NEWS & UPDATES
June 15, 2021
Whitecliff - Notice of Strike Vote and Information Meeting - BCGEU
Your bargaining committee met your Employer last week to try to settle your renewal collective agreement. Unfortunately, the Employer refused to recognize how long you have been without a collective agreement and will not make a fair offer for a lump sum payment in lieu of retroactive wages.
Because of wage levelling, your bargaining committee decided not to put forward a wage proposal, and to ...
June 14, 2021
Pre-Bargaining Bulletin #1: Preparations Underway - Burquitlam Senior Housing...
Your bargaining committee has begun preparations for negotiations with the employer to renew the collective agreement. Committee pre-bargaining preparations so far have included:
training in the process, pitfalls and strategy of negotiations;
discussing the previous round of bargaining and outstanding issues;
reviewing the bargaining surveys you completed last year; and
analyzing roughly 80% o...
June 13, 2021
Stephanie Smith re-elected to third term at BCGEU’s first virtual convention ...
Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish Territories)-The BCGEU emerged from its 51st triennial constitutional convention on Saturday, June 12th with a new name, an ambitious agenda for the next three years, and Stephanie Smith acclaimed to lead the union's 82,000 members as president for a third term.
In addition to president, delegates elected five other members of the 2021-2024 executive committee. Treas...
June 13, 2021
Convention 2021 wrap-up – a new executive and a new name. - BCGEU
Our union’s 2021 Constitution Convention has come to a close. Over the course of convention, members passed resolutions determining the direction of our union over the next three years and elected our union’s executive officers for the same period. Be on the lookout for a more thorough wrap up of convention in the next issue of The Provincial magazine.
ElectionsCongratulations to our new BCGEU ...
June 11, 2021
Congratulations to the 2021 BCGEU Scholarship Winners.
Congratulations to the 2021 BCGEU Scholarship Winners.
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2021 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
2021 Scholarship Winners List
(Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay on one of four topics:
The coronavirus pandemic has deemed frontline workers ...
June 11, 2021
Salvation Army Harbour Light - Update on bargaining - BCGEU
Your bargaining committee met with your Employer between June 1-4 last week to renegotiate your collective agreement. We had productive discussions with your Employer on many issues, including beginning discussions on monetary items.
This is an unusual round of bargaining because the public health orders still in place mean that we have been bargaining over Zoom. In this setting, bargaining doe...
June 11, 2021
Burquitlam Senior Housing (L.J. Christmas Manor) Bargaining Survey - We Need ...
Your bargaining committee is now actively preparing for negotiations with the employer to renew the collective agreement. As it has been some time since we surveyed you for your bargaining priorities, we're providing another opportunity for you to let us know what is important to you.Bargaining committee members will distribute printed surveys to you at the worksite. Alternately, you may downlo...
June 11, 2021
Fleetwood Villa - Notice of Ratification Meeting and Vote to Accept Your Rene...
Your bargaining committee would like to invite you to join a ratification meeting on Monday, June 14, drop in between 2:00 – 3:30pm. This will be a chance to ask questions on the tentative agreement and what the next steps will be if you vote to accept or reject the agreement.
The meeting will take place over Zoom due to public health restrictions. This will be your only chance to ask questions...
June 10, 2021
Whitecliff - Bargaining Breaks Off - BCGEU
Your bargaining committee met Revera this week to continue bargaining your collective agreement. After six days of bargaining over the last 5 months, we are still too far apart because your Employer refuses to recognize how long your collective agreement has been expired for. Bargaining broke off after we received the Employer's response to our monetary proposals. We are considering the next s...
June 10, 2021
BC Centre for Disease Control BCGEU 403 Facilities Bargaining Association Mem...
