NEWS & UPDATES
September 23, 2020
District of Sechelt - bargaining update - BCGEU
Bargaining dates with the Employer during the week of September 14 to 18, 2020 unfortunately were postponed. We rescheduled the bargaining dates to September 23, 24, 25, 28 and 29. We will provide you an update during the week of September 28th on our progress.We are prepared and ready to negotiate a comprehensive package that includes updated language and it reflects how we do things different...
September 21, 2020
All BCGEU members Compass Group (All worksites) - Election of Bargaining Comm...
Congratulations to our new Bargaining Committee member, elected by acclamation:
Lynn McFedries
Lynn will also be representing Ford Mountain, given the recent resignation from the bargaining committee by Lorne Andrew. The Committee members will decide on one of them to be Chairperson.
Preparations for a renewal collective agreement will begin on Wednesday as your Bargaining Committee begins to ...
September 18, 2020
BCGEU casino members - Casino operations update - BCGEU
Yesterday, September 17th, unions and employers in the casino sector met with Attorney General David Eby, who oversees gaming. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the state of casino operations in B.C.
What we were hoping to get out of the meeting was a date for reopening. Unfortunately, we didn't get that. The closest we got was a very broad timeline-that casinos could reopen as early as...
September 17, 2020
Interior Savings Credit Union – Thompson Region Re: Bargaining Committee ele...
Your current collective agreement expires on February 28, 2021 and it is time to prepare for your next round of bargaining. You should all begin thinking about bargaining proposal suggestions and, of course, a new Bargaining Committee must be elected.
Call for Bargaining Committee Nominations: Nominations are now open for three positions on the Bargaining Committee:
All Nomination forms must...
September 15, 2020
BC Family Maintenance Agency Ltd - Strike bulletin - BCGEU
This is the first of what will be a weekly strike bulletin in the leadup to and throughout the upcoming job action at BCFMA.
Current Strike Mandate Will Be Actioned
As you are aware, the current strike mandate expires at the end of this month (September 2020). The Strike Coordinating Committee (SCC) is planning for the strike mandate to be actioned before it expires. Once a strike action has ta...
September 10, 2020
Release of Patterson WCB review validates injured workers’ experiences - BCGEU
We want to share how pleased our union and our members are to see the B.C. government's release of the long-awaited review of our workers' compensation system by retired labour lawyer Janet PattersonThe report, released August 26, is not only a victory on the path towards a more worker-centered system but a validation of the lived experience of injured workers in B.C. – including many current a...
September 10, 2020
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre (Compass Group) - Notice of Re-Election o...
We are sorry to report that Candy Erhardt, your representative on the Bargaining Committee, has stepped down from this position and a new member must be elected.
Therefore, nominations are now open for:
Bargaining Committee Member – one position
If more than one candidate is nominated, there will be an election.
In order to be nominated, a member and nominator must complete the attached nomin...
September 09, 2020
New MOU - Service Seniority Portability for ISM Employees - BCGEU
The BCGEU and NTT DATA (ISM Canada) have signed a service seniority portability MOU for ISM employees: Click here to read the new Memorandum of Understanding regarding Service Seniority Portability for ISM Employees
An earlier bulletin is found here.
UWU/MoveUP
September 04, 2020
A Labour Day Message from Stephanie Smith - BCGEU
The future cannot be predicted, but it can be created. So far, 2020 has been a year of upheaval and uncertainty and that has many of us questioning what the future will look like for ourselves, our families, and our society. It's also been a year in which working people have shown time and again that we have the power to create a society that is stronger, safer, and more prosperous through sol...
September 03, 2020
Return to work OH&S survey results - BCGEU
With planning now underway by the British Columbia Lotto Corporation (BCLC) and your employer to reopen casinos in B.C., your worksite occupational health and safety (OH&S) committees have been working hard to ensure that your worksite will be safe for your return to work. To make sure the committees cover all of your concerns, we recently asked you to participate in an online survey and we...
September 03, 2020
Town of Gibsons Stewards - BCGEU
We are pleased to announce that Neil Lynden and Jackson Wright (alternate) as new stewards at the Town of Gibsons. Please join us in wishing them well in their new position.
Your shop stewards at Town of Gibsons are:
Laurie Mosimann – Admin
Neil J Lynden – Public Works Department
Rick (Terrance) Raymond – Public Works Department
Jackson Wright – Public Works Department (Alternate)
If you ha...
September 02, 2020
BCGEU: provincial government must release pandemic pay now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 2, 2020 BCGEU: provincial government must release pandemic pay now Burnaby, B.C. – The BCGEU is calling on the provincial government to either immediately distribute the stipend promised under the B.C. COVID-19 Temporary Pandemic Pay (TPP) program or provide a firm date when workers will get the long-awaited funds."Thousands of our members and other workers acros...
August 27, 2020
Atira Property Management Inc. - Collective Agreement Ratification - BCGEU
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that the tentative agreement has been ratified by the bargaining unit!
I would like to acknowledge the very valuable input, contributions, and advocacy that the Bargaining Committee provided in our bargaining caucuses and at the bargaining table with the Employer.
The Union Bargaining Committee very much appreciates and thanks you for your suppor...
August 25, 2020
Pandemic pay delay - BCGEU
Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March your union has been working hard to navigate the complex and ever-shifting landscape this crisis presents in order to protect members' livelihoods and help ensure your safety at work.Pandemic pay has been a key focus of that work, and the BCGEU pushed hard to expand our province's pandemic pay program to cover the ...