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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

September 27, 2023

RainCity Employees have the Right to Refuse Overtime - BC General Employees' ...

More and more workers have been reporting to their shop stewards that they are being forced to work overtime. The collective agreement states that: Article 16.8 – Right to Refuse OvertimeWhen an employee is requested to work overtime on a scheduled workday or on a scheduled day off, the employee may decline to work such overtime. Only in cases of emergency may an employee be required to work ov...

September 26, 2023

AgeCare members - Nominations Now Open for Bargaining Committee - BC General ...

Call for NominationsNominations are now open for a bargaining committee to negotiate renewal of the collective agreement with AgeCare at; Brandt's Creek Mews (Kelowna), Monashee Mews (Lumby), Mount Ida Mews (Salmon Arm), Cariboo Place (Williams Lake). Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the union staff representative and other elected leaders to help ensure their voices are heard ...

September 21, 2023

HSP Stewards - Nominations for One Paid HSP Shop Steward Position - BC Genera...

Nominations are now open for one paid Health Science Professional shop steward for 3 days a week until March 31, 2025. This position was secured during the last round of bargaining and is Employer paid.Duties include: Providing support and advice to other Health Science Professional members. Attending grievance meetings, respectful workplace investigations meetings and hearings Assisting the C...

September 18, 2023

BCGEU Strongly Denounces Hate-Fueled Anti-Trans Attacks - BC General Employee...

Many of you will have heard about rallies planned across the country this week which look to further anti-trans hate speech. The B.C General Employees' Union (BCGEU) vehemently condemns the upcoming wave of hate rallies slated to occur under the misleading banner of #1millionmarch4children on September 20. These rallies represent an alarming assault on the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Our families, chi...

September 15, 2023

Nominations Open for Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society Bargaining ...

Call for Nominations Nominations are now open for a bargaining committee to work with the staff negotiator on a first collective agreement with the employer. Elected bargaining committees help ensure members' voices are heard and their interests protected and advanced through the bargaining process.The bargaining committee has positions for three members. The committee members will select one o...

September 15, 2023

Broadmead Care Society - Current List of Worksite Stewards - BC General Emplo...

Below is a list of all Shop Stewards at Broadmead Care Society: Cristy Ang Jason Baker Sean Ford Donald Hambley Habiba Hassan  Preet Johal Tina LaChance Annie Parohinog Nicole Shaver Julia Sunderland-Baker James Whitehouse Jerry Bandarlipe In solidarity,Stacey CampbellStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here  UWU/MoveUP

September 13, 2023

New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently nee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2023New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently needed to address housing crisis BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) today released Evaluating Prospects for Vacancy Control Policy in B.C.'s Housing Affordability Crisis, a comprehensive assessment of vacancy control policy (where re...

September 07, 2023

Local 403 - Pain BC Society - Steward Election Results - BC General Employees...

The Union is pleased to announce that Tristen Wybou (Local 403) has been elected as a Steward at your worksite, Pain BC Society. If you have any questions regarding workplace issues or your new Collective Agreement, please feel free to contact your steward. In solidarity, Mahen RamdharryLocal 403 Chairperson and Component 4 Vice President Katie GravestockStaff RepresentativeDownload a PDF of th...

September 07, 2023

Local 404 Members at Rosemary Heights - Work Site Visit - September 10th at 9...

Your Local 404 Chairperson, Roshni Singh will be conducting a worksite visit on September 10th from 9:30am to 11:30am. We will be in the Lunchroom at Rosemary Heights located at 15240 34th Avenue, Surrey.Please come by to say "Hello." We look forward to seeing you all then. Receive a Union orientation if you have not had one Fill out a membership card and verify your contact information Raise ...

September 01, 2023

Local 0411 - Dawson Creek Health Unit - Worksite Visits - BC General Employee...

Mahen Ramdharry, Component 4 Vice President, and Tennille Penner, BCGEU Staff Representative, will be visiting BCGEU members on the below noted date.Friday, September 8, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pmDawson Creek Health Unit, Multipurpose Room1001 110 Ave, Dawson Creek We will be touring the worksite to speak to members and update membership lists.We look forward to meeting with you and hearing your st...

