NEWS & UPDATES
December 18, 2023
REMINDER: Member-to-Member Site Visit - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Please join members of your Local 401 Executive, who will be hosting Member-to-Member worksite visits at Amica Beechwood Village.
This is an opportunity for members to ask questions and hear about issues and concerns in the workplace.
DATE: December 20, 2023TIME: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.LOCATION: Amica Beechwood Village (Private Dining Room), 2315 Mills Road
In solidarity,
R...
December 15, 2023
New agreement brings wage increases to majority of Facilities members - BC Ge...
Last Friday, the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) reached an important agreement with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) for additional wage increases covering two groups of members in the FBA based on the following wage-rated job classifications:
Workers in the group with the lowest wage-rated classifications – Grids 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21...
December 15, 2023
Election of Sherwood House Bargaining Committee - BC General Employees' Union...
With your collective agreement about to expire, nominations are now open for the positions on the Union’s bargaining committee. Three (3) committee member positions are open (Chair, plus two bargaining committee members). No previous experience in negotiations is required to be a member of the Bargaining Committee, but you must have a signed membership application card on file with the Union in...
December 13, 2023
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Kamloops Area Office - BC General Employees' Union...
BCGEU KAMLOOPS AREA OFFICEINTERNAL POSTINGDecember 13, 2023
POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Kamloops Area Office
GRADE: LEVEL 5 - MoveUP AGREEMENT
WAGE RATE: $34.67 - $37.30 per hour
An Administrative Assistant is required to provide administrative support to the staff representatives in the Kamloops Area Office, located in Kamloops, BC. Term of assignme...
December 11, 2023
Health Facilities Collective Agreement Now Available - BC General Employees' ...
The 2022-2025 Health Facilities Collective Agreement is now available. It can also be found on the BCGEU collective agreements website. In accordance with Article 47 of the collective agreement, a limited number of hard copies will be provided for distribution at worksites once they have been printed. Questions about the content of your collective agreement should be directed to a worksite stew...
December 11, 2023
Members covered under the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association...
Our union is pleased to advise members covered by the HSPBA collective agreement that the application process for reimbursement of professional fees paid in 2023-an item negotiated in the most recent round of HSPBA bargaining-is now open. Many health sciences professionals pay out of pocket for fees required by regulatory bodies or for voluntary membership dues to professional associations that...
December 11, 2023
Members at Cascades Lodge for Sienna-Baltic LTC Common Table - Election of Ba...
This notice is to inform Cascades Lodge members of the results of the bargaining committee election. The following two candidates received most the votes:
Tanya Jones
Kelsey Sukkau
The following received the 3rd most votes and will become the Alternate:
Penny Hinchberger
Thank you to all the candidates for putting their names forward. We will begin the process of bargaining prep in the comi...
December 08, 2023
Carecorp Seniors Services Bargaining Survey - We Need Your Input! - BC Genera...
To prepare to negotiate renewal of the collective agreement, your bargaining committee will need your input on what is important to you.
Please check your email or ask a member of your bargaining committee or another co-worker for a link to the electronic survey. Please complete the survey by Monday, January 1, 2024.
If you know a co-worker who did not receive this email, please forward it to t...
December 07, 2023
Carecorp Seniors Services (Cerwydden and Piccadilly) - Bargaining Committee -...
At the close of nominations, the following members were declared elected by acclamation to the bargaining committee for Carecorp:
Godwin Amega (Piccadilly), Bargaining Committee Chair
Laurie Johnson (Cerwydden), Bargaining Committee Member
Sharon Knapp (Piccadilly), Bargaining Committee Member
Tina Whitney (Cerwydden), Bargaining Committee Member
The assigned staff representative will reach o...
December 06, 2023
Dec 6 National Day of Rememberance and Action on Violence Against Women - BC ...
December 6th marks the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, which occurred on December 6, 1989, in Montreal. The perpetrator, fueled by misogynistic beliefs, took the lives of 14 young women that day. Three decades later, the impact of this horrific act of violence continues to reverberate through the ongoing struggle against gender-based violence. The risk of harassment and vi...
November 29, 2023
Revera Independent Living (The Dorchester, Parkwood Manor and Sunwood) - Pre-...
On November 27th, your bargaining committee for Revera Independent Living (The Dorchester, Parkwood Manor, and Sunwood) met to continue getting ready for negotiations with the Employer. The focus of our work on the 27th was strategic planning led by BCGEU communications officers. This will help us better engage with you in the leadup to and during bargaining. By standing together at all three w...
November 29, 2023
All BCGEU Members at Revera Assisted Living (Fleetwood Villa and Whitecliff) ...
Your common table bargaining committee for Fleetwood Villa and Whitecliff has rescheduled its meetings to prepare for bargaining for December 19 and 20, 2023, and January 16, 2024. Bargaining dates with the employer, which by then will be Cogir, have been scheduled for January 30 and 31, and February 21 and 22, 2024. If you have not completed the bargaining survey, please do so before 5:00 PM o...
November 28, 2023
AgeCare Cariboo Place Williams Lake- Nominations Re-Open for Two Bargaining C...
Call for Nominations
Nominations are re-opening for Cariboo Place (Williams Lake). This will be a 5-day nomination period. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the union staff representative and other elected leaders to help ensure their voices are heard and interests are protected and advanced through the bargaining process.
