Component 10 primarily includes members who work for private corporations, contracted by the government to maintain provincial highways and bridges. The component also includes members employed by the Canada Line, small private ferries, some municipal governments and other private companies connected with technical services.
On April 14, over 400 people packed the sold-out Rio Theatre to hear economist Michael Hudson talk about the Vancouver affordability crisis in an event organized by the BCGEU and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
His presentation and the following Q&A touched on the links between global financial systems and the real estate market. His talk explores the ways in which rising real ...
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, July 18 and "Incident Investigations" will be held on Wednesday, July 19. These courses will be held at the BCGEU office at 2994 Douglas St, Victoria from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
Roles and responsibilitie...
The B.C. Government has taken a step forward in its commitment to create an inventory of asbestos in government buildings built before 1990 by awarding the contract to Pinchin West.
There are over 750 government buildings that must be inspected as part of this initiative and it is estimated the inventory will take about 18 months to complete.
Until the inventory has been completed, there will b...
While we wait for the final results of recounts and absentee ballots, it’s become clear just how important your vote can be: one party is currently leading Courtenay-Comox by just 9 votes and another is leading in Richmond-Queensborough by only 263 votes.
Regardless of the outcome, we will continue to work with government as we advocate for improved public services and supports across BC – inc...
To: All BCGEU Members of Emcon Services Inc. – Service Area 02 Re: Bargaining Committee/Labour Management Committee
This is to advise that Sheryl Boire and Brad Cornish have been acclaimed to the bargaining committee for Service Area 02. Your bargaining committee consists of the following members:
Dan Campbell, Chair
Sheryl Boire
Brad Cornish
Members on the bargaining committee...
Just a friendly reminder of the upcoming local meetings...
COMPONENT: Operational Services
LOCAL: 1002 – General Meetings
DATE: Monday, May 8, 2017 – Campbell River
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 – Nanaimo
TIME: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in Campbell River
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Nanaimo
PLACE: Anchor Inn and Suites, 261...
Today the BC Employment Standards Coalition released a powerful report called Workers’ Stories of Exploitation & Abuse: Why BC Employment Standards Need to Change. The report is based on a series of Workers’ Forums the coalition hosted over the past few months in the Lower Mainland and Victoria to give voice to BC workers who have been treated unfairly. The report brings the inadequacies of...
About 25 people gathered at City Hall Friday afternoon to march in honour of those who lost their lives in the workplace.
The annual Day of Mourning recognizes the need for safe work practices and those who died on the job.
Kurt Langdon, an equipment operator with the city of Fort St. John and local chair for the BCGEU, said he was pleased to see the number of people that came out.
Read more...
As you know, BC Provincial Election Day is May 9th, and polls are open that day from 8AM to 8PM. Your collective agreement, and provincial law, entitles you to four hours free from work on general election day. As per the Elections BC website:
This does not necessarily mean four hours off work. It means that there must be a four hour period, free from work, during voting hours. Time off may b...
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