Please be advised that Benedicta Lomboy-Salamatin has been acclaimed for the position of Shop Steward for your worksite.Thank you to all those that participated in the process. Congratulations Benedicta! In solidarity Mahen RamdharryLocal 403 Chairperson/Comp 4 VP Jacqueline (Jackie) McGuire,BCGEU Staff Representative Download PDF of notice here UWU/MoveUP
June 09, 2021
BCGEU to honour Dr. Cindy Blackstock with Spirit of Leadership award at 51st ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 9, 2021BCGEU to honour Dr. Cindy Blackstock with Spirit of Leadership award at 51st conventionBURNABY, B.C. COAST SALISH TERRITORIES – on Thursday, June 10, at the 51st convention of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), Dr. Cindy Blackstock will be honoured with the Spirit of Leadership award, a triennial honour which the union bestows upon an indi...
June 09, 2021
More than 20 per cent of Dollarama shareholders demand human rights risk over...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
One in five shareholders call for human rights probe of outsourcing practices at warehouse and distribution centres
Vancouver - Today, 21 per cent of Dollarama (TSX: DOL) shareholders voted in favour of a proposal asking the company to investigate and report on potential human rights abuses enabled by the use of third-party staffing agencies supplying temporary workers.
Th...
June 09, 2021
70%+ of Independent Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Action on Human Right...
70%+ of Independent Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Action on Human Rights Risks Related to ICE Contracts
The majority of independent shareholders demand human rights due diligence related to contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security
Burnaby - At the Thomson Reuters (NYSE, TSX: TRI) annual general meeting of shareholders held today, 19% of all shareholder...
June 08, 2021
Elim Christian Care Society - Bargaining Committee & Next Steps - BCGEU
We previously had three committee members and then opened nominations for a fourth member of the committee from 'Community Life'. Lisa De Haas has been acclaimed as the fourth committee member.
An updated list of your committee members is below in alphabetical order:
Debra Bickerstaffe
Lisa De Haas (new – community life)
Amrita Mahal
Arlyn Mariano
Your Union will be reaching out to the commit...
June 04, 2021
LifeLabs - Bargaining Bulletin #5 - Update - BCGEU
Thanks to all of you that attended the remote membership meetings we held over the past couple of weeks. Your Bargaining Committee was pleased to have the chance to speak with you directly about the important issues in negotiations. We count on your input to help us make decisions about the language in our collective agreement.
Make sure you continue to receive BCGEU bulletins and correspondenc...
June 04, 2021
Royale Peninsula - Ratification Vote Results BCGEU - BCGEU
Congratulations! Your renewed collective agreement has ratified with 67% of votes in favour of ratification. Most changes to your agreement will come into effect immediately. Two notable changes that will take effect two pay periods after ratification are the increase to shift premiums and your signing bonus.
Next Steps:
We will work with your employer to finalize your renewed collective agreem...
June 03, 2021
B.C. government to provide new funding for health science professional develo...
B.C. government to provide new funding for health science professional developmentWorking in partnership with the government of British Columbia, $3 million in new funding has been secured to support professional development for members covered by the Health Sciences Professional Bargaining Association collective agreement. The funding, provided by the BC Ministry of Health, will allow members ...
June 02, 2021
Royale Peninsula - Reminder to Vote in Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote ...
A reminder that voting on the tentative agreement for your renewed collective agreement will close tomorrow: Thursday, June 3 at 5pm. Ballots containing your unique voter ID and a link to cast your ballot were sent to you on Monday, May 31. If you did not receive a ballot, or if you're experiencing problems voting, please contact [email protected], or Sheila Matthen (Staff Represe...
June 01, 2021
BCGEU Indigenous Advisory Committee statement on discovery at Kamloops Indian...
On behalf of the BCGEU Provincial Executive Indigenous Advisory Committee and all Indigenous members of the BCGEU, we express our deepest condolences to the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, the survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School and the kin of those who never came home. The BCGEU's Indigenous members across the province, including members of the committee, have shared thei...
May 31, 2021
Pre-Bargaining Bulletin #2: Preparations Continue - HCN-Revera Lessees (Parkw...
Your bargaining committees for Parkwood Manor and Sunwood are continuing preparations for negotiations with your employers for your first collective agreements.Your bargaining committees have held two daylong meetings so far--one today and one last week. Work to date has included:
training in the process, pitfalls and strategy of negotiations;
reviewing all survey feedback from members on barg...
