NEWS & UPDATES
January 18, 2018
Local 105 Bargaining Resolutions & Meeting Notice - BCGEU
COMPONENT: Corrections & Sheriff Services LOCAL: 105 DATE: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. PLACE: BCGEU Kamloops Area Office 158 Oriole Road (back entrance) Kamloops, BC V2C 4N7
EVERYONE WELCOME! If attending, please RSVP to Kristina.hayes@gov.bc.ca by February 6, 2018 for...
January 16, 2018
BCGEU and government reach agreement on parental leave - BCGEU
The BCGEU has reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding with the B.C. government on changes to public service maternity, parental and pre-adoption leave (Article 21), to align with federal government changes to EI regulations as noted below:
Pregnant workers now have the ability to claim the existing 15 weeks of EI maternity benefits as early as 12 weeks before the expected week of c...
January 15, 2018
BCGEU Defends Members after columnist criticizes social workers - BCGEU
It's become the norm, after 16 years of sustained social service cuts, for columnists and pundits to take knee-jerk reactions and blame government workers when a high-profile tragedy occurs.
You may have heard about or read a recent column by the Vancouver Sun's Ian Mulgrew, blaming the courts and social workers for the tragic death of two young girls in Oak Bay.
Your union responded on behalf ...
January 15, 2018
Local 104 Union Meeting - BCGEU
DATE: February 19, 2018
TIME: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm : Executive 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm : General
PLACE: Fraser Valley Area Office – Fraser Room 8555 198A Street Langley, BC V2Y 0A9
AGENDA
Call to order
Adoption of minutes
Report of officers
Report of stewards
Questions from members
Public Sector/Component bargaining proposals
Members are welcome to p...
January 15, 2018
Nomination for Vacant Positions for your Local 0111/12/10/06 Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chair
1st Vice Chair
2nd Vice Chair
Recording Secretary
Member-At-Large (4 Positions)
Member-At-Large (Young Worker)
Member-At-Large (SHERIFFS)
Member-At-Large (PGYCC)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for...
January 15, 2018
On January 20, we will march again! - BCGEU
Last January, millions of people worldwide came together to march for human rights. In Vancouver alone, there were over 15,000 people who marched Downtown.
While we made gains in 2017, we also recognize there is still much work to be done.
With the growing momentum of the #MeToo movement, it is more important than ever to amplify the voices of not just women and girls, but of all marginalized g...
January 15, 2018
Corrections' wages lacking - BCGEU
The B.C. Government Employees Union is worried about the high turnover rate of correctional officers, which is reportedly close to three-times higher than the average rate for other government jobs. Dean Purdy, vice president of Corrections and Sheriff Services with BCGEU, said the attrition rate among correction officers in B.C. is currently at 14 per cent each year, compared to attrition rate...
January 15, 2018
Nominations For Local 0104 Executive - BCGEU
Nominations open January 15, 2018 for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
Recording secretary
District I – Ford Mountain Correctional Centre:
Vice chairperson (one position)
Member-at-large (one position)
District II – Sheriff Services (Abbotsford/Surrey/Chilliwack Courthouses)
Vice chairperson (one position)
Member-at-large – Surrey Courthouse (one position)
Membe...
January 12, 2018
Bitten-off fingers, thrown excrement: B.C. prison guard assaults on the rise ...
It was revealed this week that a guard at Surrey's pretrial centre joined an average of 95 others who are attacked by inmates in B.C. each year.
The union representing corrections officers said the guard "was badly beaten and lost part of a finger" during the attack on Jan. 2.
Read more...
UWU/MoveUP
January 11, 2018
Local 105 Nomination For Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
2nd Vice Chairperson – two positions as determined by local executive
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Members-at-Large: as determined by local executive
one member-at-large position to be filled by a young worker representative (29 years of age and younger)
The term is three years. I...
January 11, 2018
Stewards Nomination Results for Prince George Youth Custody Centre - BCGEU
Please consider this formal notification of the results of the recent steward nominations.
Your worksite Stewards are:
Thomas Burkitt, Michael Cue,
Melissa Lawrence, Tim Peters,
Laurie Reece, Warren Rustad,
Craig Tott & Josef Vogl
Please note: Craig Tott will also be the steward for
Local 0611 & 1211 members at this worksite.
Please join the Union in welcoming these members for steppi...
January 11, 2018
Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons - BCGEU
The province's jails are facing some challenges when it comes to recruiting and maintaining staff levels as the union representing correction officers pushes for higher wages.
B.C. Government Employees Union vice president Dean Purdy says all 10 of the province's correctional centres are experiencing high turnover, including Okanagan and Kamloops Correctional Centre.
Read more...
UWU/MoveUP
January 10, 2018
BCGEU Remembers Mona Moreno - BCGEU
It is with great sadness that we inform our members that Mona Moreno, the founder of the Cedar Root Gallery, passed away on January 1, 2018.
Mona was a strong Indigenous woman from the Haida Nation. She was a retired, proud member of Public Service Alliance of Canada and a supporter of the labour movement for many years. Mona proudly raised her children with the values of the trade union movem...
January 10, 2018
Reductions in Medical Services Plan premiums to benefit BCGEU members - BCGEU
Finance Minister Carole James recently announced that Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums will be cut by 50 per cent on Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to the 50 per cent rate cut, the income threshold for full exemption from MSP premiums under the premium assistance program will also be raised by $2,000, as of Jan. 1, 2018 as a further step in eliminating MSP premiums entirely within four years. Cu...