NEWS & UPDATES
February 09, 2018
Hard Rock Casino workers vote in favour of strike - BCGEU
Unionized workers at Coquitlam's Hard Rock Casino have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. The more than 400 casino employees, who joined the BC Government and Service Employees' Union in 2016, have been trying to negotiate a first collective agreement since January 2017. Read more.... UWU/MoveUP
February 09, 2018
Elections for Local 2012 Executive - BCGEU
The BCGEU is holding elections for the following position of the local 2012 executive. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them:
Chairperson :
Stuart AbelsCheryl Gilbert
Ballots will be available from your stewards and contacts at the worksite. You may also vote at the area office, (102-4710 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace).
Ballots are due back to the BCGEU Te...
February 08, 2018
Minimum Wage Announcement: Low Wage Workers Need $15 Now, Not in 2021 - BCGEU
Today's announcement by the provincial government that B.C.'s minimum wage will reach $15.20 per hour on June 1, 2021 is disappointing, both to the BCGEU and to the 20 per cent of B.C.'s workers who make less than $15 per hour. We think that the provincial government should take action to reduce poverty and inequality in our province by increasing the minimum wage to $15 immediately, as we stat...
February 08, 2018
BCGEU Welcomes Review of Labour Code - BCGEU
The BCGEU welcomes the provincial government's announcement earlier this week that they have appointed a committee of special advisers to review the provincial labour code. This review is a good first step in the process of restoring fairness to both the labour code and the BC Labour Relations Board.
The code review panel will be consulting with stakeholders around B.C. before reporting back to...
February 07, 2018
Election Results for Local 2012 Executive - BCGEU
The call for nominations for Local 2012 Local Executive closed. We confirm that your new Executive is as follows: Local ChairpersonElection Required 1st Vice Chair:Johnnie Pahl 2nd Vice Chair:Kris Garneau Treasurer:Aaron Bergeron Recording Secretary:Vacant Member at Large:Lesley Winterhalt Member at Large:Vacant Member at Large:Vacant Member at Large:Vacant Member at Large:Vacant Member at Larg...
February 07, 2018
Local 2010- Your new Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations closed on Monday, February 5, 2018 for the Local 2010 Executive.
Please join us in congratulating the following members elected by acclamation for their positions in this three year term of office!
Local 2010 2nd Vice Chair: Mahesh Khadka
Local 2010 Recording Secretary: Amanda Fraser
Local 2010 Member at Large: ...
February 07, 2018
Component 2005 Bargaining Proposals - BCGEU
COMPONENT: ENVIRONMENTAL, TECHNICAL & OPERATIONAL SERVICESLOCAL: 2005DATE: Wednesday, February 28, 2018TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.PLACE: BCGEU Area Office – 158 Oriole Rd (Back Entrance)
Please advise if you plan to attend via conference call by email to George.buis@bcgeu.ca by Feb. 27, 2018
FINAL CALL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL, TEC...
February 07, 2018
Local 2005- Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
1st Vice Chairperson
Recording Secretary
5 Members-at-Large:
one member-at-large position to be filled by a young worker representative (29 years of age and younger)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for n...
February 07, 2018
Elections for Local 2005 Executive - BCGEU
There was a call for nominations for local 2005 executive positions. The results of that call for nominations are:
Chairperson: Election to follow
Gary Horsman
George Buis
Treasurer:
Elizabeth Keam - Acclaimed
1st Vice Chairperson:
Vacant - No nominations received
Recording Secretary:
Vacant - No nominations received
2nd Vice Chairperson:
Rene Pike - Acclaimed
5 Members...
February 07, 2018
Local 2006 Executive Election Results - BCGEU
Please consider this formal notification of the results of the Local 2006 Executive election. James Moe– Chairperson Migs Lovlin –1st Vice Chairperson James Carter – 2nd Vice Chairperson Ryan Robertson – Treasurer Emily Watson– Secretary Brent Ruby – Member-at-large (1) Carmen Hankins – Member-at-Large (2) Randy Mitton – Young Worker Note: The term for these positions is 3 years and will clos...
February 06, 2018
Local 2008 Executive - BCGEU
Please be advised that the following members form the Local 2008 Executive: Chairperson Glen Gibson 1st Vice Chairperson Lloyd Bell 2nd Vice Chairperson Gary Casperson Member-at-Large Thomas Ford Member-at-Large Jerrold Jewsbury Member-at Large Francis Milne Member-at-Large Mathew Rigden The following positi...
