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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.

NEWS & UPDATES

July 13, 2018

Surrey Pretrial management must act on recommendations from frontline officer...

As violence at correctional centres across B.C. continues to escalate, a recent incident at a Surrey correctional centre demonstrates once again the need for management to take seriously staff concerns over safety, and for WorkSafeBC to better address unsafe working conditions and violence in prisons.  On Tuesday July 10th an attack took place against a correctional supervisor at Surrey Pretria...

June 29, 2018

Local 102 General Membership Meeting - BCGEU

COMPONENT: Corrections & Sheriff Services  LOCAL: 102 General MembershipDATE: July 9, 2018TIME: 6 pmPLACE: 106-1650 Terminal Ave N, Nanaimo in the Departure Bay Room  AGENDA Local related information session Local Q & A – Focus on Component 1 tentative agreement reached  Please note that this meeting does not replace or duplicate the ratification meetings being held by the bargaining ...

June 22, 2018

Public service agreement ratification process under way - BCGEU

Public service agreement ratification process under way UPDATE #7  Now that a tentative agreement for direct government workers has been reached, the ratification process is under way. Here is what you can expect in the coming weeks:Ratification Bulletin:A comprehensive ratification bulletin containing all the proposed changes to the collective agreement is being prepared and will be mailed to...

June 20, 2018

Tentative agreement for Component 1 - BCGEU

Your component negotiating committee met with the employer on the week of April 30 – May 4, 2018. We made significant progress in developing language to ensure Adult Custody escorts are properly staffed for our members' safety and managed to negotiate a fairer way of scheduling Sheriff vacations during primetime. We solidified the status of the Youth Custody uniform committee and obtained impor...

June 20, 2018

Tentative agreement for the Public Service - BCGEU

After five weeks of negotiations, the BCGEU has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the B.C. Government for members working in direct government service. The Public Service Bargaining Committee is recommending that members vote in favour of the agreement. On ratification, all changes to the tentative 18th Public Service Agreement will take effect after the expiry of the current agreem...

June 14, 2018

Abbotsford Courthouse Steward Nomination (One position) - BCGEU

Nominations are now open for one position for a steward at your worksite.The steward is the face of the union at your worksite. Some of the roles of the steward are: To enforce the collective agreement and protect your rights; Act as liaison between the worksite, the local and the area offices; Sign up new members to the union at the worksite; Help you interpret and understand their collective...

June 12, 2018

New Local 103 Executive - June 2018 - BCGEU

Here are the results for the Local 103 Election count: Local Chairperson: Tom Wheatcroft 1st Vice Chair: Edmund Quan 2nd Vice Chair: Nikolay Kogan Treasurer: Franck Furlan Recording Secretary: Danielle Vandervoort Member-at-Large: Paul Dhillon   Clayton Smith   David Iorizzo   Cory Lazarowich   Jerri Basi   Ray Prasad   Adam Spence  The Union would like to thank eve...

June 04, 2018

Nanaimo Court Services - Administation (Local 1202) and Deputy Sheriffs (Loca...

Local Executive Members of 102 and 1202 will be coming to visit BCGEU members at Nanaimo Court House.  The BCGEU will be parking the BCGEU RV at the front of the court house and cooking lunch for all members at the court house.Come on out for some lunch!  Executive members will also be visiting inside the building between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.We know there are concerns and issue...

June 04, 2018

Public service bargaining continues into fifth week - BCGEU

UPDATE #4 The BCGEU is entering the fifth week of public service bargaining with the B.C. Government, following a full month of negotiations that continued late into last weekend.    "All issues are on the table during this round of bargaining," said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. "We worked late into the weekend and we continue to move forward with negotiations on behalf of our members."   N...