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.
Work Opportunities and Memoranda of Understanding
Your BCGEU representatives on the Joint Labour Management Committee have been working with the Employer to address the many problems that have arisen as a result of Covid-19. We have agreed to a number of interim measures in order to alleviate staffing shortages, poor scheduling and workload issues.There is no shortage of work and the Employer i...
Your bargaining committee met today to finalize proposals and discussion items for bargaining.
We discussed scheduling and the process to fill shifts, workplace health and safety and safeguards for working alone, and how new employees are trained and oriented when they start work. We had in depth discussions to inform our bargaining priorities based on the surveys and feedback you've given to y...
After the close of nominations, Kathy Caldwell has been acclaimed to your bargaining committee. She will join Bargaining Committee Chair Rick Bowen and Bargaining Committee Member Laurie Johnson to represent BCGEU members in bargaining.
Your committee will be meeting in the near future to prepare to bargain the renewal of your collective agreement. Since your agreement covers workers with both ...
To BCGEU members impacted by workplace closure or disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the union would like to let you know about a temporary employment opportunity to work with fellow BCGEU members at LifeLabs, a Canadian laboratory services provider.
LifeLabs is currently hiring temporary Packaging Clerk positions in Surrey, BC, to support the increase in COVID-19 testing across the pro...
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, your bargaining committee met yesterday to discuss proposals and strategy going into bargaining the renewal of your collective agreement.
We had extensive discussions on articles in your agreement, including Scheduling, Hours of Work, and the call-in procedure for filling shifts.
This process has been long, especially because of the delay caused by t...
As the collective agreement with your employer expires on September 30, 2020, we are preparing for the upcoming round of collective bargaining.
The Union needs your help and participation in the preparations for the bargaining process. The first step is to elect a union bargaining committee which will negotiate the new collective agreement with the employer bargaining committee. You will need t...
Nominations are now open for:
Bargaining Committee Member (2 + 1 alternate)
These positions will be elected through online voting so make sure your Union has your current email address by logging into your Member Portal here.
Each nominee may submit one page of biographical information, endorsements, or other campaign information (8 ½ x 11 sheet, black and white). In the event that we receive ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2020
Poll finds majority of British Columbians support phasing out for-profit long-term care
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the deficiencies of for-profit seniors' care and this issue will be top of mind for voters deciding who to support in the provincial election(Burnaby, B.C.) - A new Research Co. poll has found that a significant majority of British Columb...
Please be advised that:
Marzena Motz has been elected as the First Vice Chair of Local 412 and will be the Acting Local Chairperson until the election process is conducted. Congratulations Marzena!
Local 412 executive members:
Title Position
Chairperson Vacant
1st Vice Chairperson Marzena Motz
2nd Vice Chairperson ...
Nominations have closed for bargaining committee at Lynnwood Retirement Residence and the following have been acclaimed and will represent you:
Deborah Saunders
Laura Groom
Kim Vegh
Your committee will be meeting soon to review issues and develop proposals prior to meeting with the employer.We will keep you updated throughout the bargaining process. Bulletins will be sent by email to those me...
Nominations are now open again to fill one position as a Bargaining Committee member to represent BCGEU members at all AdvoCare worksites.
This position will be elected through online voting, so please make sure our union has your up-to-date email address by logging into your Member Portal here.
Nomination forms for bargaining committee "Member" are attached. Please fill out the forms complete...
We want to share how pleased our union and our members are to see the B.C. government's release of the long-awaited review of our workers' compensation system by retired labour lawyer Janet PattersonThe report, released August 26, is not only a victory on the path towards a more worker-centered system but a validation of the lived experience of injured workers in B.C. – including many current a...
The bargaining committee has met to start preparing to negotiate a renewal of our collective agreement. We are developing proposals based on the bargaining surveys that we received. Thank you to members for filling out these questionnaires, since they will guide our priorities as we move forward. The committee will be meeting again in the near future to finalize our proposals. We will also...
The BCGEU and NTT DATA (ISM Canada) have signed a service seniority portability MOU for ISM employees: Click here to read the new Memorandum of Understanding regarding Service Seniority Portability for ISM Employees
An earlier bulletin is found here.
UWU/MoveUP
Nominations are now open for the following positions:
Bargaining Committee Member, five positions
Any BCGEU member working at LifeLabs can be nominated, or nominate a member, within each of five areas.If more than one candidate is nominated in each area, there will be a ballot in that area. Only members working in that area can vote for their representative on the Bargaining Committee. The cand...
The future cannot be predicted, but it can be created. So far, 2020 has been a year of upheaval and uncertainty and that has many of us questioning what the future will look like for ourselves, our families, and our society. It's also been a year in which working people have shown time and again that we have the power to create a society that is stronger, safer, and more prosperous through sol...
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