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February 14, 2017
Local 301 Victoria Cool Aid Society Members Meeting Reminder
COMPONENT: Community Social Services
LOCAL: 301 – Victoria Cool Aid Society Members Only
DATE: Tuesday, February 21, 2017
TIME: 7:00 pm
PLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office (2994 Douglas Street)
Auditorium
** REMINDER **
AGENDA
Please RSVP as soon as possible to Tricia Tringham at tricia.tringham@bcg...
February 10, 2017
BCGEU provides submission to Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Today the BCGEU provided its submission to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly, in response to its regular statutory review of the Representative for Children and Youth Act (SBC, 2006, c. 29).
The Office of the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) provides an essential point of oversight and review for our province’s ch...
February 10, 2017
Shaughnessy Heights Early Learning Centre Society Bargaining Committee
To: All BCGEU Members at Shaughnessy Heights Early Learning Centre Society
Re: Bargaining Committee
We are pleased to announce that the following members have been elected by acclamation as your Bargaining Committee: Indu Chauhan and Annelie Muir.
Your Committee will be convening shortly to review and develop proposals prior to meeting with the Employer.
We will continue to comm...
February 10, 2017
Steward Nominations – Four positions at Mission Association for Community Living
To: All BCGEU Members at Mission Association for Community Living
Re: Steward Nominations – Four positions
Please be advised that there is a vacancy for four stewards to represent members at Mission Association 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, March 13, 2017. ...
February 09, 2017
BCGEU encouraged by Vancouver’s New Investments in Harm Reduction
VANCOUVER –
Yesterday Vancouver City council made important steps in bolstering their response to the fentanyl crisis by releasing the second wave of funding intended to provide support to affected communities.
“We are encouraged by City Council’s focus on providing the necessary relief to the hardest hit communities, and to hear about an additional focus on supporting front line workers.” sa...
February 07, 2017
Tell Us About Your Bad Job
Tell Us About Your Bad Job
Unpaid wages?
Unpaid overtime?
Employer taking your tips?
Unfair firings?
Unfair treatment of workers is all too common in British Columbia.
Few people know their rights, and getting justice from a bad boss can be nearly impossible.
The BC Employment Standards Coalition is campaigning for better employment laws and stronger enforcement for all workers.
Tell yo...
February 07, 2017
0311 Stewards Networking Meeting
COMPONENT: Community Social Services
LOCAL: 0311 Stewards Networking Meeting
DATE: Monday, February 27, 2017
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Diane L Wood Union Centre
Prince George Area Office of the BCGEU
Meeting Room "B - Fraser" (1st floor, closest to the front door)
500 Quebec...
February 06, 2017
Public service benefits change to take effect in April 2017
As you may already know the Province of BC has announced that they will be changing the carrier for employee benefits from Pacific Blue Cross to Great West Life.
As benefit entitlements are set out in our negotiated collective agreement, this change should result in no substantive changes in benefits for members.
The change will take effect in April 2017, and BCGEU’s Public Service Bargaining...
February 06, 2017
Report reaffirms urgent need for B.C. government to transform Aboriginal chil...
Report reaffirms urgent need for B.C. government to transform Aboriginal child welfare system
BURNABY – A report released today by the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY), Bernard Richard, exposed once again the systemic complexity and dysfunction of B.C.’s Aboriginal child welfare system and the urgent need for reform. The report, Broken Promises: Alex’s Story, details the tragic deat...
February 02, 2017
Local 0301 Nominations for 2 Executive Positions
To: All BCGEU Local 301 Members
Re: Nominations for 2 Executive Positions
1 Member-at-Large - one (1) position
1 Young Worker Member-at-Large - one (1) position
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your Area Office.
The deadline for nominations is: Monday, March 6, 2017 by 5:00 pm
Nomination forms...
February 01, 2017
Local 306 meeting - convention
DATE: March 10, 2017
TIME: 6:00 pm
PLACE: Cariboo Area Office
107A North First Avenue, Williams Lake
AGENDA
Agenda items for this meeting are:
CALL for Nominations for CONVENTION DELEGATE ALTERNATES
If you are interested in being an ALTERNATE Delegate to the 50th BCGEU Triennial Constitutional Convention being held June 14-17, 2017, in Vancouver, please complete the attache...
February 01, 2017
Island Crisis Care Society - Nominations for Shop Stewards and OH&S Represent...
Nominations are now open for the following positions.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They represent their co-workers by attending Labour Management meetings. These meetings are held during work hours so that there is no loss of pay to the steward. They also serve as a liaison between the member and the BCGEU Staff...
February 01, 2017
In honour of Baby Mac
On behalf of the more than 72,000 members of the BCGEU, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of BCGEU member Shelley Sheppard, who lost her 15 month old child.
While understandably devastated by the tragedy, Shelley and her family have been outspoken on the need to reform B.C.’s child care system so that no other parent has to experience what they have.
In solidari...
January 31, 2017
Community Social Services - Agreement Made On Amounts Of April 1 Wage Increases
We’re happy to announce that your union bargaining association (the CSSBA) and the employers’ bargaining association (CSSEA) have come to an agreement on the Comparability and Classification Anomaly Wage Increases scheduled for April 1, 2017 in your collective agreement. (Appendix A1 in the General Services and Community Living Services collective agreements and Appendix A2 in the non-delegat...
January 30, 2017
Salvation Army Ocean Crest Ministries Campbell River - Notice of Election of ...
Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2017 and the Union is beginning preparations to conduct negotiations for a renewal agreement. Therefore, a new bargaining committee must be elected to represent all BCGEU members of The Salvation Army Ocean Crest Ministries Campbell River.
Nominations are now open, as follows:
Chairperson of the Bargaining Committee, one position
If ...
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