February 06, 2018
Hard Rock Casino workers vote to strike - BCGEU
Hard Rock Casino workers vote to strikeAn astounding 99.5% vote in favour of strike actionMembers of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action against their employer this week.In a vote held from February 1-4, over 90% of Hard Rock staff came out and voted 99.5% in favour of taking strik...
February 06, 2018
Local 2011 Local Executive Nomination Results - BCGEU
The nomination process for your Local Executive positions closed on February 2, 2018, and we want to take this opportunity to advise you of the results and congratulate the successful candidates.
Congratulations to Brad Kope (Local Chair), Dylan Tripp (1st Vice President), Brian Goetz, Matthew Parker, and Amy Coulter (Member-At-Large positions), and Stephanie Wilson (Member At Large Young Wor...
February 05, 2018
Elections for Local 2003 Executive - BCGEU
The BCGEU is holding elections for the following positions of the local 2003 executive. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them:
Chairperson (1 position):
Gary Hoffman
Jackie Pierre
Member-at-Large (3 positions):
Aimee Macdonald
Peter Euler
Gary Hoffman
Doug Bramley
Gillian Harrison
1st Vice Chairperson (1 position):
Colette Fauchon
Gary Hoffman
Ballots...
February 05, 2018
B.C.’s liquor stores well positioned under new cannabis retail regulations - ...
The new retail cannabis regulations announced by the B.C. government leaves B.C.'s liquor stores well-positioned to provide safe, secure, reliable access to non-medical cannabis products, the Responsible Marijuana Retail Alliance of BC (RMRABC) said today. While the government chose not to allow the sale of alcohol and cannabis in the same store, because of federal recommendations against co-lo...
February 02, 2018
BCGEU presses budget priorities in letter to B.C. Finance Minister - BCGEU
As the new NDP government prepares to introduce their first full budget on February 20, the BCGEU used the opportunity to restate our union's budget priorities in a letter to B.C.
Finance Minister Carole James:
Dear Minister,
Re Priorities for the upcoming B.C. Budget 2018/2019
Thank you for the opportunity to share our members' observations and priorities in the lead-up to B.C. Budget 2018...
February 01, 2018
Area 07 2018 Free Skate - BCGEU
FREE PUBLIC SKATE
Every year, the Cross Component Committee (CCC) of the BCGEU is pleased to celebrate the BC Family Day with free public skates throughout the Okanagan.
Here are the locations, dates and times for this year:
Sunday, Feb. 11thHassen Memorial Arena3315 Pleasant Valley RdArmstrong3:45pm - 5:45pm
Sunday, Feb. 11thJim Lind Arena2760 Cameron RdWest Kelowna1:30pm – 4:00pm
Monday, Feb....
February 01, 2018
BCGEU remembers Lorraine Logan - BCGEU
On behalf of the members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union I offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Lorraine Logan who passed away on January 23, 2018. An activist through and through, and right up until the end, she was a champion of workers' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights and seniors' rights.
Lorraine Logan grew up in Vancouver. Her family was smal...
January 31, 2018
Read the Winter 2018 issue of The Steward - BCGEU
In this issue, we look at a variety of topics to keep you up-to-date on issues that could affect your workplace, and the members you represent. Topics include the duty to accommodate and how it may arise through discrimination based on disability or family status; the employer's legal duty to protect members from harassment on the employer's social media platforms; the employee's duty to mitiga...
January 26, 2018
BCGEU Submission to Review of Professional Reliance - BCGEU
The government has initiated a review of the professional reliance model in the natural resource sector. The day-to-day work of thousands of BCGEU members is shaped by this regulatory model, and many of our members have raised the alarm about its shortcomings.
In its present form, the professional reliance model effectively lets the "fox guard the henhouse," leading in some cases to the misman...
January 22, 2018
Local 2001 Public Sector Bargaining Proposal Forms - BCGEU
In addition to the call for nominations please find a form for submitting proposals relating to upcoming Public Service collective agreement bargaining. Please use this form if you wish to submit proposal(s) for changes to either the Public Service collective agreement or the Environmental, Technical and Operational Component collective agreement.
Please return the proposal form to Victoria ...