NEWS & UPDATES
August 18, 2016
Public Service Pension Plan - Fall 2016 Member Seminars
An update from the BC Pension Corporation:
The fall schedule for the Public Service Pension Plan free member seminars is now posted on the pspp.pensionsbc.ca website with seminars offered across BC.
Seminars
Your Pension, Your Future
It is important for new and mid-career employees to know how decisions made today can affect your retirement pension in the years to come. In this seminar, Y...
August 16, 2016
Local 602 and 1202 Stewards - 1 Day Enhanced Steward Training
All stewards are asked to attend a one-day training to enhance their skill set as a steward. Subjects will include:
1. Review of the grievance procedure and filling out the grievance form.
2. The steward's role in investigative meetings, Step 1 and 2 meetings and disciplinary
meetings.
3. Letters of Expectation – What are they? What are they not? What is grievable, what is
...
August 16, 2016
OH&S Committee Changes
Improving the Effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety Committees
Public hearings have been scheduled by Worksafe BC on proposed regulatory changes, including proposed changes to joint health and safety committees.
New sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation related to joint committees are:
3.26, Rights and Responsibilities, evaluation for joint committees
3.2...
August 09, 2016
All L604 MCFD 64th Ave. Langley Steward Nominations (2 positions)
Nominations are now open for two positions for a steward at your worksite, and will close September 9, 2016.
The steward is the face of the union at your worksite.
Some of the roles of the steward are:
• To enforce the collective agreement and protect your rights
• Act as liaison between the worksite, the local and the area offices
• Sign up new members to the union at the worksite...
August 09, 2016
Local 608 Nominations for Local Executive
To: All BCGEU Local 0608 Members
Re: Nomination for Local Executive
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the Local 608 Executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chair
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member-at-Large (1)
Member-at-Large (2)
Member-at-Large (3)
Member-at-Large (4)
Member-at-Large (5)
The term ends March 31, 2018. In...
August 08, 2016
601 Meeting
COMPONENT: Social, Information & Health
LOCAL: 601
DATE: Tuesday, August 16, 2016
TIME: 6:00 pm
PLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office – Auditorium
2994 Douglas Street, Victoria
AGENDA
Last call for BC Fed Convention resolutions
Worksite Reports
M2M Update
Chairperson Report
General Union Busines...
August 05, 2016
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Members - Refuse Unsafe Work
BCGEU members that work at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam continue to face unacceptable levels of violence and risk of serious injury. Our members were directed by the employer to release patients from seclusion rooms in spite of contrary advice by the care team. The patients were secluded due to incidents of violence against other patients and workers. They were still exhibitin...
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