May 31, 2021
BCGEU Members at Royale Peninsula - Voting Opens for Second Ratification Vote...
Earlier today, voting opened for a second time on the tentative agreement negotiated by your bargaining committee to renew your collective agreement. You can vote anytime until voting closes on Thursday, June 3 at 5pm. A copy of the ratification document that outlines all the changes can be found here. Please read through this document before voting since you will be voting to accept or reject ...
May 28, 2021
Elim Christian Care Society - Bargaining Committee Nomination from Community...
It was brought to the attention of your union that the outcome of the recent bargaining committee nomination process did not result in a member from Community Life sitting as a bargaining committee member.
The language in your agreement states that "every effort will be made to ensure that a minimum of one member who works in Residential Care and one member who works in Community Life will be s...
May 28, 2021
Vantage Living Inc. - Pre-Bargaining Bulletin #Four: Changes - BCGEU
As you likely know, Vantage has announced the pending sale of all four of its long-term care sites, including the three currently represented by the BCGEU, to AgeCare as of August 1, 2021. This means that those of you working at Brandt's Creek Mews, Monashee Mews and Mount Ida Mews will have AgeCare as your employer in just over two months from now.
Those of you working at Vantage's independent...
May 27, 2021
Update on Bargaining - Salvation Army Harbour Light Detox - BCGEU
Your bargaining committee met your employer for three days in May to bargain your renewed collective agreement. We heard from members that their top priority was security for your jobs and seniority leading up to the merger of the Harbour Light Detox program into the Vancouver Detox program. We had productive discussions with your employer all three days and are working on solutions together. W...
May 26, 2021
All BCGEU Members at LifeLabs working as Laboratory Assistants - Special Meet...
Your Bargaining Committee has scheduled a Special Meeting for all LifeLabs Laboratory Assistants as follows:
Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2021Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Please join the Microsoft Teams meeting here:
Microsoft Teams meetingCheck your email or speak with a member of yourBargaining Committee for meeting participation details.
Please check with your co-workers to make sure they received ...
May 26, 2021
All BCGEU Members at LifeLabs working as Laboratory Assistants - Special Meet...
Your Bargaining Committee has scheduled a Special Meeting for all LifeLabs Laboratory Assistants as follows:
Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2021Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Please join the Microsoft Teams meeting here:
Microsoft Teams meetingCheck your email or speak with a member of yourBargaining Committee for meeting participation details.
Please check with your co-workers to make sure they receive...
May 26, 2021
World’s top proxy advisory firms back call for greater human rights oversight...
BURNABY– Today, leading global proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) became the third prominent proxy advisory firm to back a human rights shareholder proposal at Thomson Reuters (TSX/NSE: TRI). The shareholder proposal, filed by the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), was filed in response to Thomson Reuters's work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...
May 25, 2021
BCGEU Members at Royale Peninsula - Update on your Tentative Agreement and th...
On May 24, your bargaining committee was joined by Component 4 Vice President Mahen Ramdharry to answer questions about the tentative agreement reached with your employer. Following a “No” voting result, we wanted to engage members to find out why you voted no, and what action you’d like to take going forward, including possibly taking a strike vote. We heard from members that main concerns wer...
May 25, 2021
Piccadilly and Cerwydden Seniors Communities - Bargaining breaks down - BCGEU
BackgroundYour bargaining committee returned to the table on May 20, 2021 to try and reach a fair collective agreement on your behalf. Unfortunately, your committee was once again met with an employer who sees their profits as more important than valuing the work you perform for the residents of your facility.In an effort to move towards achieving a fair agreement, your bargaining committee tab...
May 25, 2021
LifeLabs working as LTA/Equipment Specialists - Special Meeting for BCGEU CIC...
Your Bargaining Committee has scheduled a Special Meeting for all LifeLabs CIC/Cardiac/Genetics/Call Centre/Schedulers as follows:
Date: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Please join the Microsoft Teams meeting here:
Microsoft Teams meetingCheck your email or speak with a member of yourBargaining Committee for meeting participation details.
Please check with your co-workers to ma...
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