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COMPONENT 5 - RETAIL STORES AND WAREHOUSE

Component 5 includes members who work for the BC Liquor Distribution Branch in retail stores and related warehouse operations.

NEWS & UPDATES

October 20, 2016

LDB Members at Willow Point and Dogwood St - Shop Stewards

Please be advised that Derek Lund has been nominated and appointed as the steward for Willow Point.  Should you have any worksite concerns or questions, please contact Derek. Ellen Conville was nominated and appointed as the new steward at Dogwood and will be mentoring under Sherri Stamen until Sherri retires next year.  Please feel free to contact either of them if you have any worksite issue...

October 18, 2016

Notice of Worksite Stewards for Liquor Distribution Branch, Dawson Creek

To:        All BCGEU members, Liquor Distribution Branch, Dawson Creek Re:         NOTICE OF WORKSITE STEWARDS   RESULTS FOR WORKSITE STEWARD ELECTIONS Elections are now completed for Liquor Distribution Branch Stewards in Dawson Creek. The following members are now your worksite Stewards:   Sherry Wagar & Brenda Abel   Please join us in congratulating your new Stewards.   Thank ...

October 18, 2016

Oxfam Canada launches new campaign for gender equality

Oxfam Canada is launching a new campaign this week called Shortchanged. The campaign’s goal is to shift the public debate on care responsibilities and build a movement of people who want to accelerate progress for women. In particular, the campaign will help create awareness and mobilize Canadians around the issue of women’s inequality in work.  In the coming months, Shortchanged will challe...

October 14, 2016

Occupational Health and Safety Committee Representatives in Area 07 - BC Fede...

The “Occupational Health” course will be offered at the Okanagan area office in Kelowna on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. This course will be delivered by a facilitator from the BC Federation of Labour Health and Safety Centre. Health hazards are not as obvious and apparent as safety hazards in the workplace and as such often don’t receive proper attention and resources co...

October 07, 2016

BCGEU makes budget submission to Finance Committee

BCGEU president Stephanie Smith made a presentation to the B.C. Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governnment Services today, outlining the union’s priorities for the upcoming provincial budget. Smith noted that it’s time to chart a different course in British Columbia and urged the government to take steps to accomplish three main objectives – quality jobs for all British Columbians; r...

October 05, 2016

Watch: Stephanie Smith at the launch of the 2016 PECSF campaign

BCGEU President Stephanie Smith spoke at the 2016 kickoff of the Provincial Employees Community Services Fund (PECSF) hosted at the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) warehouse in Vancouver. Smith thanked BCGEU members for volunteering and helping to donate $1.7 million to local charities in 2015. These donations benefit more than 900 charities across BC inluding food banks, hospice/palliative ca...