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.
We're in the process of compiling a complete ratification package that will fully explain all the changes to the agreement and how they will affect you.
The package will be available at ratification meetings next week along with a series of presentations and question and answer sessions. You'll have an opportunity at these sessions to look over all the changes and speak with bargaining committe...
We're in the process of compiling a complete ratification package that will fully explain all the changes to the agreement and how they will affect you.
The package will be available at ratification meetings next week along with a series of presentations and question and answer sessions. You'll have an opportunity at these sessions to look over all the changes and speak with bargaining committe...
Nominations are now open for 1 steward position at Visa Service Centre and 1 steward position at Member Service Centre at your worksite and will close on Wednesday, November 21st, 2018.
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.
Sup...
Your Bargaining Committee met with the Employer from October 29 to November 1 to bargain a new Collective Agreement and is pleased to announce that a Tentative Agreement has been reached!
Full details of the Tentative Agreement will be provided at the ratification meeting next week and voting will occur at these meetings.
The ratification meetings will occur as follows:
Wednesday, November 7,...
The BCGEU welcomes this week's release of Government's Action Plan: Responding to wildfire and flood risks ('The Action Plan') by the provincial government, and applauds the actions outlined in the report to better prepare British Columbians for extreme wildfires and floods. At the same time, more will need to be done to mitigate the effects of what now appears to be the new normal in our provi...
After many days of extensive and vigorous bargaining we reached a tentative agreement with the employer.
We'll be releasing full details of the agreement next week at ratification meetings. At those meetings, you'll have a chance to view the tentative agreement in full, ask questions and vote.
You've all done a great job building strength and solidarity these past months. Thank you for your p...
After many days of extensive and vigorous bargaining we reached a tentative agreement with the employer.
We'll be releasing full details of the agreement next week at ratification meetings. At those meetings, you'll have a chance to view the tentative agreement in full, ask questions and vote.
You've all done a great job building strength and solidarity these past months. Thank you for your p...
After many days of extensive and vigorous bargaining we reached a tentative agreement with the employer.
We'll be releasing full details of the agreement next week at ratification meetings. At those meetings, you'll have a chance to view the tentative agreement in full, ask questions and vote.
You've all done a great job building strength and solidarity these past months. Thank you for your p...
Please be advised nominations have been received for the local 1707 executive. Your local executive is as follows:
Local chairperson: Gayle Furgala
1st Vice chair: Tawni Duhamel
2nd Vice chair: Kamila Vejvoda
Treasurer: Marisa Lavoie
Recording secretary: Vacant
Member-at-large: Vacant
Member-at-large: Vacant
Member-at-large: Vacant
Member-at-large (young worker): Kelly Hutchinson
...
Nominations are now open for 1 steward position at your worksite and will close on Friday, November 9, 2018.
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 abou...
It is the Union's position that the way the Employer is doing the schedule and vacation selection process for Table Games includes many violations of the Collective Agreement.
The Union has tried to work with the Employer on these issues since September, but without luck.
A union grievance was filed on behalf of all members today, but all members have the right to file an individual grievance t...
The BCGEU supports many of the recommendations put forward yesterday by the independent, three-person Labour Relations Code Review Panel appointed by Labour Minister Harry Bains earlier this year. "Our submission to the panel asked that balance and fairness be restored to the B.C. Labour Relations Code and Labour Relations Board," said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. "We believe the recommenda...
The BCGEU Financial Institution Bargaining Council is (from left to right): Jennifer Keenan (Union Bay CU), Megan McKinney (BCGEU Staff), Kimberley Wallace (First CU), Dani Noble (Interior Savings Thompson), Ria Webster (Vancity CU), Tracy Noseworthy (Grand Forks District CU), Jennifer Sipma (Lakeview CU).
The BCGEU Financial Institution Bargaining Council (FIBC) meets twice every year to coord...
The Union has filed a grievance on behalf of all impacted members regarding discipline.
It has come to our attention that discipline issued prior to ratification is being made subject to the terms of Article 9.2 and being held on file for 17 months. It is the Union's position that any discipline issued prior to ratification should be removed according to the terms under which it was issued. D...
