NEWS & UPDATES
April 18, 2017
Labour Management Meeting - Island Crisis Care Society - BCGEU
Date: April 18, 2017
To: All BCGEU Members at Island Crisis Care Society
Re: Labour Management Meeting
We are currently setting up a Labour Management meeting with the Employer for May. If you wish to provide input for this meeting, please contact your stewards:
Lindsey Goupil ([email protected])
Sara Knippshild ([email protected])
Leah...
April 13, 2017
Training Day -Labour Code OHS Committee Reps - BCGEU
Did you know you are entitled to annual education leave totaling at least 8 hours? Did you also know your employer is required to support this training without loss of pay or other benefits? The employer must cover the costs of the training and any other reasonable costs to attend the course. If you are unable to take the training yourself, you have the right to assign your 8 hour annual allot...
April 13, 2017
Quesnel Council Talks Marijuana - BCGEU
Quesnel City Council has begun the process of preparing for the legalization of marijuana.
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April 12, 2017
Big unions are big donors to NDP, but amenable to banning their contributions...
(February 2017 Article)
Similar to big corporate donors to the B.C. Liberals, big unions are major contributors to the B.C. NDP.
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April 12, 2017
President Smith supports Sussanne Skidmore for Canadian Labour Congress VP - ...
www.sussanneskidmore.ca
I am pleased and proud to support Sussanne Skidmore's candidacy for the position of Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). Sussanne is an established union leader, who began her social justice and labour activism more than a decade ago as a young worker. This makes her uniquely positioned to help evolve and grow the labour movement during increasingly complex...
April 11, 2017
Bargaining Committee Election at The Salvation Army Ocean Crest Ministries (C...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce Terrie Woods and Deborah Chamberlain have been elected to the vacant bargaining committee positions.
Your committee will be meeting soon to review issues and develop proposals prior to meeting with the Employer.
If you haven't already done so, there is still time to submit your bargaining survey. Surveys were mailed out to all members in Feb...
April 07, 2017
Urgent Action: Forced Displacements in Cali, Colombia Forced Displacements Le...
For over sixty years, the Cauca River in Cali, Colombia has been home to thousands of residents who farm, run businesses and live along its banks (known as el Jarillón). Since October 2016, families in the Venecia Las Vegas neighbourhood of el Jarillón have been forcibly displaced and seen their houses torn down by the municipality of Cali to make way for a tourist walk way and cargo port. Now ...
April 04, 2017
Options Community Services Steward Nominations - 2 Positions - BCGEU
Please be advised that there is a vacancy for two stewards to represent members at Options Community Services.
Please find attached nomination form. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the union no later than 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Please post the notice and nomination forms at your worksite.
Completed forms may be returned via email to [email protected] or via facsimile...
April 04, 2017
Diversecity Community Resources Society Steward Nominations - 2 Positions - B...
Please be advised that there is a vacancy for two stewards to represent members at Diversecity Community Resources Society.
Please find attached nomination form. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the union no later than 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Please post the notice and nomination forms at your worksite.
Completed forms may be returned via email to [email protected] or ...
April 03, 2017
Upcoming meeting - Members at Centaine Support Services - BCGEU
DATE: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
TIME: Drop in Information Sessions at 1:00 pm or 4:00 pm
PLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office (2994 Douglas Street)
** Parking is available around the back of our building on Burnside Road. Look for our new sign! **
AGENDA
Transitioning to the new Employer
Q&A Session
We hope to see you there!
In solidarity
Cheryl Jones, BCGEU Staff Representative
...
April 03, 2017
Media Advisory: Ministry of Children and Family Development workers demand im...
What: Rally to support B.C.’s Children and Youth
Who: Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) workers
When: Tuesday April 4 at 12pm
Where: MLA Sam Sullivan’s Constituency Office, 201-1168 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Why: The B.C. Government has refused to fund and implement several recommendations from Bob Plecas’ review (the Plecas report) of child welfare in B.C. including...
March 31, 2017
The BC Government’s decision to siphon WCB surplus is a short-sighted strate...
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union is disappointed by the short-sighted and dangerous decision by the BC government to siphon the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Accident Fund and gift it to wealthy business owners.
Hundreds of workers are dying every year due to unsafe working conditions. The WCB Accident Fund was created to prevent accidents, train and educate workers and empl...
March 31, 2017
The BCGEU invites members to celebrate the life of John Shields alongside his...
It is with a heavy heart that the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) staff and members learned of the passing of former BCGEU president John Shields on March 24. Shields served seven, two-year terms as BCGEU president between 1984 and 1999. For decades he was a champion of labour rights and his legacy can be found in every workplace in B.C. —in the improved working condition...
March 30, 2017
Report highlights continued government inaction on Aboriginal child protectio...
Report highlights continued government inaction on Aboriginal child protection; agency workers seek solutions at bargaining table
The BCGEU applauds the vital work done by the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) in the report published today, Delegated Aboriginal Agencies: How resourcing affects service delivery. This is the most recent in a succession of investigations going back more...
March 30, 2017
Steward Nominations (two positions) for Members at MSA Society for Community ...
To: All BCGEU Members at MSA Society for Community Living
Re: Steward Nominations – Two positions
Please be advised that there is a vacancy for two stewards to represent members at MSA Society for Community Living.
Please find attached nomination form. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the union no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 1, 2017. Please post the notice and n...
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