NEWS & UPDATES
October 16, 2017
All BCGEU Members at Social Development & Poverty Reduction: Employer's use o...
The Social Development and Poverty Reduction Article 29 Joint Labour Management Committee has agreed that the Employer's use of the "No Steward" letter shall stop. It had been brought to the committee's attention that the Employer had, in some instances, been requiring BCGEU members to sign a waiver foregoing their right to have a steward present at a disciplinary meeting. The committee agr...
October 11, 2017
Local 602 Union Meeting - BCGEU
COMPONENT: Social, Information and Health
LOCAL: 602
DATE: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
TIME: 6:00 p.m. – General Meeting
PLACE: BCGEU Nanaimo Area Office
106-1650 Terminal Ave N, Nanaimo
· Meeting Protocols
· Convention Report
· New Health Care Provider – Great West Life
· Member-to-Member
· OHS Report
· Good &am...
October 10, 2017
Bargaining Update for ISM members - BCGEU
Your bargaining committee met on October 5 & 6 2017, to continue the development of bargaining proposals and identifying workplace issues. We will be meeting with the employer on October 26th, 27th, November 2nd and 3rd in Victoria. Your bargaining committee will be communicating with you on a regular basis to update you as we go along. Confidential communications regarding bargaining will ...
October 05, 2017
Local 604 Union Meeting - BCGEU
COMPONENT: Social, Information & Health LOCAL: Local 604 DATE: Thursday, October 19m 2017 TIME: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Executive PLACE: BCGEU Fraser Valley Office – Fraser Room 8555 198A Street Langley, BC V2Y 0A9 AGENDA Call to Order Adoption of Minutes Reports from Officers Steward and Delegate Reports New Business Good and Welfare Questions from Members Adjournment Mem...
October 05, 2017
B.C. children's representative calls for youth mental health system - BCGEU
VICTORIA - A 17-year-old boy who took his own life on the grounds of a children's hospital in Vancouver didn't get the mental health treatment he needed from the time he was two years old, says British Columbia's representative for children and youth. Bernard Richard's report released Wednesday investigates the death of a teen identified by the pseudonym Joshua who died in July 2015 at the BC C...
October 04, 2017
Vote for Delegate to CLBC-BCGEU Collaboration Group (mid-term vacancy) Expres...
An expression of interest was sent out in July to fill a mid-term vacancy for the CLBC-BCGEU Collaboration Group, and we did not receive any nominations by the deadline.
We are sending out an additional call for nominations from interested parties employed in the Practice and Service Advisor (PSA) occupational group or the Facilitator occupational group. Nominations will be closed at 5:00 pm on...
September 21, 2017
ISM - Bargaining Update - BCGEU
Your bargaining committee met on September 19 & 20 2017 and began development of bargaining issues and proposals. We will meet again on October 5 & 6 2017 to complete this process. The bargaining committee has elected Joseph Ivens as the Committee Chairperson. If you have not yet submitted your survey or have issues you would like to have the committee consider then please forward to a ...
September 13, 2017
ISM Bargaining Committee Election Results - BCGEU
The results of the ISM bargaining committee election is complete. Your new bargaining committee is: Jessie Bains Eugene Fox Brent Stokell Joseph Ivens Congratulations to the successful nominees. On behalf of all the membership I would like to thank all the candidates who ran for this important position. Your newly elected bargaining will be convening to review the bargaining survey results and...
September 12, 2017
CANCELLED Local 603 Call for Nominations (Youth Member-at-Large) - BCGEU
Local 603 is canceling the Youth Worker Member-at-Large election because of the executive elections for all executive positions this January.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
In solidarity
David Noble
Staff Representative
Original message:
Nominations are now open for the following position on the Local Executive:
§ 1 (one) Youth Member-at-Large [age 34 or young...