NEWS & UPDATES
August 22, 2016
SafeCare BC Education & Training Survey
SafeCare BC is an industry funded safety association that will provide health and safety initiatives for community health and social service workers that work in the private sector.
BCGEU activists and staff have worked collaboratively with SafeCare BC to develop the needs survey below. We encourage you to take a few minutes to answer the survey questions as it will help to identify the educat...
August 18, 2016
Municipal Pension Plan - Fall 2016 Member Seminars
An update from the BC Pension Corporation:
The fall schedule for the Municipal Pension Plan free member seminars is now posted on the mpp.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, Your Pe...
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 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 12, 2016
(SPARC BC) Ratification Meeting Notice
A tentative agreement has been negotiated with your Employer. The Bargaining Committee is conducting a Ratification Meeting on Monday, August 22, 2016 at 5:15 pm in the boardroom at the SPARC offices. You will have the opportunity to hear, review, ask questions and vote on the tentative agreement.
Highlights Include:
1st year – 1% wage increase as on August 1, 2016
2nd year – 1.5% wage inc...
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...
August 03, 2016
Montessori Day Care Bargaining Committee and Survey
Nighat Gondal was acclaimed for the position of bargaining committee member for Montessori Day Care. I want to thank Nighat for stepping forward to represent you during this round of bargaining.
BCGEU members at Montessori Day Care are now invited to complete a short bargaining survey.
This is your opportunity to have a say in the terms and conditions in your collective agreement. Please take...
August 02, 2016
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society Strike Vote Results
Ballots were counted for the strike vote and members voted 96% in favour of strike. We are working with the Employer to confirm a date for mediation, and will continue to update members as soon as information is available.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support.
In Solidarity,
Karen Hazelman
Sharon Jones
Ray Seto
Selena Kongpreecha, Staff Representative – Negotiations
Down...
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,...
July 27, 2016
Election results for Local 304 Member-at-large positions
The Local 304 election is no longer required due to the withdrawal of one candidate's stand for nomination.
Accordingly, we are pleased to announce the following members have been acclaimed in the two member-at-large positions:
Cori Kleisinger
Bryanna Anderson
A member of your local executive will work with stewards and mail contacts to arrange pick-up of the balloting materials.
We would ...
July 27, 2016
Inclusion Parksville Society nominations for shop stewards (2 positions)
Nominations are now open for 2 positons for shop steward at Inclusion Parksville Society.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees and provide information on BCGEU services. Solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distri...
July 27, 2016
Members at Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) Re: Tentativ...
A tentative agreement has been reached with your Employer on July 22, 2016. We will be conducting a ratification meeting at your worksite in the near future where you will have the opportunity to hear, review, ask questions and vote on the tentative agreement.
Highlights Include:
• 1st year – 1% wage increase as on August 1, 2016
2nd year – 1.5% wage increase on April 1, 2017
3...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.