COMPONENT 4 - HEALTH SERVICES

Component 4 includes members who provide health care and related services.

They provide nursing care, personal care, housekeeping, building maintenance, laundry, activities, dietary, security and rehabilitation services at institutional and long-term-care facilities, as well as medical lab and a variety of other services for other employers.

 

NEWS & UPDATES

November 21, 2017

On the National Inquiry into into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and G...

On November 1, 2017 the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls released their interim report, Our Women and Girls are Sacred. As an organization with standing in the Inquiry, the BCGEU has carefully reviewed the 118-page report which clearly demonstrates the enormous scope of the Inquiry. The report includes some very startling statistics – I...

November 20, 2017

­­B.C.’s fastest growing union launches housing affordability plan - BCGEU

­­B.C.'s fastest growing union launches housing affordability plan     Following the launch of a campaign on housing affordability earlier this month, the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) has released a report detailing recommendations on how the province can solve the housing affordability crisis.   The Building an Affordable B.C. report provides recommendations aimed at ta...

November 18, 2017

Human Rights Commission - BCGEU

As you may be aware, the province has been undertaking steps to reinstate the BC Human Rights Commission. The BCGEU is pleased to hear that the provincial government is taking this step and that the province has called on all British Columbians to engage in the process by sharing their thoughts and opinions on what the commission should look like. The BCGEU has developed a submission that bring...

November 17, 2017

Critics say federal government’s moves to curb Canada’s opioid crisis are jus...

Harm-reduction advocates are viewing a host of actions announced by Ottawa this week as an encouraging but modest step in combatting Canada's overdose crisis. Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said on Wednesday that Ottawa would allow initiatives such as drug checking, pilot projects to provide safer alternatives to opioids and a streamlined permission process for provinces to ope...

November 14, 2017

All HCN Revera Lessee (Whitecliff) LP members - Renewal Collective Agreement ...

  Renewal Collective Agreement Ratifies We are pleased to advise that in the vote held on November 8th at the worksite, the members at HCN Revera Lessee (Whitecliff) LP ratified the proposed renewal collective agreement with a vote of 68% in favour of acceptance.   Once the collective agreement has been signed copies will be provided to all members.   I would like to take this opportunity to ...

November 10, 2017

Worksite Visit: George Pearson Centre – Special Guest : BCGEU president Step...

To: All BCGEU Members at VCHA – George Pearson Centre What: Worksite Visit – Special Guest : BCGEU president Stephanie Smith When: Monday, November 20, 2017. Drop in any time between 2pm-4pm Where: Special Events Room, George Pearson Centre   All BCGEU members at VCH George Pearson Centre are invited to a union meeting on Monday, November 20, 2017 between 2pm and 4pm. The meeting will be held...

November 09, 2017

BCGEU out of gate early with public service bargaining conferences - BCGEU

VANCOUVER – The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) is ramping up pre-bargaining efforts by conducting bargaining conferences this week, even though most collective agreements aren't set to expire until 2019. Delegates from across the province gathered in Vancouver to hammer out bargaining priorities for upcoming negotiations, which are expected to take place in the new year. "...

November 09, 2017

BC Coroners Service releases updated illicit drug overdose death stats - BCGEU

More than 1,100 British Columbians have died due to suspected illicit drug overdoses, according to data released today by the BC Coroners Service. Preliminary data indicate there were 80 suspected drug overdose deaths this September, representing a 31% increase from September 2016. The suspected number of illicit drug overdose deaths for the year to date is now 1,103, up from 607 at this time i...

November 08, 2017

Aboriginal Veterans Day - BCGEU

On November 8th we, as Canadians, honor and celebrate the great contributions and sacrifices that Aboriginal peoples have made in defending Canada during times of war. Aboriginal veterans have participated in all major wars since the war of 1812 and enlist in higher proportion than any other group in Canada.  The BCGEU is honored this year to sponsor the luncheon for veterans at the Vancouver A...

November 06, 2017

Bargaining Breaks Off at The Royale Pacifica Resort Retirement Living - BCGEU

Your bargaining committee met with the Employer for four days from October 30th through November 2nd. Agreement was quickly reached on most of the non-monetary proposals. The only non-monetary proposal outstanding is the Employer's proposal to delete the contracting out language from your collective agreement. If the Union was to agree to this deletion it would remove a key element of your empl...

November 02, 2017

Local 407 Meeting - BCGEU

COMPONENT: Health Services LOCAL: 407 DATE: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: BCGEU Kelowna Area Office 1064 Borden Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6A8     AGENDA   1. Triennial convention in Vancouver 2. Pride Day 3. Labour Day picnic 4. Activists Appreciation event in Vernon 5. Kids Halloween party 6. Steward Elections 7. Grievances 8. Upcoming Christmas party 9. Which sites a...

October 31, 2017

Bargaining Committee Elected for HCN Revera Lessee (Whitecliff) LP - BCGEU

TENTATIVE RENEWAL AGREEMENT REACHED I am pleased to advise you that your bargaining committee reached a tentative renewal collective agreement on your behalf after meeting with the Employer on October 24, 26 and 27th. The details of the tentative settlement are attached to this bulletin for your reference. Please review it carefully and bring any questions you have to the ratification vote that...

October 30, 2017

Mediation to Resume for all members at Well Being Services (GSV) Ltd. (Guildf...

MEDIATION TO RESUME   Following you voting and providing the Union with an extremely strong 98% strike mandate, the Employer has requested that we resume mediation at the Labour Relations Board. We have agreed to one additional day of mediation on November 22, 2017. While your bargaining committee is hopeful that we will be able to reach a tentative renewal agreement to bring back for you to vo...

October 27, 2017

You're Invited - Powered by Love: A Grandmothers' Movement to End AIDS in Afr...

BCGEU members are invited to join the Stephen Lewis Foundation for this event at Langara College in November:   The Stephen Lewis Foundation is proud to announce the publication of: Powered by Love: A Grandmothers' Movement to End AIDS in Africa BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!  A SECOND BOOK LAUNCH FOR VANCOUVER – JOIN US! Thursday, November 9, 2017 Event is from 7-9:00 pm Langara College (100 West 4...

October 26, 2017

Report affirms need for B.C. government to increase supports to children and ...

Room for Improvement – a report released today by the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) – makes recommendations for additional funding as well as coordination between the Ministry of Education, school districts, and the Ministry of Children and Family Development to help children and youth in care succeed academically. The report also highlights the need for culturally appropriate sup...

October 23, 2017

Executive Vice President Tour - Revised - BCGEU

  Hello Everyone!   Executive Vice President, James Coccola will be visiting worksites in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Hazelton and Smithers starting at 8:00 am on October 22 as outlined in the schedule below (all times are approximate):   Prince Rupert, Sunday October 22nd, 2017: 1. 8:00 - 10:00 am Crest Motor Hotel 2. 11:15 - 11:35 am BC Liquor Store   Old Hazelton, Monday October 23rd...

October 20, 2017

President's statement on death of correctional officer Kellie Shand - BCGEU

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Kellie Shand, a long-time BCGEU member, who tragically died while on shift as a correctional officer at Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC). This is a terrible tragedy for not only our Corrections and Sheriffs component, but for our entire union. In his 22-year career as a correctional officer, Kellie was a committed and experienced profes...