NEWS & UPDATES
September 24, 2020
Local 412 Executive - BCGEU
Please be advised that:
Marzena Motz has been elected as the First Vice Chair of Local 412 and will be the Acting Local Chairperson until the election process is conducted. Congratulations Marzena!
Local 412 executive members:
Title Position
Chairperson Vacant
1st Vice Chairperson Marzena Motz
2nd Vice Chairperson ...
September 24, 2020
Lynnwood Retirement Residence - Bargaining Committee. - BCGEU
Nominations have closed for bargaining committee at Lynnwood Retirement Residence and the following have been acclaimed and will represent you:
Deborah Saunders
Laura Groom
Kim Vegh
Your committee will be meeting soon to review issues and develop proposals prior to meeting with the employer.We will keep you updated throughout the bargaining process. Bulletins will be sent by email to those me...
September 24, 2020
Members at Slizek Investments Inc - Bargaining Committee Nomination - BCGEU
Nominations are now open again to fill one position as a Bargaining Committee member to represent BCGEU members at all AdvoCare worksites.
This position will be elected through online voting, so please make sure our union has your up-to-date email address by logging into your Member Portal here.
Nomination forms for bargaining committee "Member" are attached. Please fill out the forms complete...
September 10, 2020
Release of Patterson WCB review validates injured workers’ experiences - BCGEU
We want to share how pleased our union and our members are to see the B.C. government's release of the long-awaited review of our workers' compensation system by retired labour lawyer Janet PattersonThe report, released August 26, is not only a victory on the path towards a more worker-centered system but a validation of the lived experience of injured workers in B.C. – including many current a...
September 10, 2020
Sienna-Baltic (Cascades) Inc. - Bargaining update - BCGEU
The bargaining committee has met to start preparing to negotiate a renewal of our collective agreement. We are developing proposals based on the bargaining surveys that we received. Thank you to members for filling out these questionnaires, since they will guide our priorities as we move forward. The committee will be meeting again in the near future to finalize our proposals. We will also...
September 09, 2020
New MOU - Service Seniority Portability for ISM Employees - BCGEU
The BCGEU and NTT DATA (ISM Canada) have signed a service seniority portability MOU for ISM employees: Click here to read the new Memorandum of Understanding regarding Service Seniority Portability for ISM Employees
An earlier bulletin is found here.
UWU/MoveUP
September 09, 2020
Lifelabs - Call for Nominations for Bargaining Committee - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions:
Bargaining Committee Member, five positions
Any BCGEU member working at LifeLabs can be nominated, or nominate a member, within each of five areas.If more than one candidate is nominated in each area, there will be a ballot in that area. Only members working in that area can vote for their representative on the Bargaining Committee. The cand...
September 04, 2020
A Labour Day Message from Stephanie Smith - BCGEU
The future cannot be predicted, but it can be created. So far, 2020 has been a year of upheaval and uncertainty and that has many of us questioning what the future will look like for ourselves, our families, and our society. It's also been a year in which working people have shown time and again that we have the power to create a society that is stronger, safer, and more prosperous through sol...
September 02, 2020
BCGEU: provincial government must release pandemic pay now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 2, 2020 BCGEU: provincial government must release pandemic pay now Burnaby, B.C. – The BCGEU is calling on the provincial government to either immediately distribute the stipend promised under the B.C. COVID-19 Temporary Pandemic Pay (TPP) program or provide a firm date when workers will get the long-awaited funds."Thousands of our members and other workers acros...
August 28, 2020
SLIZEK INVESTMENTS INC. (AdvoCare Health Services) - Bargaining Committee Nom...
The nominations for the vacant bargaining committee position are now closed.
We received one nomination.
Please join me in congratulating Laurie Johnson.
Laurie will join Rick Bowen, the chair, and Marie Hart as your bargaining committee members in representing you at the bargaining table to renew your collective agreement.
The committee will be meeting in the near future to prepare for bargain...