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COMPONENT 3 - COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES

Component 3 includes members who work in community social services.

These caring professionals provide supports, services, and resources to vulnerable families and individuals across the province. They include supporting adults and children with developmental disabilities, women and children fleeing violence, youth-at-risk, child care, community justice services, Aboriginal services, and employment services, among others. With over 12,000 workers in the sector, BCGEU is the largest community social services union in B.C.

NEWS & UPDATES

January 04, 2023

Burnaby Children’s Centre Society Bargaining Survey – We Need Your Input! - B...

Nominations have re-opened to elect your Bargaining Committee in the upcoming round of negotiations with the Employer. Once the bargaining committee is elected, they will meet to review priorities and develop bargaining proposals. To do so, it is important that your Bargaining Committee is aware of what is most important to you and where you want to see changes. Please take the time to fill out...

December 16, 2022

Squamish Helping Hands Society Steward Nominations - BC General Employees' Un...

Steward nominations are now open for one Shop Steward position at Squamish Helping Hands Society. You can find the nomination form posted on your Union Board. Nominations will close at: Midnight on January 16, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact the lower mainland area office at 604.215.1499 or toll free at 1.888.238.0239.   In solidarity, Andrea Duncan, Local 303 ChairpersonMegan C...

December 13, 2022

SPARC Bargaining Update / Tentative Agreement / Ratification Vote - BC Gene...

The Union and Employer have reached a tentative agreement!  A meeting will be held via Zoom at 7:00 pm, Thursday December 15, 2022 to discuss and vote on the tentative agreement. This is an important meeting for all members and you are asked to attend if you can. Please join the Zoom meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84128987512?pwd=TEcrM3Bxd2poaThwUkkra2lRbXpEQT09Meeting ID: 841 2898 7512P...

December 09, 2022

Burnaby Children’s Centre Society - REMINDER: Bargaining Committee nomination...

This is a reminder that nominations are now open for three (3) Bargaining Committee members. Nomination forms must be received by the area office by midnight next Friday, December 16.  In accordance with your collective agreement, bargaining committee members must include a maximum of one member from any one program. If there are more nominations than positions available, or if there is more th...

December 08, 2022

Update on Bargaining Christmas Closure - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

To: All 303 Members at City Hall Childcare SocietyRe: Update on Bargaining Christmas Closure   Your Bargaining Committee is excited to share an update on bargaining. As we await more information from your Employer to reach a tentative agreement that you can be proud of, the parties have come together to negotiate a Letter of Understanding in respect to the 2022 holiday season. The Centre will b...

November 30, 2022

Burnaby Children’s Centre Society - Bargaining Survey – We Need Your Input! -...

Nominations have now opened to elect your Bargaining Committee in the upcoming round of negotiations with the Employer.Once the bargaining committee is elected, they will meet to review priorities and develop bargaining proposals. In order to do so, it is important that your Bargaining Committee is aware of what is most important to you and where you want to see changes.Please take the time to ...

November 29, 2022

An update from your community social services bargaining association - BC Gen...

The nine-union Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) has not been back to the negotiations table since the last update that we shared with you in early November but we wanted to let you know what is happening with the negotiation of your new collective agreement in the Indigenous Services, General Services, and Community Living sub-sectors.As you know, we have been hard at wo...

November 22, 2022

St. James Daycare Society - Bargaining Committee Results and Next Steps - BC ...

To: All BCGEU Members at St. James Daycare Society Re: Bargaining Committee Results and Next Steps   Please join me in congratulating Nafeesa Ali who was elected by acclamation as your new bargaining committee representative! Thank you for stepping up to represent your colleagues in negotiating a renewal of the collective agreement. The bargaining committee will be meeting soon to begin prepari...

November 22, 2022

Reminder Notice of UBC Childcare Services Bargaining Update Member Meeting – ...

Friends,We are writing to invite you to a membership meeting scheduled for 1800 hours, Monday, November 28, 2022, in the Main Office Gym. Discussion Topics1. Bargaining Update: UBC and sector-wide2. Presentation of key priorities3. Discussion of next steps4. Questions and AnswersIn Solidarity, Freyja Sankey, Chairperson, Bargaining CommitteeGail Gordon, Member, Bargaining CommitteeShannon Heigh...

November 21, 2022

Brant Villa Daycare Society- Collective Agreement Ratified - BC General Emplo...

Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that the Brant Villa Day Care Society tentative agreement has been ratified. The vote was 100 % in favour of accepting the agreement. Your bargaining committee thanks you for all of your support throughout the bargaining process.  In solidarity, Branka BozicBargaining Committee Chair Myrna BautistaBargaining Committee Member Jacqueline (Jackie) M...

November 17, 2022

Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services Association (Harbourview Daycare & Neighbourh...

Membership meeting to review bargaining surveys and discussbargaining proposals and priorities At our last membership meeting we discussed getting together to have a further discussion on bargaining proposals. The committee has received a few surveys and we would like to share these results with you in a general way. We also encourage everyone who has not submitted a survey (attached), to pleas...