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.
Did you know the BCGEU is a component of the National Union of Public and General Employees? The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is a family of 11 component and three affiliate unions. The BCGEU is a component of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE). Just like the BCGEU, our national union offers its own scholarships program. There are nine scholarsh...
As one of the members of your bargaining committee has stepped down, we are pleased to announce that Julia Sunderland-Baker, with the next highest number of votes in the recent election, will now join the committee. Your bargaining committee is:
Annie Parohinog, Bargaining Committee Chair (Acclaimed)
Nicole Shaver, Bargaining Committee Member
James Whitehouse, Bargaining Committee Member
Julia...
On behalf of our union's 85,000 members, we would like to offer our most sincere condolences on the tragic death of one of our members, 23-year-old Kiara Agnew.
Kiara's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence while she was on vacation in Mexico last month to celebrate her upcoming birthday.
Kiara worked at Lakeview Credit Union in Dawson Creek and was a BCGEU member for just over a y...
To all members at Pain BC,
Your bargaining committee met the employer on April 3-5 and April 11 to discuss counters on the remaining non-monetary articles. We now have thirteen more articles signed off and have secured the vast majority of the non-monetary articles in your first collective agreement. This is a significant milestone, and we are pleased to have reached this point. Thank you for y...
The City of Vancouver's ongoing forced, mass decampment of unhoused people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) without alternative supportive housing in place is unnecessary and a violation of human rights. Since last week, Vancouver police and city staff have been actively dismantling tents, throwing out belongings and forcibly removing unhoused people from structures along Hastings Street in V...
To: All Local 404 Members at Elim Christian Care Society
Re: Steward Nomination Results
Please be advised that the following members have been acclaimed as stewards at Elim Christian Care Society.
Gina Johnson
Julita Pascua
Shaunna Martin
These stewards join the existing team of Arlyn Mariano.Should you have any questions or concerns at your worksite, please contact the above noted stewards....
As a Union, we fundamentally believe in ensuring our members are aware of their rights. Every employee is unique and has diverse needs in the workplace. Employers have a duty to accommodate employees to the point of undue hardship if the request is linked to a characteristic that is protected by the BC Human Rights Code. Accommodations are changes or modifications to their work that allow peop...
TORONTO and SASKATOON - April 5, 2023
"This is an important day" - shareholder vote at RBC a "turning point" for systemic racism in Canadian financial institutionsMore than 44% of RBC shareholders voted in favour of a proposal filed by SHARE on behalf of the Atkinson Foundation and the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU). The proposal asks Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to commission a third-part...
It's with great sadness that we announce the passing of former cross component treasurer and long time Local 311 executive Robert Keddie on April 1.
Keddie was very active in the B.C. labour movement and his connection with the BCGEU goes back decades. He was a member of local 203 and served on the Component 2 executive. Later, he served as the chair of 311 and on Component 3's executive as th...
To: All BCGEU Members at The Salvation Army – Harbour Light ARCRe: NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BARGAINING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
这是一份重要通知。请考虑请人为您翻译。ਇਹ ਇਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤ ੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰ ।Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
Nominations are now open for the three bargaining committee member positions for The Salvatio...
March 29, 2023For immediate release
BCGEU community social services workers ratify three-year deal
BURNABY – The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) announced today that the 19,000 members of the community social services bargaining unit employed by the Community Social Services Employer's Association (CSSEA) voted 95 per cent to accept the tentative agreement. The B.C...
Your bargaining committee has met multiple times over the last three months and has developed a non-monetary proposal package to present to your employer. We are pleased to advise that we have scheduled the following dates to meet with the employer for negotiations at a common table:April 12th & 13th May 10th & 11thMay 24th & 25th June 13th & 14thAfter eac...
Many of us working in health care and related services face a range of challenges that can impact our mental health. This includes long working hours, high patient volumes, emotionally demanding patient interactions, short staffing, working alone, forced overtime and challenging work environments. The crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of working on the frontlines of response effort...
The BCGEU is pleased to announce that the following Broadmead Care Society members have been elected as your Bargaining Committee:
Annie Parohinog, Bargaining Committee Chair (Acclaimed)
Miguel Cerda, Bargaining Committee Member
Nicole Shaver, Bargaining Committee Member
James Whitehouse, Bargaining Committee Member
Congratulations to the new bargaining committee and thank you to everyone wh...
A Health Science Professionals Sectoral Council was created by the BCGEU back in 2019, to address the specific concerns of the more than 2,700 Health Science Professionals working in BC Health Authorities. We are seeking one delegate each from Locals 401, 406, and 412 who is interested in being part of this Council for a three-year term (2022-2024). Some of the duties of the delegates to this C...
The following person has been acclaimed from local 411 to sit as a delegate on the Health Science Professionals Sectoral Council:
411 – Meaghan Mallough
Congratulations to Meaghan. In solidarity, Michelle McAuleyStaff Representative – NegotiationsDownload PDF of notice here
The bargaining committee is pleased to announce the results of the strike vote taken yesterday. The results were 100% in favour of striking to back contract demands. Thank you for coming out to vote and to let your voice be heard. The bargaining committee will be meeting the employer in mediation meetings on May 4th and 5th 2023. In solidarity Laura GroomKim VeghBargaining CommitteeKevin Haggl...
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