NEWS & UPDATES
August 18, 2016
Public Service Pension Plan - Fall 2016 Member Seminars
An update from the BC Pension Corporation:
The fall schedule for the Public Service Pension Plan free member seminars is now posted on the pspp.pensionsbc.ca website with seminars offered across BC.
Seminars
Your Pension, Your Future
It is important for new and mid-career employees to know how decisions made today can affect your retirement pension in the years to come. In this seminar, Y...
August 17, 2016
Local 2010 Executive Meeting
DATE: Thursday, September 15, 2016
TIME: 5:30PM
PLACE: BCGEU Peace River Area Office
10251 100th Street
Fort St. John
ALL 2010 MEMBER ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE
AGENDA
• Upcoming Executive Election
• News and updates from Component
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August 17, 2016
BC Wildfire Services - only interim direction to staff Re: ETO average hours...
Sisters and Brothers
As you may recall, the Employer issued an "interim direction to staff" early in the fire season. The union did not agree that the direction met the terms of the Collective Agreement. Therefore, we filed a grievance. We met with BC Wildfire Services (BCWS) on August 9th to assist in modification of the noted document. The new document, which will be released shortly, is en...
August 16, 2016
Local 2011 Meeting
DATE: Thursday, September 8, 2016
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: Diane L Wood Union Centre,
Prince George Area Office of the BCGEU
500 Quebec St, Prince George
AGENDA
Everyone welcome to attend – if you are in the outlying areas, please see note below to find out how to join via conference call.
Local Update
Component Update
Resolutions ...
August 16, 2016
OH&S Committee Changes
Improving the Effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety Committees
Public hearings have been scheduled by Worksafe BC on proposed regulatory changes, including proposed changes to joint health and safety committees.
New sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation related to joint committees are:
3.26, Rights and Responsibilities, evaluation for joint committees
3.2...
August 05, 2016
Call for Nominations for vacant Local 2002 Executive position
Nominations are now open for following position which is vacant on the Local 102 Executive:
Recording Secretary
The role of the Recording Secretary is as follows:
records minutes of all local meetings;
sends copies of minutes to the president and treasurer within 15 days;
prepares and files all correspondence;
reports all correspondence at local meetings;
receives written reports ...
August 05, 2016
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Members - Refuse Unsafe Work
BCGEU members that work at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam continue to face unacceptable levels of violence and risk of serious injury. Our members were directed by the employer to release patients from seclusion rooms in spite of contrary advice by the care team. The patients were secluded due to incidents of violence against other patients and workers. They were still exhibitin...
July 28, 2016
2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training
"2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday August 9th and Wednesday August 10th. This course will be held at the BCGEU area office, 8555 - 198A Street
Langley from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
Roles and responsibilities of employers,...
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