NEWS & UPDATES
March 14, 2016
Change to OHS course dates
Labour Code OHS Scheduled Courses
March - December - 2016
Courses
Location
Day 1
Course Type
Course Name
City
Venue
Mar 17/16
Labour Code
Incident Investigations
Victoria
BCGEU
Mar 18/16
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March 10, 2016
UPDATED - Reporting on national poll obscures strong support of marijuana sal...
Analysis of finding from a recent national poll commissioned and reported by the Globe and Mail misses the mark on public opinion regarding the sale of legal marijuana in B.C., according to results from a January 2016 poll of B.C. residents.
The January poll, commissioned by the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU), indicates that 58% of B.C. residents support/somewhat support...
March 09, 2016
Local 503 meetings
DATE: Sunday, April 10, 2016
TIME: 11:00 am – Executive Meeting
12:00 pm – General Meeting
PLACE: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office – Squamish Room
Suite 130-2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver
Our new office is across the street from the Renfrew Skytrain station.
If you are travelling by car and need underground parking, please phone or email the area office for instructions....
March 09, 2016
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
NAOSH week is recognized annually throughout North America to promote the prevention of injury and illness at the workplace. Organizations are encouraged to participate by planning activities during this week. The theme this year is to “make health and safety a habit”. For more information go to Worksafe BC’s website at http://www.worksafebc.com/news_room/campaigns/naosh_week/
This link will g...
March 07, 2016
Celebrate International Women's Day - March 8
In Canada and around the world, March 8 is celebrated as International Women's Day.
International Women's Day and trade unionism are historically linked. The day was initiated to commemorate the 1908 strike of women garment workers in New York, and has evolved into a world-wide movement to celebrate advances and demand improved rights for women and girls.
As part of this fight for social j...
March 02, 2016
LDB's Announcement of Short Term & Long Term Moves for the VDC
On Thursday, February 25, the LDB advised all employees at the Vancouver Distribution Centre (VDC) of both their long-term plans for replacing the Vancouver warehouse and plans for a short-term solution in the meantime.
Prior to the announcement, the BCGEU and the LDB held discussions about how these changes would affect current warehouse employees. The LDB has assured us that any secondary wa...
March 01, 2016
Expansion of grocery store wine sales is irresponsible until study of impacts...
The BCGEU is calling for a moratorium on the provincial government’s expansion of grocery store wine sales for at least six months. Growing concerns from community health organizations, ominous findings from addictions researchers, and the potential of international trade challenges cast doubt on the practicality of expanding sales.
Some B.C. communities have already taken steps to defer imple...
February 25, 2016
BC Budget 2016: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The B.C. Liberal Government has delivered yet another of its “balanced” budgets, dressed in sleight-of-hand fiscal manoeuvering, ambiguous language, and cavalier comparisons to other provinces and jurisdictions.
Sadly, and once again, the fiscal planning of our elected government puts in second place the essential public goods and services British Columbians require to lead prosperous, inclusi...
February 25, 2016
Minimum prices for booze introduced by Provincial government
The Provincial government has quietly introduced minimum prices for alcohol this week. Read more...
February 24, 2016
Local 501 general meeting
COMPONENT: Retail Stores & Warehouse
LOCAL: 501 – General Meeting
DATE: Sunday, March 13, 2016
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office (2994 Douglas St.)
2nd Floor Boardroom
AGENDA
1. Regular status for 1827 auxiliaries.
2. Scheduling issues.
3. Privatization fight-back in Saskatchewan.
4. Reports (Local 501, Component 5, Area 01 Cross-Component Committee, Vict...
February 24, 2016
Local 505 Members liquor distribution branch worksite visit
Your Local 505 Chairperson, Anita Sullivan and your Staff Representative, Brenda Beckmann will be touring the Kamloops LDB on March 14, 2016, and would like to take this opportunity to meet with members of Local 505.
The tour will take place between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on March 14, 2016.
Please take this opportunity to meet with these activists and participate in open discussion.
We look...