NEWS & UPDATES
February 08, 2018
Minimum Wage Announcement: Low Wage Workers Need $15 Now, Not in 2021 - BCGEU
Today's announcement by the provincial government that B.C.'s minimum wage will reach $15.20 per hour on June 1, 2021 is disappointing, both to the BCGEU and to the 20 per cent of B.C.'s workers who make less than $15 per hour. We think that the provincial government should take action to reduce poverty and inequality in our province by increasing the minimum wage to $15 immediately, as we stat...
February 08, 2018
Tentative Agreement Ratifies for members at Well Being Services (GSV) Ltd. (G...
I am pleased to advise you that the members at Guildford Seniors Village voted to ratify the renewal collective agreement with a vote of 98% in favour of acceptance. The next steps are for a draft collective agreement to be produced and proofed by the bargaining committee, union and the employer. Once the parties agree that the draft is accurate the employer will process your wage increases and...
February 08, 2018
Local 402 Well-Being Seniors' Village (CVSV) Ltd - Union Meeting - BCGEU
Meeting Place: BW Westerly, Courtenay Date: March 14, 2018 Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Re: Union Bargaining Committee Call for Nominations and Bargaining Committee Elections
The Parties' collective agreement is approaching expiry and therefore the BCGEU is moving forward this notice with the appropriate nomination forms attached to it for your use. A meeting has been set to close nominations and t...
February 08, 2018
Election Results For Local 412 Executive - BCGEU
The call for nominations for Local 412 Local Executive closed. We confirm that your new Executive is as follows:
Local ChairpersonChristine Fuller
1st Vice Chair:Keeley Dancey
2nd Vice Chair:Lana Roy
Treasurer:Tracy Garcia
Recording Secretary:Bobbi Burrus
Member at Large:Emily Boot
Member at Large:Micheala Dodds
Member at Large (Young Worker):Sydnee Powers
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February 08, 2018
Local 401 Meeting Notice - BCGEU
TO: 401 Facilities Agreement Members & Health Science Professionals MembersDATE: Thursday, March 1, 2018TIME: 6:00 pmPLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office 2994 Douglas St 1st floor Auditorium
This is a meeting to nominate and elect members who would like to become delegates for the Facilities Agreement and Health Sciences Professionals Agreement Bargaining C...
February 08, 2018
BCGEU Welcomes Review of Labour Code - BCGEU
The BCGEU welcomes the provincial government's announcement earlier this week that they have appointed a committee of special advisers to review the provincial labour code. This review is a good first step in the process of restoring fairness to both the labour code and the BC Labour Relations Board.
The code review panel will be consulting with stakeholders around B.C. before reporting back to...
February 07, 2018
Elections for Local 405 Executive - BCGEU
The nomination period for the local 405 executive closed on February 5, 2018. The following positions have been acclaimed:
Chairperson:Clare Audet
Treasurer:Vacant - No nominations received
1st Vice Chairperson:Vacant - No nominations received
Recording Secretary:Vacant - No nominations received
2nd Vice Chairperson:Joan Reiswig
4 Members-at-Large:Josie Froste3 Vacant
1 Member-at-Large Youn...
February 07, 2018
Members at Well-Being Services (CVSV) Ltd - BARGAINING QUESTIONNAIRE - BCGEU
Your collective agreement will expire on April 30, 2018 and the Union is preparing for the upcoming bargaining. The election of your bargaining committee is underway and your bargaining committee needs your input to set priorities to take to the bargaining table. Members are being asked to fill out the enclosed bargaining questionnaire now and return it by March 7, 2018 to provide input and dir...
February 06, 2018
B.C. VIEWS: Who will care for frail elderly? - BCGEU
The B.C. NDP government has taken its first significant step to close the wide and persistent gap between the reality of basic support for seniors in residential care and the province's target. Officially, that target is an average 3.36 hours of personal care per patient, per day. In practical terms, that means getting two baths a week instead of one, or being escorted with a walker to the dini...
February 06, 2018
Hard Rock Casino workers vote to strike - BCGEU
Hard Rock Casino workers vote to strikeAn astounding 99.5% vote in favour of strike actionMembers of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action against their employer this week.In a vote held from February 1-4, over 90% of Hard Rock staff came out and voted 99.5% in favour of taking strik...
February 06, 2018
Bargaining Update for Well Being Services White Rock Seniors Village Members ...
Your committee has met to review issues and develop bargaining proposals. Collective agreement negotiations with the Employer are scheduled to begin February 8 and 9. Your committee has worked hard to represent a broad range of issues and we are looking forward to securing a fair and reasonable deal. Please continue to check your union bulletin board for bargaining updates. To ensure you receiv...
February 06, 2018
Local 0411-10 Local Executive Nomination Results - BCGEU
The nomination process for your Local Executive positions closed on February 2, 2018, and we want to take this opportunity to advise you of the results and congratulate the successful candidates.
Congratulations to Sherry Ogasawara (Local Chair), Kathy Pereira (Local 1st Vice Chair).Your Executive with the results are as follows:
Chair
Sherry Ogasawara
1st Vice Chair
Kathy Pereira
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February 05, 2018
B.C.’s liquor stores well positioned under new cannabis retail regulations - ...
The new retail cannabis regulations announced by the B.C. government leaves B.C.'s liquor stores well-positioned to provide safe, secure, reliable access to non-medical cannabis products, the Responsible Marijuana Retail Alliance of BC (RMRABC) said today. While the government chose not to allow the sale of alcohol and cannabis in the same store, because of federal recommendations against co-lo...
February 02, 2018
Province’s seniors are still not receiving minimum care hours - BCGEU
British Columbia's Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, released her annual Residential Care Facilities Quick Facts Directory this week, providing information about the almost 300 publicly subsidized residential care facilities in the province.
Perhaps the most alarming finding in the report is that 85 per cent of B.C.'s residential-care homes fail to meet the government's own minimum staffing ...
February 02, 2018
BCGEU presses budget priorities in letter to B.C. Finance Minister - BCGEU
As the new NDP government prepares to introduce their first full budget on February 20, the BCGEU used the opportunity to restate our union's budget priorities in a letter to B.C.
Finance Minister Carole James:
Dear Minister,
Re Priorities for the upcoming B.C. Budget 2018/2019
Thank you for the opportunity to share our members' observations and priorities in the lead-up to B.C. Budget 2018...