NEWS & UPDATES
January 10, 2017
Icy road conditions are posing a danger to home care workers
BURNABY (NEWS1130) - Worries about injuries to homecare workers have increased dramatically in the past month as a result of icy road conditions.
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January 10, 2017
Convention 2017: Guidelines for FT Officer and Exec VP Candidates' Election C...
1. No funds or assistance in kind will be contributed from the Union, Components, Locals or Cross Component Committees other than that specified in the guidelines. There will be no Component hospitality suites during Convention.
2. Declared candidates will have an opportunity to have a picture and a personal statement of no more than 1,000 words in a special election issue of The Provincial....
January 10, 2017
North Cowichan council votes against liquor in groceries
The sale of liquor in grocery stores in North Cowichan will continue to be prohibited.
That’s the decision that the municipality came to after a lengthy discussion at the council meeting on Dec. 21
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January 03, 2017
New BCGEU Pension Plan - BC Target Benefit Pension Plan
Download PDF of BC Target Benefit Pension Plan Booklet
2017 November Newsletter
December 16, 2016
Government’s announcement to ban asbestos: Groups express support but asbesto...
Immediate Release December 15, 2016
Toronto – The federal government’s announcement to ban asbestos has been highly anticipated over the past few days. Groups expressed its support to the announcement but notes their expectation for additional federal work needed to fully achieve protection from asbestos for all Canadians.
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December 14, 2016
BCGEU won’t stop lobbying for pot in liquor stores, despite federal Task Forc...
They aren’t giving up.
“We feel that the report really is just sort of the beginning of the conversation, and not the end,” says Stephanie Smith, President of the BC Government and Service Employees Union, reacting to the Federal Task Force on Legalizing Marijuana recommending that recreational pot not be sold in liquor stores. Read more...
December 14, 2016
Setting age limit for pot a balancing act, says B.C. MD on federal panel
Recommending 18 as the legal age for using marijuana was a pragmatic compromise between health research and the reality that young people form the largest group of users, according to a B.C. member of the federal task force on legalizing pot. Read more...
December 13, 2016
Responsible Marijuana Retail Alliance welcomes task force report and pledges ...
Responsible Marijuana Retail Alliance welcomes task force report and pledges to work with B.C. government on implementation
BURNABY – The release of the report by the Federal Task Force on Marijuana Legalization is a welcome step in the implementation of the federal government’s promise to legalize the responsible sale and consumption of non-medical marijuana, says the Responsible Marijuana Re...
December 12, 2016
BCGEU sends solidarity message to jailed Iranian trade unionists
As part of our ongoing support of the Free Them Now campaign to support jailed Iranian trade union members, the BCGEU Provincial Executive recorded a message of solidarity that was sent directly to jailed activists. The campaign received messages of solidarity from many unions around the world, and they have been compiled into a video. Watch the full video below.
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