For Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
4 Members-at-Large: one member-at-large position to be filled by a young worker representative (29 years of age and younger)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The...
January 11, 2018
Collective Bargaining Update for JPW Road & Bridge Inc.
Your Committee is pleased to announce that a tentative collective agreement has been reached with JPW Road & Bridge Inc. In order to obtain successorship, as stipulated in terms set in an agreement with the Provincial Government, the agreement must be ratified at least 60 days prior to Request for Proposals for the contractors for the service area. For Service Area 13, the deadline for rati...
January 10, 2018
BCGEU Remembers Mona Moreno - BCGEU
It is with great sadness that we inform our members that Mona Moreno, the founder of the Cedar Root Gallery, passed away on January 1, 2018.
Mona was a strong Indigenous woman from the Haida Nation. She was a retired, proud member of Public Service Alliance of Canada and a supporter of the labour movement for many years. Mona proudly raised her children with the values of the trade union movem...
January 09, 2018
Local 1007 Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for following positions on the Local Executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice-Chairperson
2nd Vice-Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member-at-Large (4 positions) (one Member-at-Large position may be a Young Worker Representative)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your Area Office.
The deadlin...