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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February 15, 2018
Local 102 Executive Nomination / Election Results - BCGEU
I am please to update you on the results of the Local 102 Executive Nominations. The outcome of the close of nominations received by the membership has acclaimed the following positions. Please join us in congratulating your Local Executive.
• Local Chair Shane Rush
• Vice Chair (Sheriff Services) Mike Redlick
• Vice Chair (NCC) ...
February 14, 2018
Elections for Local 103 Executive - BCGEU
The BCGEU is holding elections for the following positions of the local 103 executive. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them:
Chairperson:Tom WheatcroftChairperson:Derrick Goodwin Ballots are available from your stewards and contacts at the worksite. You may also vote at the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office at #130 – 2920 Virtual Way in Vancouver.Ballots are ...
February 14, 2018
Public safety minister addresses violence in Oliver jail - BCGEU
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says the Okanagan Correctional Centre is no different than any other prison when it comes to violence and contraband.
The minister was in Oliver today touring the facility with Warden Steve DiCastri when he made himself available to the media for questions.
Read more... UWU/MoveUP
February 14, 2018
‘State-of-the-art’ jail near Oliver can’t escape violence, drugs, weapons - B...
It has been just over one year since the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) near Oliver started accepting inmates, and while it's a state-of-the-art facility, it hasn't escaped traditional jailhouse problems. BC Corrections said there were 94 inmate-on-inmate assaults and eight assaults on jail staff in 2017. Read more... UWU/MoveUP
February 08, 2018
Submitting Bargaining Resolutions for local 101 - BCGEU
This is a reminder that bargaining resolutions have to be submitted to the Victoria Area Office no later than 5:00pm, Monday, February 26.
Resolutions can be submitted by:Fax:250-384-8060 Mail: 2994 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8T 4N4Emailed as an attachment to:[email protected] solidarityDean PurdyLocal 101 ChairJenny EwingStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here
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February 08, 2018
Local 105 Executive Election Results - BCGEU
The nomination period for the local 105 executive closed on February 7, 2018. The following positions have been acclaimed:
Chairperson:Kristina Hayes
Treasurer:Greg Hawgood
1st Vice Chairperson:Mike Watson
Recording Secretary:Mike Cheeseborough
2nd Vice Chairperson:David Davidson – SheriffsMehdi Salem – Corrections Members-at-Large:Vanama EmWill MorrisonFrank MarinoDivree CaputoJordan Planidin...
February 06, 2018
Local 107 Election Results - BCGEU
The call for nominations for the Local 107 Executive closed on February 4, 2018.
We confirm that your new Executive is as follows:
Chairperson
Andrew MacLeod
1st Vice Chairperson
Wayne Williams
2nd Vice Chairperson
Cherisse Saul
Recording Secretary
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Member-at-Large (Sheriff)
Gordon Dodds
Member-at-Large (Young Worker)
Josh Hiltz
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NE...
February 02, 2018
Component 1 Executive meets with Corrections Branch & Senior Provincial Cro...
Concerned members from your Component 1 Executive met with the Corrections Branch as well as senior Provincial Crown Counsel in Victoria. We discussed victim and community impact statements and the need to provide messaging on consistent and harsher sentencing when correctional officers are assaulted on the workplace. This meeting comes on the heels of two brutal staff assaults where one correc...
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
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