September 01, 2023

Lifelabs - Bargaining Committee Nominations - BC General Employees' Union (BC...

To: All BCGEU Members at Life Labs Re: Bargaining Committee Nominations  Nominations are now open for the following positions: Bargaining Committee Member, six positions Any BCGEU member working at LifeLabs can be nominated, or nominate a member, for each of the 6 positions, provided they work in that area.If more than one candidate is nominated for a position, there will be a ballot in that a...

September 01, 2023

C4 - Lifelabs members - Bargaining Committee nominations - BC General Employe...

Nominations are now open for the following positions:  Bargaining Committee Member, six positions Any BCGEU member working at LifeLabs can be nominated, or nominate a member, for each of the 6 positions, provided they work in that area.If more than one candidate is nominated for a position, there will be a ballot in that area. Only members working in that area can vote for their representative...

September 01, 2023

L404 - The Royal Peninsula - Work Site Visit - BC General Employees' Union (B...

To: Local 404 BCGEU Members at The Royale Peninsula Re: Work Site Visit - September 3rd at 9:30am Where: Staff RoomYour Local 404 Chairperson, Roshni Singh will be conducting a worksite visit on September 3rd from 9:30am to 11:00am. We will be in the Staff Room at The Royale Peninsula at 2088 152nd Street, Surrey.Please come by to say "Hello." We look forward to seeing you all then. Receive a ...

August 31, 2023

Harbour Light ARC Bargaining Salvation Army: Member meetings scheduled for Th...

    Friends,As promised, we have attached to this bulletin the Minutes of Settlement and amended wage grid showing the new 5.5% negotiated wage rates. The increase is effective as of April 1 of this year which means that everyone will receive retroactive pay back to April 1, 2023. The Employer has committed to paying those monies no later than October 19, 2023. The new wage rates will be imple...

August 31, 2023

Enhanced Stewards Training for Local 403 Shop Stewards - BC General Employees...

TO: All BCGEU Local 403 Stewards RE: Enhanced Stewards Training for Local 403 Shop Stewards DATE: Thursday, September 28, 2023TIME: 900 am – 4:30 pm PLACE: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office 130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver Hello 403 Stewards!Please join us for a full day of education and networking with other Stewards in Local 403. When: Thursday, September 28, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Where: B...

August 24, 2023

Emergency relief fund available for BCGEU members - BC General Employees' Uni...

These are unprecedented, difficult times. After weeks of the worst wildfire season yet, officials have declared a state of emergency and put in place evacuation orders for thousands of people in the Kelowna, West Kelowna and Shuswap areas.We have many members living in the Okanagan area and other impacted regions of B.C. Our thoughts are with you and your families at this time.As one of B.C.'s ...

August 23, 2023

Local 403 - General Meeting - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

COMPONENT: 4 – Health ServicesLOCAL: 403DATE: Thursday, September 7, 2023TIME: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmPLACE: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office or via ZoomOn behalf of the Local 403 Executive, you are invited to attend the Local 403 meeting on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 5:30 pm. The meeting will be in-person at the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office, but you are also welcome to participate via Zoom (...

August 21, 2023

Members at The Salvation Army Harbour Light ARC - Bargaining Update

Friends,Our deep appreciation and gratitude for completing both surveys in such significant numbers, to those departments who took the time to submit additional information and, to all of you who attended the meetings hosted by a member of the Contract Action Team (CAT). It is clear that the priority for the majority of members is wages closely followed by benefit improvements.Your bargaining c...

August 21, 2023

Members at Broadmead Care Society - Bargaining UPDATE - BC General Employees'...

Your bargaining committee met with your employer for two days last week to start our bargaining of your collective agreement. We began with housekeeping and non-monetary proposals, and for the most part, these conversations were productive, and we were able to sign off on quite a few proposals. We will be meeting together as a committee to discuss and review proposals again on August 31, and me...

August 18, 2023

Members covered under the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association...

BCGEU is pleased to advise members covered by the HSPBA collective agreement that the application process for funding to cover health science professional fees for 2023 – negotiated in the recent round of HSPBA bargaining – will be opening later in the Fall. We are currently in the process of setting the criteria and developing the application process. Once completed, we will send out another b...