NEWS & UPDATES
June 29, 2016
Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver: the extent of the problem and realistic s...
Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a study on poverty in Vancouver. The report, Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver, presents sobering details on the increasing levels of poverty in the region. It also dispels an important myth about poverty: that getting a job will help lift a person out of poverty.
Poverty in B.C.’s largest city is increasingly a story of low pa...
June 28, 2016
NUPGE will fight for community services
Delegates to NUPGE's 2016 Convention overwhelmingly adopted a campaign to defend and improve community services for all Canadians. Read more...
June 24, 2016
Montessori Day Care Society - Nominations for one (1) Bargaining Committee M...
The union is preparing for a new round of bargaining at Montessori Day Care Society. We need your help and participation.
The first step is to elect one (1) bargaining committee member and one (1) alternate bargaining committee member.
Nominations are now open for both positions.
In order to be nominated, a member and a nominator must complete the attached nomination form. If more than one b...
June 24, 2016
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society bargaining update
The employer and union bargaining committees have reached impasse at the bargaining table. While the parties were able to agree to a number of housekeeping and language items, we were not able to agree on monetary items. Since the parties cannot reach agreement on their own, the Union now needs a strong strike mandate to seek assistance from a mediator.
Once we receive a strong strike mandate,...
June 24, 2016
L'Ecole Bilingue Kindercare Society Tentative Agreement and Ratification Meeting
The Bargaining Committee reached a tentative agreement with your Employer on June 13, 2016.
The highlights of the tentative agreement are:
• A 4-year term, ending June 30, 2020
• 2% wage increase each year of the agreement
• 2 additional vacation days for members in their first to fourth years of employment
• 3 additional vacation days for members in their fift...
June 24, 2016
Keep Your Cool!
The recent hot weather in our province generated several calls to the BCGEU Occupational Health and Safety department. Members want to know if the employer has the responsibility to protect workers from hot temperatures both indoors and out. The short answer is “YES!”
The Workers Compensation Act Section 115 mandates that employers must ensure the health and safety of all workers working for t...
June 22, 2016
Arcus Community Resources Ltd - Steward Nominations – five positions
Please be advised there are vacancies for five steward positions to represent members at Arcus Community Resources.
Please find attached nomination form. Completed nomination forms are to be returned to the union no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2016. Nomination form(s) may be sent to the Fraser Valley Area Office via fax (604.882.5032) or email ([email protected]) to the attention of M...
June 22, 2016
Mission Daycare Society (Heritage Park) tentative agreement reached
The parties reached a tentative agreement on June 20, 2016. The union's bargaining committee is recommending acceptance of the tentative agreement.
Amanda Johnsen (bargaining committee member) will be conducting a ratification vote at Mission Daycare Society during the week of June 21st. Information and voting packages will be available from Amanda for your review.
If you have any questions, ...
June 20, 2016
BCGEU celebrates the 20th National Aboriginal Day
On June 21, 1996 the federal government declared the first National Aboriginal Day. Since that time, the BCGEU has joined the celebrations and the calls for increased support and recognition of Aboriginal peoples across Canada.
Over the course of those 20 years, Aboriginal peoples in Canada have fought for and won many advancements and reinforcements of their rights – sometimes through govern...
June 20, 2016
BCGEU demands freedom for Iranian trade unionists
In solidarity with the Free Them Now campaign to free jailed workers in Iran, the BCGEU sent two letters demanding the release of Jafar Azimzadeh and other jailed trade union leaders. Click here to read the general solidarity letter, and click here for the the more specific letter.
June 15, 2016
Elections for Local 306 2nd Vice Chairperson
The BCGEU is holding elections for the vacant 2nd Vice Chairperson position on the Local 306 Executive.
Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them:
2nd VICE CHAIRPERSON CANDIDATES:
Susan Means
Laurie Brown
Marianne Halberstadt
Heather Rudyk
NOTE: You may also vote at the Area Office
(107A North First Avenue, Williams Lake)
Ballots are due back to the BCGEU C...
June 15, 2016
Local 302 Union Observers
The union is seeking any stewards from Local 302 that would be interested in training as an Union Observer. The role on a selection panel is to observe whether all candidates are treated in a fair and impartial manner and to report the actions of the panel to the union.
This is an important job. When you sit on the panel you are representing the Union and you should be given the respect that p...
June 13, 2016
Acorn Day Care Society ratification meeting and vote
What: Ratification Meeting
Where: Acorn Day Care
When: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 2:00pm
Your bargaining committee is pleased to say that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer. This agreement includes a 2% wage increase for each of the three years.
We will be holding a ratification meeting to walk you through the changes to the agreement. This meeting will also be your oppo...
June 13, 2016
Love must be greater than hate – Orlando shootings
The BCGEU expresses deep sorrow at the brutal hate crime which occurred in Orlando, Florida this past weekend and sends condolences to the families of the more than 100 innocent people who were killed and seriously injured at the Pulse nightclub on Sunday morning.
Much of the news coverage has focused on allegations of extremist religious motives. But this was not an act of terrorism, although...
June 13, 2016
The Columbia Institute releases a climate change report
The Columbia Institute released a brand-new report today: Top Asks for Climate Action - Ramping Up Low Carbon Communities. You can find it and a summary here.
Local governments have a crucial role to play in combating climate change. Their decisions directly or indirectly impact sixty percent of Canada’s energy consumption and more than fifty percent of GHG emissions. Top Asks pinpoints what l...
June 10, 2016
BCGEU writes Colombian and Canadian governments on repression
In early June, the BCGEU learned that Colombian state security forces used indiscriminate and excessive force against Colombian citizens engaged in peaceful protest. This led to deaths, serious injuries and arrests of citizens taking part in the “National Agrarian, Peasant, Ethnic and Grassroots Mobilization – for Good Living, A structural Agrarian Reform and Dignified Cities – Sowing Hope, Har...
June 06, 2016
Local 304 general meeting
DATE: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: George Heyman Union Organizing Centre
Fraser Valley Area Office
8555 – 198A Street
Langley
AGENDA
1. Classification reports Frank Greenlay (presenter)
2. Upcoming events and training
In solidarity
Tamara Peterson
L304 Chair
Download PDF of notice here.
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June 06, 2016
Local 304 executive meeting
DATE: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
TIME: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: George Heyman Union Organizing Centre
Fraser Valley Area Office – Chehalis Room
8555 – 198A Street
Langley
This meeting is for local executive / table officers only
AGENDA
DINNER: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reports:
1. Steward Tamara Peterson
2. OHS ...
June 06, 2016
Mid-term nominations for local 306 executive positions
Mid-Term Nominations are now open for following positions on the Local 306 Executive:
2nd Vice Chairperson
Young Worker
The term ends 2018.
The deadline for nominations is: July 4, 2016
If there is an election for a position, candidates may submit one page of information (8-1/2 x 11, black and white) for distribution to members with ballots. This must be received within one business ...
June 05, 2016
Gov't needs to do more to address affordable childcare for families: expert
he number of families with two working parents has doubled over the last 40 years, but it seems our government policies are not keeping up with the change. Read more...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.