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
January 26, 2018
BC Corrections officer attacked by inmate amid calls for better safety for gu...
Another B.C. Corrections officer has been violently attacked by an inmate in the second incident this month. The latest incident took place last Saturday evening at the North Fraser Pre-trial Center in Port Coquitlam. Read more... UWU/MoveUP
January 23, 2018
Local 1004 Election Results - BCGEU
The following members were acclaimed:
Chair
Rory Smith
First Vice Chair
Darren Feltren
Second Vice Chair
vacant
Treasurer
Keith Szaloki
Recording Secretary
Chris Todd
Member-at-large
Rob Isbister
Member-at-large
Kevin Araki
Member-at-large
vacant
Member-at-large: Young Worker
vacant
Congratulations to the Executive.
Download PDF of notice here.
UWU/MoveUP
January 23, 2018
L101 Local Executive Announcement - BCGEU
Further to our call for nominations for Local 101 Executive, we are pleased to announce that the following members have been acclaimed:
Dean Purdy, Chairperson
Trace Bilawchuk, First-Vice Chairperson
Nick Robinson, Second-Vice Chairperson
Gord Brighton, Recording Secretary
Michelle Webster, Women's Representative
Duncan McAndrew, Member at Large, Sheriff's
James Klein, Member at Large, Open
Er...
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 [email protected] 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
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
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...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.