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June 03, 2021
All Local 303 BCGEU Members at South Hill Child Care Society - Tentative Agre...
Further to our earlier announcement regarding a tentative agreement being reached between the BCGEU and South Hill Child Care Society. We are pleased to announce electronic voting for this ratification process. On Friday June 4th, you will receive an email with a link to vote online and your unique voting credential. Please participate and vote. This is the only method for casting a ballot. If ...
June 01, 2021
BCGEU Indigenous Advisory Committee statement on discovery at Kamloops Indian...
On behalf of the BCGEU Provincial Executive Indigenous Advisory Committee and all Indigenous members of the BCGEU, we express our deepest condolences to the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, the survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School and the kin of those who never came home. The BCGEU's Indigenous members across the province, including members of the committee, have shared thei...
May 28, 2021
Child Care Month - BCGEU
As May, Child Care Month is wrapped up, we would like to share one final member profile of one of our union's 1,500 child care professionals:
Meet Caroline, an early childhood educator (ECE) who cares for infants and toddlers at a Burnaby child care centre.Caroline loves her work because she says every day is different. "I can see the changes in the children each day as they grow in self-help, ...
May 27, 2021
South Hill Child Care Society - Tentative Agreement Information Session - BCGEU
Further to our earlier announcement, a tentative agreement has been reached between the BCGEU and South Hill Childcare
Members are encouraged to attend a virtual information session by either clicking on the link below or dial in option.
DATE: Thursday June 3, 2021TIME: 6:00 pm
VIA ZOOM: please check email for invitation link
Your Bargaining Committee will be available to review the settlement...
May 26, 2021
World’s top proxy advisory firms back call for greater human rights oversight...
BURNABY– Today, leading global proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) became the third prominent proxy advisory firm to back a human rights shareholder proposal at Thomson Reuters (TSX/NSE: TRI). The shareholder proposal, filed by the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), was filed in response to Thomson Reuters's work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...
May 25, 2021
May 2021 Safety Tip: Making a claim with WorkSafeBC - BCGEU
May 2021 Safety Tip: Making a claim with WorkSafeBCIf you are injured on the job, you should submit a claim to WorkSafeBC. This notice is to guide you through the process and inform you of the supports available to you through our union, the BCGEU.When should I file a claim?Experiencing an injury on the job can be a traumatic experience. You should submit a claim to WorkSafeBC as soon as possib...
May 20, 2021
BCGEU releases Investor Brief calling on Thomson Reuters (TSX, NYSE: TRI) to ...
Ahead of the Thomson Reuters (TSX, NYSE: TRI) annual meeting of shareholders on June 9, 2021 the BCGEU has released an Investor Brief about its shareholder proposal, raising concerns about human rights impacts at the Toronto-based company.
Historically a publishing business, Thomson Reuters's "Change Program" announced in 2021 will transition the company "from a content provider to a content-d...
May 20, 2021
Glass Lewis, influential proxy advisory firm, endorses Thomson Reuters human ...
Leading proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has endorsed a human rights shareholder proposal at Thomson Reuters (TSX, NSE: TRI) in light of the company's work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The proposal was put forward by the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) and is up for consideration at Thomson Reuters's 2021 annual general meeting on June 9, 2021.
Thomson...
May 19, 2021
Public Service Members with ‘on hold’ Classification Appeals - Update and Zo...
Members have expressed concerns about the length of time being taken to reactivate appeals that were placed on hold in the spring of 2020. The hold was due to a backlog of appeals dating back to 2011. At that time, after a period of trying to manage these older appeals as well as those being newly filed, both parties agreed to concentrate on the older appeals out of fairness to the appellants w...
May 18, 2021
South Hill Child Care Society - Tentative agreement - BCGEU
Your BCGEU Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce we have reached a tentative agreement.
Full details about the deal will be provided shortly, along with information about the ratification vote process.
The monetary package includes full retroactivity and many other positive changes to the language. Your Bargaining Committee is recommending acceptance of this agreement and we encourage you...
May 14, 2021
BCGEU president and vice president appointed to B.C. gov’t child care groups ...
Stephanie Smith, BCGEU President and Andrea Duncan, Vice President of the Community Social Services component were appointed to B.C.'s Workforce Group and the Early Learning and Child Care Reference Group, respectively, as part of the provincial government's child care strategy. The Workforce Group-which completed its work in April-was convened to ensure the needs of current and future workers ...
May 13, 2021
SECRETARY LEVEL 3 - Organizing (Temporary) - BCGEU
BCGEU – HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
INTERNAL POSTING
May 13, 2021
POSITION: SECRETARY – ORGANIZING (Temporary)
GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT
A secretary is required to perform secretarial and word processing functions for staff representatives in the Organizing department. Term of assignment is up to 5 months or return of incumbent.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties will include: proces...
May 10, 2021
Steward Election Results - Fort St. John Association for Community Living - B...
Nominations closed May 7, 2021 for election of Stewards at the Fort St. John Association for Community Living.Desiree Babkirk and Charlene Hafner have been elected Stewards the Fort St. John Association for Community Living.Please join us in wishing them well in their new position!In solidarityKathy WeaverStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here.
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