NEWS & UPDATES
June 17, 2020
Local 2007 Executive Results - BCGEU
Thank you to the members who put their names forward to fill the vacant positions on the local 2007 executive. The call for nominations closed on June 15, 2020. An election was not required and the following members have been acclaimed to the positions below:
Local chairperson: Lorraine Robinson
Member at large: Isaac Gilbert
In accordance to the Provincial Executive Policy Reference Manual, C...
June 15, 2020
Message From President Stephanie Smith - BCGEU
The last several months have been indescribable in so many ways...but the last few weeks have been absolutely devastating. Like many of you, two weeks ago my social media feeds were completely filled with the video of the senseless murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Mr. Floyd is not alone-Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, the list goes on and seems to grow by the day-but Mr. Floyd has b...
June 05, 2020
Hazard Alert: Hand sanitizer at worksites - BCGEU
Hazard Alert: Hand sanitizer at worksitesYou are receiving this hazard alert as an OHS representative of BCGEU members. Please inform your colleagues of the following information. Due to supply issues, some manufacturers of hand sanitizer are substituting food-grade ethanol with technical-grade ethanol – which contains toxicological properties including carcinogenicity and should NOT be used on...
June 02, 2020
Nominations for Local 2005 Executive Vacancies - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following vacant position on the local 2005 executive:
1st Vice Chairperson
Recording Secretary
4 Member-at-Large positionsone member-at-large position to be filled by a young worker representative (29 years of age and younger)
The term is the remainder of a three-year term (TBD). Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is ava...
May 28, 2020
Glass Lewis endorses shareholder motion questioning Thomson Reuters’s (NYSE, ...
Burnaby – One of the world's leading independent proxy advisory firms, Glass Lewis, has recommended that Thomson Reuters (NYSE, TSX: TRI) shareholders vote FOR a proposal filed by the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU). The proposal calls on the Thomson Reuters board to produce a human rights report that addresses the impacts of contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforceme...
May 27, 2020
Eligibility for premium pay for BCGEU members in the B.C. public service - BCGEU
Eligibility for premium pay for BCGEU members in the B.C. public service
We have received messages from our membership asking why they were excluded from the premium pay offering. We are also disappointed more sectors were not included and rest assured, we're continuing to speak to the government about expanding it. We are not able to answer some of the questions we've received because we don...