NEWS & UPDATES
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...
February 22, 2016
Local 509 local executive update
Your Local Executive is as follows:
Ana Treijs Local Chairperson
Heather Lippert 1st Vice Chair
Judy Keus 2nd Vice Chair
*Vacant Treasurer
Recording Secretary Deborah Godtmark
*Vacant Young Worker Representative
Patricia Stewart Member-at-Large
Martina Staff Member-at-Large
Mona Pa...
February 18, 2016
B.C. uncorks rules to licence VQA wineries in grocery stores
Grocery stores hoping to sell British Columbia’s high-quality wines, ciders and sake will have to bid against each other for the chance to apply for a licence. Read more...
February 17, 2016
Member Update - Budget 2016 Response
BCGEU president Stephanie Smith provides the union's response to the BC government's 2016 budget, which was introduced to the legislature on February 16, 2016.
February 17, 2016
BCGEU unionizes advocacy group Leadnow
Leadnow employees have organized to join the BCGEU.
The organization works to promote democracy and social justice in Canada. It describes itself as: ‘an independent advocacy organization that runs campaigns on the major issues of our time, engages people in participatory decision-making, and organizes in communities across Canada.’
“We’re delighted to welcome Leadnow into the BCGEU family. T...
February 16, 2016
Increased funding for MCFD welcome news, investment overdue in other ministries
“We welcome the increased funding for the Ministry for Children and Family Development announced in today’s budget. Our union, and especially our frontline members, have worked hard to convince government that a significant increase is crucial for the ministry. Their concerns were detailed in the BCGEU report Choose Children, and these efforts have paid off. Additional frontline social workers,...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.