The bargaining committee has 2 positions open, as follow...
November 28, 2023
Retirement Concepts (Well Being Services Ltd.) - Bargaining update - BC Gener...
Your bargaining committee met with the Employer on October 10th & 11th, November 15th & 16th and November 21st, 22nd & 23rd to continue discussions on all outstanding proposals.We are pleased to let you know that we have completed discussions on everything except the worksite specific appendices. These will contain the existing superior language and any existing or new entitlements ...
November 24, 2023
Sienna-Baltic (Cascades) - Election of Bargaining Committee - BC General Empl...
This notice is to inform Cascades Lodge members that an election is required to determine your next bargaining committee, for the upcoming round of negotiations with your employer.
We have two positions open on the committee and received 5 nominations from the following:
Kelsey Sukkau
Penny Hinchberger
Tanya Jones
Rebecca Taylor
Violet Hall
VOTING PROCEDURE
The ballot will be conducted ele...
November 20, 2023
We Want to See More Trans Elders - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Finch Issues Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance
This past year we've seen a disturbing rise in hate-driven attacks on the transgender community. The BCGEU's solidarity with transgender, gender-diverse workers, and all 2SLGBQTI+ community members is necessary and urgent-it's a lifeline, it's central to our values, and it's important to the wellbeing of our...
November 17, 2023
Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association - UPDATE: Reimbursement f...
Our union continues to make preparations for opening the application process for professional fees reimbursement for 2023 for all eligible Health Science Professionals members. We would like to thank members for their continued patience during this process, particularly as there have been some operational delays. Our staff are close to finalizing the required guidelines, criteria and communica...
November 17, 2023
The Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC - HARBOUR LIGHT ARC BARGAINING UPDATE ...
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
Friends,You will have read the Employer's November 15, 2023 email advising that BC Housing has now approved its emergency shelter budget. As you may recall, the funding uncertainty impacted bargaining for a renewal...
November 15, 2023
Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society - Bargaining Survey – We Need ...
Download Japanese version hereTo prepare to negotiate your first collective agreement, your bargaining committee will need your input on what is important to you.
Please check your email or ask a member of your bargaining committee or another co-worker for a link to the electronic survey. Please complete the survey by Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
If you know a co-worker who did not receive thi...
November 15, 2023
Pre-Bargaining Update #2: Preparations Underway for Revera Independent Living...
Your bargaining committee for the Revera independent living common table met with the staff negotiator on November 8 and 9, 2023, to prepare for bargaining. We covered training in the process and pitfalls of bargaining, reviewed your bargaining survey priorities, reviewed your entire collective agreements, and began preparing proposals for the negotiating table. We will meet again on November 2...
November 15, 2023
Revera Assisted Living (Fleetwood Villa and Whitecliff) - Bargaining Survey –...
To prepare to negotiate renewal of your collective agreement, your bargaining committee needs your input on what is important to you.
Please check your email or ask a member of your bargaining committee or another co-worker for a link to the electronic survey and complete it by November 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM.
If you know a co-worker who did not receive this email, please forward it to them at the...
November 14, 2023
RBC & BMO shareholders herald racial equity audit commitments - BC General Em...
Chartered banks are fourth and fifth to commit to independent assessment after successful shareholder engagement
BURNABY, B.C. | Nov. 14, 2023 – In back-to-back announcements, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) announced commitments to conduct independent racial equity audits, making them the fourth and fifth Canadian chartered banks to do so. These announcements come after ...
November 10, 2023
Broadmead Care - Member-to-Member Site Visits at Rest Haven Lodge, Nigel Hous...
Please join members of your Local 401 Executive, who will be hosting Member-to-Member worksite visits at Rest Haven Lodge, Nigel House, Harriet House, and Veterans Memorial Lodge.
This is an opportunity for members to ask questions and hear about issues and concerns in the workplace and update any changes of members records.
LOCATION
DATE
TIME(s)
Rest Haven Lodge2281 Mills Rd
No...
November 10, 2023
Amica Beechwod Village - Member-to-Member site visit - BC General Employees' ...
Please join members of your Local 401 Executive, who will be hosting Member-to-Member worksite visits at Amica Beechwood Village.This is an opportunity for members to ask questions and hear about issues and concerns in the workplace.DATE: December 20, 2023TIME: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.LOCATION: Amica Beechwood Village (Private Dining Room), 2315 Mills Road In solidarity,Richard Ziem...
November 10, 2023
Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion - Member-to-Member Site Visit - BC General Employee...
Please join members of your Local 401 Executive, who will be hosting Member-to-Member worksite visits at Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion.
This is an opportunity for members to ask questions and hear about issues and concerns in the workplace.
DATE: November 20, 2023
TIME: 1-4 p.m.
LOCATION: Kiwanis Pavilion (Library), 3034 Cedar Hill Rd
In solidarity,
Richard Ziemianski, Chairperson, Local 401Stacey...
November 09, 2023
Members at Valleyhaven Retirement Community - Steward Nominations - BC Gener...
Nominations are now open for three (3) steward positions at Valleyhaven Retirement Living. New stewards are trained by the Union. If you wish to know more about the roles and responsibilities of stewards, please contact our office.
The deadline for nominations is 5:00 pm, Thursday, November 30, 2023.
The nomination form (attached) must be used. The deadline for submission to the area office ...
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