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.
Dear LifeLabs members, With the news of the recent privacy breach breaking in the media, we understand that many of you may be facing increased pressure at work. Whether that comes from being the the day-to-day face of the company or an increased workload due to addressing the breach, our union stands to make sure that your physical and mental health is protected on the job. If you are facing i...
Nominations are now open for the vacant chairperson position on the Local 407 Executive.
Information on the responsibilities of this position is attached.
The deadline for nominations is: January 17, 2020
If there is an election for a position, candidates may submit one page of information (8-1/2 x 11, black and white) for distribution to members with ballots. This must be received by the area ...
Your employer thinks you are paid too much and your collective agreement is too rich.
For the last six months, your bargaining committee has successfully defeated the Employer's attempts to strip your collective agreement and deprive you of decades' worth of hard-won rights. Broadmead also refuses to acknowledge the clear evidence before them: there is an extreme shortage of workers in the heal...
On behalf of members employed by Acciona Infrastructure Maintenance Inc., the BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) is calling on the company to ensure they meet the highway maintenance standards agreed to in their 10-year contract with the provincial government. This follows an incident last week in Cherryville B.C. where a school bus became stuck in a ditch due to snowy road co...
Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2020, and the Union is beginning preparations to conduct negotiations for a renewal agreement. Therefore, a new bargaining committee must be elected to represent all BCGEU members of Royale West Coast LP (Pacifica Retirement Residence). The Union bargaining committee will consist of 3 members, a chairperson will be elected from amongst the ...
WHAT: After issuing a 72-hour strike notice on Friday of last week, 14 members of the BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) employed by Sunshine Valley Child Care are set to strike for one day on Thursday December 19, 2019. The move comes after several months of unsuccessful negotiations for a new collective agreement that will address long-standing issues with substandard wages,...
HEABC has advised bargaining associations that they have amended their Provincial Influenza Policy that previously imposed discipline on employees who didn't mask in patient care areas or receive an influenza vaccination. This means you are no longer subject to discipline for failing to mask if you choose not to receive a vaccination.
However, the policy still states employees have to report th...
We are pleased to advise that after three and a half days of talks, we have reached a tentative agreement for members employed at Alexander Mackie Lodge in Langford which includes the following: First year wage increases range from 9% to 34%; 2% in each of the following two years. A match RRSP with a 2-5% contribution rate, contribution rate is based on years of service. Sick leave entitlemen...
After several months of negotiations, we are pleased to advise we have a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to increase wages for Forensic Services Officers (FSO) working at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.
Previously, the Employer agreed to grant Special Provincial Constable (SPC) Status within the hospital. As such, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Public Safety ...
The Globe and Mail published a story Monday highlighting the chronic understaffing issues at Retirement Concepts seniors' care facilities on Vancouver Island: Care for seniors suffered as Retirement Concepts battled labour shortage with hires not checked for required training
A severe labour shortage at Retirement Concepts has seriously undermined the delivery of care as numerous operational de...
Component 4 Health Services is seeking an equity and diversity representative to sit on the component executive. You would lend your voice at the component level to ensure we address issues of concern to equity members.
The component executive meets four times a year over a period of 2 to 4 days at a time.Once we have names of those interested, there will be an election.All members of Component...
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Dec. 9, 2019BCGEU applauds new agency to make work safer for health care workers The BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) applauds the B.C. government's commitment of $8.5 million over three years to build an independent provincial occupational health and safety agency to address the high rate of injury in the health care sector. "The BCGEU represents thous...
Balloting is now completed and the following members have been elected to represent you in bargaining your collective agreement:
Lorne Cragg – bargaining committee chair
Joe Teixeira – bargaining committee member
Tom Palmer – bargaining committee member
Congratulations to the successful candidates and a special thank you to all nominees for agreeing to let their names stand in this import...
December 6, 1989 was a Wednesday like any other: I spent the day at the childcare centre I worked at surrounded by kids and my colleagues. I found out about the massacre at l'Ecole Polytechnique on the radio while I was driving home that evening.
I was shocked and devastated at the news. Having been raised in a strongly feminist family, the idea that 14 women had been singled out and killed by ...
Yesterday your worksite Union representatives, along BCGEU president Stephanie Smith met with provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix.
We discussed a number of issues with Minister Dix regarding BCGEU members working at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, including the number of serious injuries to our members, staffing levels, program closures, heavy workload, forensic pay and wage issues, parti...
Check out the latest, redesigned issue of The Provincial.
This issue has updates on how our union's work on investing ethically, a number of recent conferences and workshops to strengthen our union, and the guidelines on electoral campaigns for our upcoming Convention 2020.
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The purpose of the worksite visits are to meet members in the worksite; show our appreciation of all of your hard work; hear your stories; and retrieve updated member information.
When: Tuesday, December 03, 2019Time: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pmWhere: George Pearson – Special Events Room
Workers are invited to attend either before or after their shifts, or on their breaks.
In solidarity,
Mahen Ramd...
The purpose of the worksite visits are to meet members in the worksite; show our appreciation of all of your hard work; hear your stories; and retrieve updated member information.
When: Wednesday, December 04, 2019Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pmWhere: Medical Programs Medium Room
Workers are invited to attend either before or after their shifts, or on their breaks.
In solidarity,
Mahen Ramdhar...
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