NEWS & UPDATES
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...
March 30, 2017
Local 302 Nominations for Alternates to BCGEU Triennial Convention (2 positi...
**CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 50th BCGEU TRIENNIAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION**
of 2 Alternates held June 14-17, 2017, Vancouver.**
Local 302 is entitled to 3 delegates to BCGEU Triennial Convention. The local is seeking nominations for up to 2 Alternates to fill the delegate seat at Convention if for any reason one of the three cannot attend for the Local.
Close of Nominations for Conventi...
March 29, 2017
Bargaining Update & Meeting on Tuesday, May 2 at 1:30PM at Trafalgar - BCGEU
I am the BCGEU Staff Representative who will be working with your bargaining committee on this round of bargaining. Your current collective agreement expires August 31, 2017, so negotiations between your Employer and the BCGEU will begin shortly.
We need your participation with the following:
Electing a bargaining committee (up to 3)
Completing a bargaining survey
We have attached a bar...
March 27, 2017
The BCGEU applauds government building asbestos inventory, a step towards pro...
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union is encouraged by steps the B.C. government is taking to complete a provincial inventory of asbestos in provincial government buildings built before 1990. This is a significant step in ensuring worker safety during construction, maintenance and renovation of government buildings, and an important step ahead of the promised ban on asbestos by the f...
March 27, 2017
Workers at Aboriginal child protection agency seek contract to improve child ...
Workers at Aboriginal child protection agency seek contract to improve child safety
BURNABY – Workers at the Fraser Valley Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (also known as Xyolhemeylh) are seeking a union contract in line with best practices for Aboriginal child welfare services in B.C.
Xyolhemeylh workers want their employer to agree to reducing their caseloads and provide resourc...
March 24, 2017
BCGEU remembers former president John Shields - BCGEU
The BCGEU is saddened by the passing of our former president, John Shields. Shields died today in Victoria at the age of 78.
Shields served seven, two-year terms as BCGEU president between 1984 and 1999.
“It’s a sad day for the BCGEU. John was a great friend to me and so many of us at the BCGEU and within the labour movement nationally,” said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. “He stayed connec...
March 22, 2017
Steward Nominations - Milieu Children & Family Services - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for shop stewards at Milieu Children & Family Services Inc.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees, provide information on BCGEU services and solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distr...
March 22, 2017
Nominations for Shop Steward (1 position) at Milieu Family Services Inc. - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for shop steward at Milieu Family Services Inc.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees, provide information on BCGEU services and solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU info...
March 21, 2017
OHS Courses for Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Vancouver Area - BCGEU
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Wednesday, May 24 and "Investigations" will be held on Thursday, May 25. These courses will be held at the BCGEU Lower Mainland office at #130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
Roles ...
March 21, 2017
OHS Courses for all Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Victoria Area - ...
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Wednesday, May 10 and "Prevention of Workplace Violence" will be held on Thursday, May 11. These courses will be held at the BCGEU office at 2994 Douglas St, Victoria from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
Roles and re...
March 21, 2017
OHS Courses for all Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Victoria A...
"Ergonomics" will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. This course will be held at the Victoria BCGEU office, 2994 Douglas Street, Victoria from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Ergonomics course you will learn:
Requirements of the ergonomics regulation
How to identify ergonomic hazards, to assess the risk factors of tasks and to recommend appropriate solutions
Strategies for implementing an effe...
March 21, 2017
OHS Courses for Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Prince George Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, May 16, "Incident Investigations" on Wednesday, May 17, "Ergonomics" on Thursday, May 18, as well as "Prevention of Workplace Violence" on Thursday, May 18. These courses will be held at the Ramada Inn, 444 George St, Prince George.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of u...
March 21, 2017
OHS Courses for all Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Prince Geo...
"2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, May 16 and Wednesday, May 17, 2017. "Incident Investigations" will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017. These courses will be held at the Ramada Prince George, 444 George Street, Prince George from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work proc...
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