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March 14, 2016
The BCGEU celebrates National Social Work Week
This week we celebrate the hard work, commitment and accomplishments of social workers during National Social Work Week. Each year the BCGEU’s approximately 2,600 social workers provide services to about more than 150,000 children, youth and their families.
“Social work is demanding and fulfilling, but too often it is also deeply frustrating,” said Doug Kinna, BCGEU vice president social, info...
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 09, 2016
Local 603 Stewards enhanced steward training
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Place: Lower Mainland Area Office – Musqueam Room
#130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver
The Union will be hosting an Enhanced Steward Training day for all Local 603 stewards on April 19, 2016 at the Lower Mainland Area Office.
Agenda
Morning Session
Facing Difficult Management in the Workplace – improve skills in dealing with unc...
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 04, 2016
601 – Steward Meeting
DATE: Tuesday, March 15, 2016
TIME: 5:30 pm
PLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office
AGENDA
Member orientation presentation
STIIP Review Committee (MOU 12)
** Light refreshments will be served **
In solidarity
Doug Kinna, Local 601 Chairperson
Cheryl Jones, BCGEU Staff Representative
Download PDF of notice here.
UNIFOR467/MoveUP
February 25, 2016
Local 603 executive committee
I am very pleased to announce that Sarah Hallgren, Anahita Oshidari and Peter Thrift have been acclaimed to the Local 603 Executive Committee. Here is your elected committee:
Chair – Netasha Dukhia
1st Vice Chair – Darryl Flasch
2nd Vice Chair – Mike Yau
Treasurer – Reena Parmar
Recording Secretary – Lisa Bose
Members-At-Large
Mauricio Bermudez
Debbie Edwards
Brad Irons
Lisa (Cat...
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...
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