Component 17 includes members in a variety of sectors in B.C.
They are employed by casinos, hotels, banks, credit unions, B.C. Place, B.C. Housing Management, some Royal Canadian Legion operations, B.C. Milk Marketing Board, Compass Foods, regional districts plus private businesses.
In a spectacular show of worker solidarity, over 250 BCGEU members from River Rock Casino came, on their own time, to observe bargaining and deliver a petition demanding workplace respect to their employer on May 2. They were joined in force by BCGEU members at Hard Rock Casino, standing in solidarity. Workers from all departments were briefed on how bargaining observation works, expecting...
Your Bargaining Committee resumed negotiations with your Employer on April 25th. With only one day spent at the table, we are pleased to report that it was a positive exchange and progress was made.
We are close to agreement on a detailed Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying procedure and a new Health and Safety article that promotes worker safety. It was a good day of talks and we promise...
Nominations for the position of Table Games bargaining committee member have now closed, and we have received the following nominations for the position:
Anthony Becket
Sean Tieu
Ryan Miller
Election Details:
Balloting is scheduled as follows: Friday April 28th, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Balloting will take place in the BCGEU RV parked in the Motion Canada parking lot, located at Hart...
Campaigning provincial politicians have dozens of changes in mind for B.C., but they are scarcely talking about the major adjustment that’s coming, regardless of who wins the election. For all the competing visions being outlined by provincial leaders, the federal government’s move to legalize marijuana is going to be the single biggest revamp on the social and political scene. It was introduce...
The BCGEU 50th Triennial Convention is taking place June 14 -17, 2017.
As part of convention, the Equity and Human Rights Conference is taking place on June 18 and 19, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel, for members who identify with one or more of four equity groups: workers of colour, workers with disabilities, aboriginal workers and LGBTQI2S workers.
Registered members will be p...
BURNABY - About 60 Aboriginal child welfare staff and community members braved the cold and wind on Saturday, April 22 to demand more funding for Aboriginal child and family services. Reporters from both CBC and APTN filmed the colourful event.
Workers and community members of all ages marched along Croydon Drive and stopped outside Minister Stephanie Cadieux’s campaign office to demand improv...
The BCGEU RV will be visiting the Motion Canada parking lot on Friday April 28th, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. There are three very important reasons why members should come out and visit us during the day.
Bargaining committee members will be on hand to give you an update on who how negotiations with your Employer have being going, and answer your questions or concerns.
We need you to review ...
Date: April 20, 2017
To: All BCGEU Members at Town of Gibsons
Re: Ratification Vote Results
The membership voted 59% in favor of accepting the revised deal.
The bargaining committee thanks the membership for their support during this process.
In solidarity,
Allison Stewart, Bargaining Unit Chair
Rick Raymond, Bargaining Committee Member
Tyler Musgrove, Bargaining C...
Date: April 13, 2017
To: All BCGEU Members at River Rock Casino Resort
Re: Important Bargaining Update
Collective agreement negotiations resumed with your Employer during the week of April 3rd. Though talks were respectful, your bargaining committee left this latest round disappointed by lack of progress. Simply put, your Employer hasn't re...
The bargaining committee has concluded general meetings to meet and discuss the revised tentative deal that has been reached with the Town of Gibsons.
We are now ready to conduct a vote on the revised deal. You can obtain your ballot from one of the bargaining committee members. Voting will be open on April 13 and close at 4:30 pm on April 21, 2017. All ballots must be submitted inside a decla...
Did you know you are entitled to annual education leave totaling at least 8 hours? Did you also know your employer is required to support this training without loss of pay or other benefits? The employer must cover the costs of the training and any other reasonable costs to attend the course. If you are unable to take the training yourself, you have the right to assign your 8 hour annual allot...
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