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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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October 05, 2018

Union Meets With Attorney General On Key Sheriffs Issues - BCGEU

BCGEU Component 1 representatives met with Attorney General, David Eby, to discuss post-bargaining issues. The issues discussed included the potential of a 40-hour workweek, recruitment & retention, a separate branch for Sheriffs within the Ministry and support for pension improvements.BCGEU Vice President & Component 1 Chairperson, Dean Purdy and BCGEU Director of Negotiations, Doug Dy...

September 18, 2018

UPDATE: Medical Service Plan (MSP) ratification payment - BCGEU

As you will recall, the ratified 18th public service agreement contains a provision for the payment to members of the savings realized from the reduction in MSP premiums. This payment results from Article 25.8 of the current agreement - Legislative Changes. The article states that should a premium paid by the employer for an employee benefit be changed by a legislative change by the Government ...

September 10, 2018

Condolences to Tyler Dare family - BCGEU

The BCGEU's Corrections and Sheriff Services Component 1 executive offer our deepest condolences to the Tyler Dare family, his work family at Ford Mountain Correctional Centre and all the correctional officers who knew Tyler.  Whenever Tyler's name comes up, the first thing his peers and co-workers mention is his love for his young son. Tyler was a correctional officer who left us too soon – an...

September 07, 2018

Pension workshops available for Public Service Pension Plan and Municipal Pen...

Every year the Pension Corporation offers a spring and fall calendar of educational workshops about the Municipal Pension Plan and Public Service Pension Plan. The calendars are now posted on the pension websites (see links below). The College Pension Plan sessions should be posted soon.  Two different workshops are offered: 1) For younger members who want to know more about your plan. 2) For t...

July 27, 2018

Component 1 violence and safety proposal - BCGEU

Following a recent serious assault on a female correctional supervisor two weeks ago at the Surrey Pre-Trial Services Centre (SPSC), Component 1 vice president Dean Purdy, along with Local 104 chair and Component 1 first vice chair met with the SPSC warden to discuss necessary changes to curb violence in provincial jails. This follows a meeting with the Minister of Public Safety & Solicitor...

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...