NEWS & UPDATES
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Fraser Valley ...
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, April 25 and Wednesday, April 26, 2017 and "Mitigating Workplace Violence" will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017. These courses will be held at the Fraser Valley BCGEU office, 8555 ? 198A Avenue, Langley from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsa...
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Castlegar Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20, 2017. This course will be held at the Prestige Lakeside Resort, 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
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,...
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Vancouver Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12, 2017. This course will be held at the Lower Mainland BCGEU office, #130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
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 emplo...
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Castlegar Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 and "Incident Investigations" will be held on Wednesday, April 26th, 2017. These courses will be held at the BCGEU office at 2316 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislatio...
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Fraser Valley Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 and "Prevention of Workplace Violence" will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. These courses will be held at the BCGEU office at 8555 – 198A Street, Langley from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislati...
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Terrace Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 and "Incident Investigations" will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. These courses will be held at the BCGEU office at 102-4710 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
...
February 23, 2017
OHS Courses for Labour Code OHS Committee Members in the Cranbrook Area
"Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 and "Incident Investigations" will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. These courses will be held at the BCGEU office at 46 – 7th Avenue South, Cranbrook from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS legislation
...
February 21, 2017
BC Budget 2017 Response
BCGEU president gives a first-look response to the BC 2017 budget, from the budget lockup at the Victoria Convention Centre.
February 21, 2017
Budget 2017 does little to address public service deficit
The B.C. government’s election year budget sees modest increases in select public services, but does little to address the serious public service deficit stemming from more than a decade of budget cuts, says the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.
Additional funding is targeted to politically sensitive areas that have seen serious service cuts since 2001, including the Ministry of Ch...
February 21, 2017
Emergency meeting called to develop spending recommendations for $65 million ...
Emergency meeting called to develop spending recommendations for $65 million in federal funding for opioid crisis
VANCOUVER – The BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) has called an emergency meeting to discuss the federal government’s February 17 announcement of $65 million dollars to address the opioid crisis and the lack of a strategy attached to this funding.
B.C. is at the...
February 20, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Burnaby Area
"2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22, 2017. "Ergonomics" will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2017. These courses will be held at the Burnaby Head Office– 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedure
OHS le...
February 20, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Ft. St. John Area
"2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15, 2017. "Prevention of Workplace Violence" will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017. These courses will be held at the Northern Grand Hotel, 9830 – 100 Ave, Fort. St. John from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of ...
February 20, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Kamloops Area
"2 Day Joint OHS Committee Training" will be held on Tuesday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 8, 2017. "Incident Investigations" will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2017. These courses will be held at the BCGEU area office, 158 Oriole Road, Kamloops from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
In the Joint OHS Committee Training course you will learn:
Worker OHS rights, including the refusal of unsafe work procedur...
February 20, 2017
OHS Courses for Direct Government OHS Committee Members in the Victoria Area
"Ergonomics" will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 and "Prevention of Workplace Violence" will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017. These courses will be held at the Learning Centre, 716 Courtney Street, Victoria from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.]
In the Ergonomics course you will learn:
• Requirements of the ergonomics regulation
• How to identify ergonomic hazards, to assess the risk factors ...
February 20, 2017
Vancouver Distribution Centre warehouse replacement update
The BCGEU has been notified by the Liquor Distribution Branch of the location for the interim warehouse that will replace the Vancouver Distribution Centre (VDC).
The new warehouse will be located at 7003 72nd St in Delta. The space is about two-times larger than the current VDC and aims to be fully operational in the spring of 2018, approximately one year from now.
The Government of B.C. has...
February 17, 2017
Wanted: A budget that truly lifts all boats
By: Stephanie Smith
For the past decade and a half, the B.C. government has cut taxes, regulations and public services. The needs of business have been prioritized over the needs of people and the environment. British Columbians have been told that the province cannot afford to invest in social programs.
Rather than assume a leading role in setting the conditions for our common advancement,...
February 16, 2017
SAFETY TIP OF THE MONTH - February 2017
SAFETY TIP OF THE MONTH
February 2017
SCENTS:
While traveling thru BC last year I noticed that Scents are an issue in some stores so your committee wanted to bring some clarity to this issue.
When it comes to scents in the workplace there is no legislation around it. The only time it becomes a safety issue or an OHGS issue is when a worker has an adverse reaction to the scent. This then nee...
February 16, 2017
Local 604 Union Meeting
COMPONENT: Social, Information and Health
LOCAL: 604
DATE: Thursday, February 23, 2017
TIME: Executive – 6:00 pm; General – 7:00 pm
PLACE: BCGEU Fraser Valley Union Centre
8555 – 198A Street, Langley Twp – Fraser Room
UPDATE - REMINDER
*CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS AND NOMINATIONS FOR THE 50TH BCGEU TRIENNIAL CONST...
February 15, 2017
BCGEU welcomes provincial interest in land value capture tax, seeks input in ...
Land Value Capture, a mechanism that taxes development speculation along proposed transit routes and puts those dollars into transit development is a solution the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has been advocating for since 2015 to address the Lower Mainland’s transit crisis. Now, BC TransLink Minister Peter Fassbender is proposing a provincial development tax which the BCGE...
February 14, 2017
B.C. government focus on tax cuts ignores need for public re-investment
BC Throne Speech response:
Throne speeches are political documents that governments use to promote successes and paper over their failures, while setting broad-brush political priorities for upcoming budgets. The 2017 Speech from the Throne is true to form; providing few details, but gives broad hints about future economic policy.
In this election year the B.C. Liberal government has returned...
February 14, 2017
Free eLearning course and workshops for your employees
MPP
Dear Municipal employer,
We are excited to get the improved member education season under way. Please encourage your newer employees and those with optional enrolment in the plan to take the eLearning course Getting to Know Your Pension and your employees who are plan members to register for Making the Most of Your Pension and Approaching Retirement workshops.
How you benefit
Investing ...
February 10, 2017
BCGEU provides submission to Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Today the BCGEU provided its submission to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly, in response to its regular statutory review of the Representative for Children and Youth Act (SBC, 2006, c. 29).
The Office of the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) provides an essential point of oversight and review for our province’s ch...
February 09, 2017
BCGEU encouraged by Vancouver’s New Investments in Harm Reduction
VANCOUVER –
Yesterday Vancouver City council made important steps in bolstering their response to the fentanyl crisis by releasing the second wave of funding intended to provide support to affected communities.
“We are encouraged by City Council’s focus on providing the necessary relief to the hardest hit communities, and to hear about an additional focus on supporting front line workers.” sa...
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