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2019 BCGEU scholarship winners announced - BCGEU
Congratulations to the 2019 BCGEU Scholarship Winners. The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2019 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
(Winners will receive a letter in the mail with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
2019 Scholarship Winners List
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay on one of three topics:
How can unions lead the way on climate chang...
REGISTER NOW FOR 2020 CLC WINTER SCHOOL - BCGEU
Course listings and registration for the Canadian Labour Congress Winter School (January 12 to February 14, 2020) at Harrison Hot Springs is now available.
Active union members are encouraged to apply online. Applications will be forwarded to your Component executive to make their selections on who will attend the school. Not all courses are pre-approved by your Component. For example, courses ...
October 17, 2019
Local 303 Members at Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society - Collect...
The ratification ballot has been counted and your bargaining committee is pleased to report that the membership have voted 100 per cent in favour of the new agreement.
The bargaining committee would like to thank you for your participation and strong support during this important process.
In solidarity,
Your bargaining committee:
Maria Segovia Quiroz, bargaining committee memberPreston Stimson,...
October 17, 2019
Local 303 Members at YMCA Child Care Centres - Bargaining Committee Members a...
Please be advised that the following members have been acclaimed to the union bargaining committee:
Caroline Kent
Swinder Sandher
Jodi Woods
A copy of the bargaining survey is attached. Please complete the bargaining survey and return to your steward or one of the bargaining committee members.
In the coming weeks, the union bargaining committee will meet to review your bargaining surveys and ...
October 15, 2019
Local 306 Quesnel - member-to-member worksite visits - BCGEU
Please be advised that Local 306 Chairperson, Linda Rowley, Local 306 Member-at-Large, Lynn Parkes, and Local 0306 Young Worker Michelle Ingram will be conducting worksite visits on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Local 306 worksites listed below:
QCLA – Racing Road – 8:00 am – 8:20 am464 Racing Road
QCLA – Lewis House – 9:00 am – 9:20 am658 Doherty Drive
Quesnel Community Living...
October 15, 2019
Local 306 Williams Lake - M2M 2019 – member-to-member worksite visits - BCGEU
Please be advised that Local 306 Chairperson, Linda Rowley, Local 306 Member-at-Large, Dallas Ingram, and Local 0306 Young Worker Michelle Ingram will be conducting worksite visits on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Local 306 worksites listed below:
Williams Lake Association for Community Living8:00 am – 8:30 am & 3:00 pm to 3:30 pmEagle Group Home128 Eagle Crescent
Williams Lake Asso...
October 11, 2019
Records Manager - administrative representative (temporary) - BCGEU
RECORDS MANAGER
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE
(Temporary) INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING October 11, 2019
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union requires a temporary administrative representative to work in the File Registry Department section of the Administration Department. Term of the assignment is up to 16 months or to return of incumbent. Effective date to be the week of November 11,...
October 10, 2019
SARA for Women Society - worksite stewards - BCGEU
Please be advised that the following members have been acclaimed as Stewards at your worksite.
Kristi Devlin
Cheri Newman
Katrina Timmermans
Deborah Jordan
Dasha Ivanenko
Sarah McCormack
Shawna McCormack
Cheyenne Waskewitch
Congratulations to everyone and thank you to all who participated in the process.
In solidarity
Heather Turner Staff Representative Tamara PetersonLocal Chair, 304
Downloa...
October 09, 2019
BC Federation of Labour calls for boycott on four Vancouver hotels in support...
On Tuesday, B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) president Stephanie Smith announced a $3-million interest-free loan to support striking hotel workers Read the full article here UWU/MoveUP
October 08, 2019
BCGEU supports historic UNITE HERE Local 40 strike with $3 million loan - BCGEU
VANCOUVER-Today Stephanie Smith, president of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), and a group of BCGEU members, joined UNITE HERE Local 40 members on the picket line at the Westin Bayshore to announce that the BCGEU-one of BC's largest and fastest growing unions-is supporting the strike with a $3 million interest-free loan.In September more than 1,200 UNITE HERE Local 40 m...
October 07, 2019
Ferry workers of Francois Lake, Arrow Lake and Adams Lake invited back to neg...
On Tuesday, October 8, members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working on the Francois Lake, Arrow Lake and Adams Lake ferries will resume bargaining with the ferries' operators-WaterBridge Ferries and Waterbridge Equipment.
The entity that owns both WaterBridge Ferries and Waterbridge Equipment has invited the union back to the bargaining table to present a proposal o...
