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COMPONENT 17 - GENERAL SERVICES

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.

NEWS & UPDATES

April 20, 2016

Area 04 Local Executives, Stewards and OHS representatives evening workshop o...

The Area 04 Cross Component Committee presents an evening workshop on the duty to accommodate, medical notes and return to work. This workshop will cover general information about the employer's duty to accommodate members who, because of a disability require accommodation in their job position or duties. Date: May 10, 2016 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Fraser Valley Area Office                 8...

April 07, 2016

BCGEU Occupational Health and Safety Networker Outreach

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Networker team had their initial meeting in January. The 21 BCGEU members appointed to the team are from all areas of the province. One of their first tasks is to contact BCGEU OHS committee representatives to let them know about upcoming training opportunities.  The Networkers are also busy calling OHS representatives in their areas to determine if the...

April 07, 2016

Brookfield GIS Workplace Solutions Inc. steward nominations

BCGEU is accepting nominations for one additional steward to represent members working at GIS Workplace Solutions Inc. in Local 1703. The union is seeking one additional steward for this employer because Brookfield GIS Workplace Solutions Inc. operates without a centralized worksite and existing stewards are spread across the Lower Mainland.  Any union member at Brookfield GIS Workplace Solut...

April 04, 2016

Member Update - April, 2016

BCGEU president Stephanie Smith is joined by Community Social Services Component VP Andrea Duncan and first vice chair Pamela Pye from worksite visits in Port Coquitlam.

April 04, 2016

OHS Reps in Area 02 - BC Federation of Labour "Emergency Preparedness" Course

The “Emergency Preparedness” course will be offered at the Nanaimo area office on Monday May 2, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. This course will be facilitated by a BC Federation of Labour Health and Safety Centre facilitator. This course has been designed to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of the planning and preparations needed to assist workplaces to respond before, durin...

April 01, 2016

Local 1705 meeting

DATE: April 12, 2015 TIME:  5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PLACE: Kamloops Area Office – 158 Oriole Road             Evening Entrance   Light meal provided please rsvp to [email protected]. AGENDA REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS WORKSITE REPORTS AGENDA - OPENED TO FLOOR Download PDF of notice here. UNIFOR467/MoveUP

March 31, 2016

Vancity Credit Union all stewards meeting - Area 03/04

The BCGEU is organizing an all stewards meeting for all stewards employed by Vancity in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. The meeting will take place at the BCGEU’s Lower Mainland Area Office, near Renfrew Skytrain Station. A pizza dinner will provided. It will be an opportunity for stewards to introduce themselves to each other, talk about ongoing issues at Vancity including grievances, ...

March 31, 2016

Atira Property Management Inc steward nominations

Nominations are now open for 3 positions for stewards at your worksite and, will close May 2, 2016. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are: Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement. Supporting co-workers in meetings with management. Listening to co-workers about the...