NEWS & UPDATES
January 04, 2018
Local 301 Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations (form attached) are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson (1)
First Vice-Chairperson (1)
Second Vice-Chairperson (1)
Treasurer (1)
Recorder (1)
Member at Large (3)
Member at Large – Equity (1)
Young Worker (1)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The dead...
January 03, 2018
Local 304Nominations for Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations will be open starting January 5, 2018 and not before for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
2nd Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member at Large (6 positions)
Young Worker Member at Large (1 position)(eligible candidates must be 29 years of age or younger)
Equity Worker Member at Large (1 position) (must self-identify with...
January 03, 2018
To ISM employees: We are fighting for your jobs - BCGEU
Dear ISM Employees,
I would like to start this letter by saying "Happy New Year," but, I know that you received news last week that makes this a difficult start to the year.
Like you, we are concerned that ISM was not the successful proponent in securing the RFP with the health authorities. As soon as we heard the news we started making calls to get more information and be able to fight for you...
January 02, 2018
Local 309 Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
On January 11, 2018, nominations open for the following positions on the Local Executive:
Chair
1st Vice Chair
2nd Vice Chair
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member at Large
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: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
If there is an election for a positi...
January 02, 2018
Nomination for Vacant Positions for Local 0312 Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chair 1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair Treasurer Recording Secretary Member-At-Large (1 Position) Member-At-Large (Young Worker) Member-At-Large (Equity) 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: 5:00 p...
January 02, 2018
Nomination for Vacant Positions for Local 0310 Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chair
1st Vice Chair
2nd Vice Chair
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member-At-Large (3 Positions)
Member-At-Large (Equity Delegate)
Member-At-Large (Young Worker)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for nomination...
December 22, 2017
Professional Reliance Review Will Protect Workers - BCGEU
The BC government has initiated a review of the professional reliance model in the natural resource sector. Many BCGEU members' day-to-day is shaped by this regulatory model.
The professional reliance model effectively lets the "fox guard the henhouse," leading – in some cases - to the mismanagement of our resources and harm to the environment. Combined with deep staff and funding cuts to respo...
December 21, 2017
Island Crisis Care Society Ratification Results - BCGEU
On behalf of the Bargaining Committee, I am pleased to advise that members voted unanimously in favour of the Tentative Agreement reached between the parties on December 4, 2017. I have received information from the Employer that the new rates of pay negotiated will commence on December 24, 2017. They have further advised me that they aim to have the retroactive monies paid out on the last cheq...
December 20, 2017
BCGEU members land $20 million contract to refit B.C. ferry - BCGEU
BC Government & Service Employees' Union workers employed at Esquimalt Drydock Company will begin work on a B.C. Ferries contract worth $20 million to refit the Northern Sea Wolf. The 17-year-old vessel will accommodate approximately 3,500 passengers and 1,200 vehicles each year on a route between Port Hardy and Bella Coola.
Members at Esquimalt Drydock have extensive experience in ship rep...
December 19, 2017
Thanking and Recognizing the Public Servants who Keep our Communities Safe ...
This year's fire season is far behind us and while recent winter storms have made many in the province forget about this summer's devastation, many communities are still working to rebuild what was lost in the fire.
As we see the devastation that fires are currently causing across California and as we look back at the lessons learned over the summer, the BCGEU would like to thank and recognize...