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) welcomed today’s announcement by the provincial government to initiate the first steps towards establishing 1,500 new supportive housing units for women and children fleeing violence. As part of government’s Building BC: Women’s Transition Housing Fund, 280 transition housing units will be built province-wide.
This news follows their commit...
Sister Irene Lanzinger has announced that she will not be running for re-election next month at the 58th Convention of the BC Federation of Labour. As the largest affiliate union of the BC Fed, the BCGEU would like to thank Irene for her contributions to the labour movement in British Columbia during her time as president.
As the first woman president of the Federation, Irene redefined what is ...
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) is pleased with the provincial government's introduction today of the Professional Governance Act aimed at improving B.C.'s professional reliance system in the natural resource sector. If passed, the new legislation will lay the foundation for a series of much-needed changes to better protect and manage the province's natural resources for ...
Shortly after returning to work after the strike, most workers received a letter from the Employer informing them that they were ineligible for Long Term Disability benefits. A much smaller number of workers were informed they were ineligible for all health benefits. This happened as a result of the Employer including the weeks of the strike in the 6-month averaging period for health benefit el...
The Union has advised the Employer that its intended schedule and vacation selection process for table games employees presents numerous gross violations of the Collective Agreement and therefore must not proceed.
The Union says that such Collective Agreement violations include, but are not limited to:
effectively laying employees off without proper process by (a) forcing them to accept down...
With your collective agreement, there is now a formal process to solve problems or disagreements about discipline. This is called the grievance procedure and you can find it in Article 7 of the collective agreement.
You have the right to have a steward present whenever you are receiving discipline of any kind from the Employer (as per Article 9.1)If you receive discipline that you believe is u...
Vancouver –
With cannabis prohibition finally over in Canada, British Columbia is bracing itself for a new era of economic potential.
“Legal, recreational cannabis has the potential to be a major driver of economic growth and direct monetary benefit to the province” noted BCGEU President Stephanie Smith. “Wise investments in the regulation, sale, and distribution of alcohol provide billions in ...
Six BCGEU members who work for the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction met with minister Shane Simpson late last week.
The members are from BCGEU Component 6 - Social, Information and Health and Component 12 – Administrative Services.
The meeting was organized by the union so that the minister could hear firsthand the issues facing workers on the front-lines in the hope they ca...
The latest issue of The Provincial magazine is available for download. In this month's issue:
• Casino workers stand strong
• Violence at Forensics Hospital
• Protection from online harassment
• Sectoral Bargaining updates
• Referendum on proportional representation
• Ginger Goodwin memorial, and much more.
• Download PDF file of Provincial
UWU/MoveUP
Every fall your union participates in the public consultation for the next provincial budget. The consultation is led by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services—an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly—and involves public hearings across the province as well as written, audio and video submissions and online surveys. The Committee reviews all input received fr...
On behalf of your bargaining committee, I am happy to announce that after votes at both the CDA office in Vancouver and the NDT office in Coquitlam were tallied, your agreement has ratified.
We look forward to working with you all to implement this new agreement. If you have questions about the implementation of the collective agreement, please contact one of your local shop stewards.
In so...
Shift Pick at Hard Rock
The members have made it clear that they have unanswered questions and concerns about the shift pick process.
Your union representatives met with the Employer at the Joint Labour Management Meeting yesterday to review those concerns.
Following the meeting, it has been mutually decided that the shift pick process will be delayed by one month.
We need time to address worke...
Nominations closed for 1 steward position on Friday, October 5, 2018.
We are pleased to announce that Tyler Russell is the new steward at Branch 52.
Please join us in wishing Tyler well in his new position.
In Solidarity,
Megan McKinneyStaff Representative
Download PDF of notice here
UWU/MoveUP
Nominations closed for 1 steward position on Friday, October 5, 2018. We are pleased to announce that Teresa Perri is the new steward at Branch 41. Please join us in wishing Teresa well in her new position.In Solidarity, Megan McKinneyStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here. UWU/MoveUP
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