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COMPONENT 4 - HEALTH SERVICES

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.

 

NEWS & UPDATES

May 07, 2024

Welltower Independent Living (The Dorchester, Parkwood Manor, and Sunwood) - ...

Last week, your bargaining committee exchanged monetary proposals with your employer, Welltower. It didn't go as we hoped.The employer tabled an insulting monetary package, with wages so far below inflation they amount to a real wage cut for workers. As if that's not bad enough, the employer's proposal also failed to offer any improvements to benefits, paid holidays and more.Want to know the mo...

May 07, 2024

SALVATION ARMY VANCOUVER HARBOUR LIGHT BARGAINING UPDATE - BC General Employe...

Friends,As part of our continued commitment to provide timely bargaining updates we are writing to advise that we had a productive four days of bargaining with your Employer last week. We were able to resolve a lot of outstanding issues while obtaining clarity on others. We do not yet have a tentative settlement but are committed to working toward that common goal.We will continue to keep all o...

May 06, 2024

Lifelabs members - LTD survey for bargaining - BC General Employees' Union (B...

As bargaining continues, members are raising concerns about our Long Term Disability (more often known as LTD) premiums. We are bringing forward a proposal to the employer to address the premiums, but we need to know how important this issue is to you.  Please fill out our survey by May 20, 2024 – it just takes 1 minute to complete: Click here to fill out the survey now.  For more bargaining i...

May 01, 2024

HSP Members - Health funding announcement by provincial government - BC Gener...

Today the provincial government announced new initiatives aimed at tackling retention and recruitment issues in the health care sector and expanding health care services to rural or remote communities.  Incentives for workers living and working in rural and remote communities will increase.  The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) will receive another $20 million to fun...

April 30, 2024

Parkwood Manor - BCGEU Steward Election Results - BC General Employees' Union...

Please be advised that Chrisely Enriquez has been duly acclaimed as shop steward.Join us in wishing Chrisely well in their new position.Your current stewards are: Dana Hussey Chrisely Enriquez  Shop stewards receive specialized training from your Union and are available to answer questions about your collective agreement. You have the right to choose the shop steward who represents you. Exerc...

April 30, 2024

BCGEU Lifelabs members - Bargaining talks with LifeLabs are progressing slowl...

Your BCGEU LifeLabs Bargaining Committee met with LifeLabs for four days of negotiations last week, focussed on non-monetary issues. We updated several articles, resolved some minor housekeeping issues, and improved the language for rest and meal periods. Unfortunately, the employer has been resistant to change on many other non-monetary issues, responding dismissively to our proposals on sched...

April 26, 2024

BCGEU Members at Welltower Independent Living (The Dorchester, Parkwood Manor...

Over six challenging days of bargaining from late January through early April, your Welltower Independent Living employers rejected most of your union's substantial non-monetary proposals. They're fighting us on nearly everything – even refusing to agree to things that are already required by law.Your bargaining committee is extremely frustrated and disappointed at your employers' uncooperative...

April 26, 2024

Day of Mourning: Joint statement from Shannon Salter (PSA) and Stephanie Smit...

This message was distributed to all employees of the BC Public Service Agency, including those who are BCGEU members. Every year on April 28, we recognize the National Day of Mourning to remember those who have been injured, become ill or have tragically died in workplace incidents. Not only is this day an important opportunity to honour these individuals, it's also a means of reinforcing the c...

April 26, 2024

All BCGEU Members Covered Under the HSPBA - Call for expression of interest -...

If you are a Member under the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association Agreement (HSPBA), and have a genuine interest and the required skills to provide union support within the Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP), an opportunity exists for you with the BCGEU.The EDMP team is looking to provide the best service possible to our members enrolled in the program and are activel...

April 18, 2024

Major investors with $1.7 trillion AUM demand action from Canada’s largest co...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 18, 2024 Major investors with $1.7 trillion AUM demand action from Canada's largest companies on shareholder rights   (Burnaby, British Columbia) An international coalition of institutional investors and service providers, representing over $1.7 trillion CAD in assets under management and advisory, have signed on to an investor statement calling on Canada's largest co...

April 15, 2024

Lifelabs members - Happy Lab Week! - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

It's Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – and we're celebrating the incredible work you and your co-workers do.It's no exaggeration to say that our modern medical system couldn't function without lab professionals like you. Up to 70% of medical decisions rely on results from lab tests. Delivering accurate and timely results takes a highly skilled and specialized team. We know your work is of...

April 12, 2024

Broadmead Care Society - Collective Agreement has RATIFIED! - BC General Empl...

We are pleased to announce that your collective agreement ratified yesterday. This means that your new collective agreement is effective as of April 11th, 2024. Because the April 1st pay increase came in the middle of a pay period, it will still be effective on April 1st; however, the Employer has confirmed with us that it will be on your next pay period on April 26th, including retro for this ...

April 08, 2024

Petition to improve the safety and quality of BC’s highways - BC General Empl...

BCGEU,Will you sign this petition calling on the provincial government to make changes to B.C.'s highways maintenance program that will improve the quality and safety of our highways? For decades, highways workers maintained the roads as direct provincial government employees. Then in 1987, sweeping changes were made to restructure government and privatize many public services – this included a...

April 08, 2024

The Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC Agreement Reached – Update on the Empl...

这是一份重要通知。请考虑请人为您翻译。 ਇਹ ਇਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤ ੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰ । Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo Friends, We are very pleased to announce that late Wednesday afternoon we reached an agreement on the necessary labour adjustments in response to the Employer’s operational changes. We have scheduled in-person an...

April 04, 2024

Day of Mourning is April 28 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Every year, on April 28, BCGEU members across the province come together to honour and remember co-workers and family members who were injured, made sick or killed because of something that happened at work. It is critical that we all remember those workers and reiterate our commitment to fight for the living to prevent further tragedies. Here are a few ways you can acknowledge Day of Mourning ...

April 03, 2024

Joint Statement: Canada must suspend arms trade with Israel (NUPGE) - BC Gene...

In the wake of recent civilian deaths, today the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) -- our national union -- joined with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to call on the Canadian government to suspend the trade of arms and military equipment with Israel.  Click here to ...

April 02, 2024

2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Congratulations to the 2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners.   The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2024 scholarship recipients in their continuing education. 2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners Scholarship of $2000 for full-time students and $1000 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $90,000 awarded in the total. Winners will be mailed a let...

March 28, 2024

All BCGEU AgeCare Members - Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (...

Your AgeCare Union Bargaining Committee met with your employer last week at the negotiation table. The Union had proposed some significant changes (at the table back in early January 2024) for the Collective Agreement and were anticipating a response from the employer last week. The employer did not provide a response to our monetary proposals last week. We are actively seeking a way forward, t...