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COMPONENT 1 - CORRECTIONAL AND SHERIFF SERVICES

Component 1 includes members who work as Correctional Officers in provincial prisons and as Deputy Sheriffs for the B.C. Sheriff Services.

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November 18, 2019

Update: Union protests rising violence in B.C. prisons - BCGEU

A handful of correctional officers from the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women grabbed lunch outside the prison on Thursday during a noon-hour rally to draw attention to the ongoing violence in their workplace. Read the full article here   UWU/MoveUP

November 12, 2019

Rally Against Prison Violence – Show your support - BCGEU

When: Thursday, November 14, 2019Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Where: Alouette Correctional Centre for Women: 24800 Alouette Rd, Maple Ridge Members of Component 1 are invited to come out to the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women in support of the continued efforts of your component in the fight for safer working conditions in B.C.'s prisons. Violence towards correctional officers has been on...

October 30, 2019

Local 0111/12/10/06 Executive Nomination Results - BCGEU

The Local 0111/12/10/06 Executive nomination period closed on October 24, 2019. Your Local Executives are:  Chair  Andrew Stevens  1st Vice Chair  VACANT  2nd Vice Chair  Grant Stubley  Recording Secretary  Theo Bolstad  Member-At-Large  Nicholas Straughan  Member-At-Large  James Brown  Member-At-Large  Daljit Bains  Member-At-Large  Ray Campbell  Member-At-Large...

October 28, 2019

BC Auditor General slams BC Sheriff Services’ recruitment and retention plan ...

The BC Auditor General's latest report reveals that BC Sheriff Services (BCSS) does not have an adequate plan in place to recruit, retain and train its staff. The audit was performed due to chronic short staffing of sheriffs in BC's courts, and confirmed your union's ongoing concerns about retention being a critical issue. The report indicated that between 2012 and 2017, the BCSS lost more staf...

October 18, 2019

Local 101 Executive and General Meeting - Oct 2019 - BCGEU

Local 101 - Corrections and Sheriff Services - of the BCGEU will be holding an executive and general meeting on October 29, 2019 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Local Executive Meeting – 5 p.m. General Meeting – 6 p.m. 2994 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC - Auditorium (Please utilize our back parking lot off of Burnside Road – Ring buzzer to be let in)   AGENDA Component: Ongoing issues and updat...

October 17, 2019

Local 107 Executive - BCGEU

Further to the call for nominations, please be advised your local executive is as follows: Local chairperson: Scott Cudney 1st Vice chair: Wayne Williams 2nd Vice chair: Victoria Jackson Treasurer: Brandon Roenitz Recording secretary: Vacant Member-at-large: Mike Swanson Member-at-large: Kyle McVicar Member-at-large (Sheriff's rep): Gordon Dodds Member-at-large (Women's representative): Jadrank...

October 10, 2019

Local 107 - call for nominations - BCGEU

The BCGEU has received nominations for the following vacant positions on the Local 107 Executive: Treasurer Member at Large Member at Large Any further nominations for these positions shall be submitted on the attached form, delivered to the BCGEU office at 1064 Borden Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6A8 or by facsimile at 250-763-9233 or toll-free 1-800-946-0252 no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 13, 2...

October 01, 2019

Component 1 members grieve the loss of longtime friend, fellow officer and un...

It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the sudden loss of one of our members and good friends, CJ Conroy, to cancer this week. CJ was a long-time workplace union activist. He served the membership at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC) as a shop steward for 20 years and as the first vice-chairperson of Local 101 for 15 years. CJ was dedicated to supporting, represen...

September 25, 2019

Nomination open for Vacant Positions for your Local Executive - BCGEU

To All Local 0111/12/10/06 members: Nominations are now open for the following vacant positions on the local executive:   1st Vice Chair - VACANT Member-At-Large (PGYCC ONLY) - VACANT   The term is the remainder of the three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is attached and available from your area office. The nominations will be open from: Wednesday, Se...