October 07, 2019
BCGEU announces financial support for UNITE HERE Local 40 members’ historic s...
VANCOUVER-In September UNITE HERE Local 40 members initiated their first strike at downtown Vancouver hotels in 20 years as part of their ongoing fight with their employers-the Hyatt, the Westin Bayshore, the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, and the Pinnacle-for collective agreements that would provide safety, stability and fair compensation.
Since the beginning of the strike UNITE HERE Local 40's pic...
October 04, 2019
Local 304 Members at Salvation Army - Gateway of Hope - Nominations for Stewa...
Nominations are now open for 2 stewards at Salvation Army – Gateway of Hope.
New stewards are trained by the union.
If you wish to know more about the roles and responsibilities of the steward, please contact Tamara Peterson, Local 304 Chair at 778-836-8991.
The deadline for nominations is November 4, 2019 by 5 p.m.
The nomination form (attached) must be used. The deadline for submission is to...
October 04, 2019
Local 310 Members - Election results for your Local Executive - BCGEU
The nominations closed for your Local Executive positions on October 3, 2019.
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming your new Treasurer.
Chair Melody Carleton
1st Vice Chair Pat Taylor
2nd Vice Chair Ann Gauvreau
Treasurer Rashi Khatri
Recording Secretary VACANT
Member-at Large (1) VACANT
Mem...
October 03, 2019
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society - Tentative agreement reached ...
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement was reached on Thursday, October 3, 2019.
Highlights of the agreement are:
Four-year deal
3% general wage increase, retroactive to December 1, 2018 (applicable to all employees on staff effective date of ratification)
3% general wage increase effective December 1, 2019
3% general wage increase effective December 1, 202...
October 03, 2019
Ferry workers support Kootenay Lake community rally to save inland ferry serv...
October 3, 2019
BCGEU members working on the Kootenay Lake ferry will support a community rally to raise awareness for the unsustainability of the inland ferry service.
The "Unity Sailing & Rally" will take place on Friday, October 4 at 3 p.m. at the Kootenay Bay ferry landing. The organizers' goal, according to a media release posted on Facebook, is to "take a stand for a safe, reliable, s...
October 03, 2019
Local 0310 Chairperson Worksite Visits - BCGEU
Melody Carleton, Local 0310 Chairperson, Ann Gauvreau, Local 0310 2nd Vice Chairperson, Pamela Pye, Component 3 1st Vice Chairperson along with Kathy Weaver, Staff Representative, will be visiting members of Local 0310 on the dates noted below.
They will be touring the worksites to speak to the members and to update membership lists as well as discuss vacancies on the Occupational Health and Sa...
October 03, 2019
Local 310 Nomination for Member at Large and Recording Secretary - BCGEU
Interest for the vacant positions of Member at Large and Recording Secretary, of the Local 0310 Executive have been received, therefore nominations for these positions are now open.
Local 0310 Member at Large
Local 0310 Recording Secretary
Nomination forms are attached and may be copied.
The term is until 2020. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each Local Executive positio...
October 03, 2019
Local 310 - Election results for your Local Executive - BCGEU
The nominations closed for your Local Executive positions on September 27, 2019.
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming your new Member at Large Equity Worker Representative!
Chair Melody Carleton
1st Vice Chair Pat Taylor
2nd Vice Chair Ann Gauvreau
Treasurer VACANT
Recording Secretary ...
October 02, 2019
La Société de Les Enfants Michif - Steward nominations – Three positions - BCGEU
Please be advised that there are vacancies for three stewards to represent members at La Société de les Enfants Michif.
Please find attached nomination form. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the union no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2019.
New stewards are trained by the union.
If more than three members are interested in becoming a steward, the union will conduct ...
October 02, 2019
Happy Community Living month- new report and resources! - BCGEU
Dear friends,October is Community Living Month in BC. It is a time for us to celebrate inclusion and to recognize all of you that work so hard to ensure that the people that you serve have support for independence, learning and opportunities to participate in ourcommunities. Workers in the community living sector are some of the most dedicated, caring professionals that I have ever worked along...
October 01, 2019
Component 1 members grieve the loss of longtime friend, fellow officer and un...
It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the sudden loss of one of our members and good friends, CJ Conroy, to cancer this week.
CJ was a long-time workplace union activist. He served the membership at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC) as a shop steward for 20 years and as the first vice-chairperson of Local 101 for 15 years. CJ was dedicated to supporting, represen...