NEWS & UPDATES
August 11, 2016
Baltic Properties (Cascades Inc.) Elections for Bargaining Committee
Nominations are now closed for the position of Bargaining Committee Chairperson, two bargaining committee members and one alternate bargaining committee member.
Cheri McGowan has been acclaimed as the Bargaining Committee Chairperson.
Elections will be held for the two bargaining committee members and one alternate bargaining committee member.
The members running for election are:
Launa P...
August 10, 2016
Local 406 Strategic Planning, Local Activities, Member Engagement & Future Pr...
Local 406 Executive Members under the Leadership of Local 0406 Chairperson Thomas Christen is working on planning a strategic planning event this fall.
A survey has been developed in order to gather feedback from the members of the executive regarding their thoughts on items such as local activity, member engagement and future priorities for Local 406.
If you have any ideas related to the act...
August 09, 2016
403 Meeting Notice - Tomorrow's meeting cancelled
DATE: Wednesday, September 14, 2016
TIME: Executive Meeting 6:00pm
Local 403 Member Meeting begins at 6:30 pm
PLACE: Lower Mainland Area Office – Musqueam Room
Suite 130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver
(Kitty-corner to Renfrew SkyTrain Station)
PLEASE NOTE THE LOCAL 403 MEETING ON AUGUST 10TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
This meeting has ...
August 08, 2016
Nanaimo Seniors Village Bargaining Committee Elected
The union is pleased to advise that the following three individuals have been elected to sit as members of the BCGEU Nanaimo Seniors Village Bargaining Committee:
Karen Dalton
Nicole Dodd
Randi Halliday
In the event that one or more members of the bargaining committee are unable to attend negotiations, Edith Eggimann will act as 1st Alternate and Ian Scyrup will act as 2nd Alternate resp...
August 05, 2016
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Members - Refuse Unsafe Work
BCGEU members that work at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam continue to face unacceptable levels of violence and risk of serious injury. Our members were directed by the employer to release patients from seclusion rooms in spite of contrary advice by the care team. The patients were secluded due to incidents of violence against other patients and workers. They were still exhibitin...
July 28, 2016
2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training
"2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday August 9th and Wednesday August 10th. This course will be held at the BCGEU area office, 8555 - 198A Street
Langley from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
Roles and responsibilities of employers,...
July 27, 2016
All BCGEU Members at Burquitlam Lions Care Centre, Local 403 Re: Closure
The Union will be on site at your workplace on Wednesday, August 3rd at 11am to assist you with any questions you may have about the closure on August 4th.
The Employer will be mailing an important document to you after Burquitlam closes. This document is a record of your seniority and you will need this if re-employed by an Employer operating under the Health Services and Support, Facilities ...
July 26, 2016
LifeLabs Members - Bargaining Survey – We Need Your Input!
With the election of a new Bargaining Unit Chair and Committee now complete, we need to hear from you on what you would like to see negotiated into your new Collective Agreement.
In order to assist the Committee in prioritizing members' wants and needs, we ask that you spend a few moments filling out the attached Survey Monkey questionnaire - it's quick, easy and confidential. Let the Committe...
July 25, 2016
Nanaimo Seniors Village Bargaining Committee Election
When: Wednesday August 3rd, 2016 between 1 pm -4 pm
Where: The Dover Room at Nanaimo Seniors Village
The Following individuals have agreed to accept their nominations to sit as one of three (3) members of Nanaimo Seniors Village BCGEU Bargaining Committee.
Karen Dalton
Randi Halliday
Edith Eggiman
Nicole Dodd
Ian Scyrup
Because there are more nominees than positions available...
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