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May 08, 2017
Happy National Nursing Week! - BCGEU
This week – May 8 to 14 – we celebrate National Nursing Week. The BCGEU would like to recognize the valuable work of the nurses we represent in our union.
“I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to all nurses across Canada, and acknowledge them for their dedication, professionalism and the essential role they play in Canada’s health care system,” said Stephanie Smith, BCGEU president.
This y...
May 05, 2017
Have your say! - BCGEU
In March, BCGEU President Stephanie Smith sent a letter to the Board Chair of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) outlining her concerns about the violent working conditions our members are faced with at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.
The letter referenced the 102 Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) inspection reports that have been filed, the 54 WCB orders that have been written in ...
May 05, 2017
Sodexo members at George Pearson Centre Bargaining Questionnaire – We Need yo...
To: All BCGEU Members at Sodexo at George Pearson Centre, Local 403 Re: Bargaining Questionnaire – We Need your Input!
As bargaining committee nominations are now underway, we will soon be preparing proposals that we will present to the Employer. All members are encouraged to take the time to provide input by completing the attached bargaining questionnaire.
Please return the comple...
May 05, 2017
B.C. Election 2017: Horgan speaks out on fentanyl crisis, more must be done -...
With deaths from illicit drug overdoses continuing to climb in the Lower Mainland, NDP Leader John Horgan said Thursday that the B.C. Liberals aren’t doing enough to mitigate the crisis.
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May 04, 2017
BC Employment Standards Coalition releases report: Why BC Employment Standard...
Today the BC Employment Standards Coalition released a powerful report called Workers’ Stories of Exploitation & Abuse: Why BC Employment Standards Need to Change. The report is based on a series of Workers’ Forums the coalition hosted over the past few months in the Lower Mainland and Victoria to give voice to BC workers who have been treated unfairly. The report brings the inadequacies of...
May 04, 2017
Day of Mourning honours lives lost on the job - BCGEU
About 25 people gathered at City Hall Friday afternoon to march in honour of those who lost their lives in the workplace.
The annual Day of Mourning recognizes the need for safe work practices and those who died on the job.
Kurt Langdon, an equipment operator with the city of Fort St. John and local chair for the BCGEU, said he was pleased to see the number of people that came out.
Read more...
May 04, 2017
Membership Meetings & Ratification Vote Process LifeLabs - BCGEU
A tentative agreement was reached on April 13th, 2017 between the BCGEU and LifeLabs. Highlights of the agreement include:
6.5% wage increase over 5 years, retroactive to July 1st, 2016
Increase to the shift differential
Increases in the premiums for 1st Aide Attendants and training allowance
Other language changes to resolve local issues.
The Bargaining Committee is recommending that you...
May 03, 2017
Sodexo - Call for Bargaining Committee Nominations - BCGEU
Your collective agreement is due to expire. In preparation for negotiations, a new bargaining committee must be elected to participate in the bargaining process. Call for nominations for:
One (1) Bargaining Committee Member
One (1) Bargaining Committee Member Alternate
If there are more nominations than positions available, the Union will conduct an election. In order to be nominated, a mem...
May 01, 2017
Members at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital: Stephanie Smith video message - BCGEU
WATCH:
BCGEU President Stephanie Smith has a special message to all BCGEU members working at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Watch it below.
In the meantime, a working group of both staff and elected officials has been established and your union will continue to engage with you and keep you updated. If you have any questions or would like support, please contact one of your OH&S reps or o...
April 28, 2017
Violence continues to escalate at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, workers dema...
BURNABY – The latest in a series of violent incidents occurred at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital (FPH) in Coquitlam Wednesday night in which the RCMP and the Abbotsford Police were needed to restrain a patient threatening staff and other patients. Another near miss, the violent patient brandished a weapon and put 10 other patients and several staff in harm’s way.
BC Government and Service Emplo...
April 27, 2017
Les Leyne: B.C. leaders lie low on legal highs ahead - BCGEU
Campaigning provincial politicians have dozens of changes in mind for B.C., but they are scarcely talking about the major adjustment that’s coming, regardless of who wins the election. For all the competing visions being outlined by provincial leaders, the federal government’s move to legalize marijuana is going to be the single biggest revamp on the social and political scene. It was introduce...
April 26, 2017
BCGEU Equity and Human Rights Conference 2017 - BCGEU
The BCGEU 50th Triennial Convention is taking place June 14 -17, 2017.
As part of convention, the Equity and Human Rights Conference is taking place on June 18 and 19, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel, for members who identify with one or more of four equity groups: workers of colour, workers with disabilities, aboriginal workers and LGBTQI2S workers.
Registered members will be p...
April 25, 2017
Dozens of Aboriginal child welfare workers rally for improved funding for Abo...
BURNABY - About 60 Aboriginal child welfare staff and community members braved the cold and wind on Saturday, April 22 to demand more funding for Aboriginal child and family services. Reporters from both CBC and APTN filmed the colourful event.
Workers and community members of all ages marched along Croydon Drive and stopped outside Minister Stephanie Cadieux’s campaign office to demand improv...
April 25, 2017
Great photos from Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! - BCGEU
We would like to share some photos from last week's Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, as medical lab technologists from across the province celebrated. These specialists are valuable members of BC’s health care team, providing laboratory test results that are vital to the diagnosis and treatment of illness and disease.
BCGEU is proud to represent hundreds of medical laboratory technologis...
April 24, 2017
Parksville Stabbing - BCGEU
Background
On January of 2015, a client with dementia stabbed a community health worker that was attending to his wife in their home. Fortunately for the worker, she reacted quickly by grabbing the knife out of his hand and threw it under the bed where he couldn’t reach it. This prevented further injury to her as she escaped the house. Also fortunately for the worker, the client’s dementia pre...
April 20, 2017
Let’s celebrate our Medical Laboratory Technologists! - BCGEU
Our health system depends on the professional work of thousands of medical laboratory technologists throughout the province. From blood samples to urine tests to tissue biopsies – laboratory medicine is a critical part of sustaining high quality health care, and millions of laboratory tests are performed in Canada every week.
The 2017 observance of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week emphasi...
April 19, 2017
Gordon Clark: Parties need to finally get serious about seniors care - BCGEU
You can hardly open a newspaper or news website these days without finding an article on the difficulties of the sandwich generation — those poor folks simultaneously coping with the needs of children and aging parents. Well, here’s another.
As editorial pages editor, I’ve published dozens of articles over the years on the concerns of the sandwich generation, particularly about the problems of...
April 18, 2017
LifeLabs - TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT REACHED - BCGEU
Date: April 18, 2017
To: All BCGEU Members at LifeLabs
Re: TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT REACHED
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that a tentative deal has been reached for a new collective agreement for members employed at LifeLabs.
The Bargaining Committee is recommending that you vote YES to accept the tentative renewal collective agreement.
Full details of the tenta...
April 13, 2017
Training Day -Labour Code OHS Committee Reps - BCGEU
Did you know you are entitled to annual education leave totaling at least 8 hours? Did you also know your employer is required to support this training without loss of pay or other benefits? The employer must cover the costs of the training and any other reasonable costs to attend the course. If you are unable to take the training yourself, you have the right to assign your 8 hour annual allot...
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