NEWS & UPDATES
January 20, 2016
Vancity Savings Credit Union Branch 9/Vancouver steward nomination
Nominations are now open for 1 position for a steward at your worksite and, will close February 18, 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 ab...
January 20, 2016
Vancity Savings Credit Union MSC/Visa Centre steward nominations
Nominations are now open for 4 positions for stewards at your worksite and, will close February 18, 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 ab...
January 18, 2016
Starlight Casino shop stewards for 2015-2018
The BCGEU is pleased to announce the following members as your Starlight Casino shop stewards for 2015-2018:
Wei Chen
Veronica Kravchenko
Michael Vyner
Emeline Naiker
Yelena Natanov
Lea Oliver-Cross
Mark Robertson
Valentina Sharp
Lin Wang
Megan Washington
Joseph Wong
William Wu
Cindy Brown
Sandra Rematore
Gail Maloy
Please feel free to contact t...
January 15, 2016
Big win for BCGEU members at Starlight Casino
The BCGEU has won an important arbitration victory for members at Starlight Casino that includes significant back pay.
In December 2014, Starlight Casino informed the BCGEU that it would no longer be offering poker as part of its casino operations. Starlight then issued layoff notices to its poker dealers. The layoff notice gave the laid off workers three choices: a recall option to a differen...
January 14, 2016
Just Film Festival coming up in February
The Just Film Festival features social justice and environmental documentaries that go to the heart of issues confronting communities here and around the planet. The focus of the festival is to motivate audiences to action by spotlighting issues both local and global. It will also include a Social Justice Bazaar, on Saturday February 13th.
Visit the festival website for more information about ...
January 11, 2016
Area 04 stewards' training
COURSE: Stewards' Training
WHEN: February 16-18, 2016
WHERE: BCGEU Fraser Valley Area Office, 8555 198A Street, Langley
TIME: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm - Please note: our gate and office do not open until 8:30 am
REGISTRATION: Please call our office at 604-882-0111 or toll free at 1-888-991-6062 or respond by email to marylee.hanlon@bcgeu.ca as soon as possible to register for t...
January 08, 2016
BCGEU opposes renters’ dispute fee hike imposed by B.C. Government
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is speaking out against a fee increase to rental tenants seeking a dispute resolution through the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB).
The new fee took effect on Jan. 1.
A renter filing a dispute resolution application with the RTB will now have to pay $100. That’s up from $50. An appeal review will now cost $50, up from $25.
“British Col...