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.
Steward Elections are re-opened for Fraser Health Authority - Burnaby Mental Health.
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920 Virtual Way, Vanco...
Steward Elections are re-opened for Fraser Health Authority – Tri Cities Mental Health.
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920 Virtual Way, Va...
Steward Elections are re-opened for Fraser Health Authority - New Westminster Mental Health.
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920 Virtual Wa...
Steward Elections are re-opened for RainCity Housing & Support Society. Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office: · BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouv...
Steward Elections are re-opened for Pacifica Treatment Centre.
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and close on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 0C4
Fax: 604-215-141...
Steward Elections are re-opened for Fraser Health Authority - Connolly, Cottonwood Cypress Lodges. Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920 Virt...
Steward Elections are re-opened for Fraser Health Authority – Tri Cities Environmental / Public Health. Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - #130 - 2920...
Steward Elections are re-opened for Fraser Health Authority - Burnaby Mental Health (Older Adult Community Mental Health).
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now re-opened and will close at 5:00pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office:
BCGEU Lower Mainland Area O...
The BCGEU created a Health Science Professionals Sectoral Council in the fall of 2019 to address the specific concerns of the 2,400 Health Science Professionals working in BC Health Authorities. The Council has been working diligently together to strategize ways to highlight the unique interests of HSPs and identify labour management concerns.The Council has spent some time reaching out to memb...
The BCGEU Constitution & Bylaws calls for Stewards to be elected every three years following the union’s triennial convention. Steward nominations are now considered open. The attached package has historically gone to worksite stewards and mail contacts only, however, given the number of members that may be working from home due to COVID-19, home support workers who do not have an office to...
Your bargaining committee and employer commenced negotiations to renew the collective agreement on September 20, 2021. Both parties tabled packages of non-monetary proposals and are now in the process of reviewing them.
The parties will meet next on October 27 and 28, 2021 to respond to one another's non-monetary proposals. Once we have considered all non-monetary proposals and reached agreemen...
The BCGEU has created a Health Science Professionals Sectoral Council to address the specific concerns of the 2,200 Health Science Professionals working in BC Health Authorities.
We are seeking one delegate from Local 410/411 who is interested in being part of this Council. As this is a new Council, the terms of reference will need to be developed and agreed to.
Duties of the Delegate will incl...
Congratulations! Your job action on Saturday refusing to work overtime put the employer on notice that you are willing to fight for your collective agreement!
Even though it was difficult to work short staffed, you remained committed to this job action. Your employer's last monetary proposals refused to acknowledge how long your collective agreement has been expired for, and this weekend we pro...
Your bargaining committee met on September 9th and 10th, 2021 to prepare for bargaining with the Employer.
We will be meeting again on October 18th to finalize our bargaining proposal and will then exchange proposals with the Employer on October 19th.
The Employer has cancelled the bargaining dates on November 2nd, 3rd, and 16th. We have November 17th still confirmed and are working with the Em...
Accurate negotiations informationAs we move into the phase of negotiations where job action is possible, it's critical that members have accurate information. Thank you to members who alerted us to inaccuracies in the employer’s latest bulletin to staff – below are some important clarifications. As noted in our committee’s bulletin from last week, the employer rejected our proposal on our last ...
Reminder to all BCGEU members that we will be engaging in job action TOMORROW, Saturday September 18, 2021.
This means that no members will accept or work overtime, except in cases of emergency. This includes any overtime you were already scheduled to work.
If you are directed to work overtime because it is an emergency, report this direction to the bargaining committee immediately and the reas...
In a disappointing move yesterday, in mediation, the Employer walked away from the bargaining table. Your Bargaining Committee had just tabled another counter proposal in great effort to reach a settlement. However, the Mediator returned a message from the Employer that they wouldn't accept it and furthermore: "they were done."
We reported earlier that we have successfully bargained some good...
Applications are now being accepted for funding to support BCGEU members who work under the Health Science Professionals Collective Agreement (HSPBA) and who are pursuing professional development. The continuing funding was negotiated in the 2019 – 2022 collective agreement, with a $400,000 contribution to the fund each year. Under the funding program, eligible expenses are the cost of tuition,...
On Monday we concluded essential service mediation with Revera. This afternoon we filed notice to commence job action on Saturday, September 18 at 4:00pm.
After voting 98% in favour of job action in June, your employer did everything they could to try to run the clock down on our strike mandate. Ultimately, with the help of the Labour Relations Board and a mediator, we were able to force your e...
Today the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) indicated that an order would be issued mandating that vaccination by October 26 is a condition of employment for those working in acute and community care across the province. All health care facilities in the province will be subject to this requirement, including Home Support. We have asked for clarification on the scope of the order given the breadt...
Preparations for the 19th Public Service negotiations are already commencing. Therefore, we are calling for locals to meet and prepare draft proposals and resolutions for submission to their respective components. They are to be forwarded to the Component Executives in order for proposals and resolutions to be vetted and allocated to either the Public Service Main or Component tables. The deadl...
Congratulations! Members have united and overwhelmingly voted in favour of job action. 84% of members who voted, said yes to job action!Next Steps:We will not be giving notice of strike action to your employer yet. Your bargaining committee is ready to go to mediation and use the strong mandate you've given us to try to get a better deal before we engage in any job action. We will be meeting wi...
The Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept 8th was a great success and we were able to connect with over 600 of you. Thank you for participating! Your Bargaining Committee will be returning to mediation with the Employer on Monday, September 13th. We are also in the process of negotiating essential service levels in the event of job action, including picket lines.See attached Job Action FAQ: HERE...
BCGEU provides submission to BC Gov't to help build a long-term economic plan for B.C.
This past June, the B.C. government requested input from business, labour, Indigenous and other stakeholders for the development of our province's long-term, post-pandemic economic plan.
Your union represented the voices of our 82,000 members in the consultative process, which involved Ravi Kahlon, Minister o...
Further to this bulletin sent to members under Health Science Professionals (HSPBA) and this bulletin sent to members under Health Facilities Subsector (FBA) please be advised of the following:
By order of the Provincial Health Officer, proof of vaccination will be required to access indoor organized gatherings including conferences, meetings and workshops. This means that, in order to attend t...
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