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January 19, 2018
Adult Probation Officers - BCGEU
Adult Probation Officer Benchmark Review
This is to advise members that the focus group who worked on the Adult Probation Officer (APO) benchmark review have agreed upon the updated benchmark, with an updated job description and factor rationales. Members of the focus group, at various times, have included Judy Fox-McGuire, Andrea Mitchell, Marina Stupar and Sheila Veller.
In this updated bench...
January 16, 2018
Local 609 Public Service Bargaining Proposal Forms - BCGEU
Please find attached bargaining proposal forms relating to the upcoming Public Service bargaining. Please use these forms if you wish to submit proposal(s) for changes to either the Public Service collective agreement or the Social, Informational & Health Component 6 collective agreement.
Please return the proposal forms to the West Kootenay Area Office, via email to Sarah Maglio at area09@...
January 16, 2018
BCGEU and government reach agreement on parental leave - BCGEU
The BCGEU has reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding with the B.C. government on changes to public service maternity, parental and pre-adoption leave (Article 21), to align with federal government changes to EI regulations as noted below:
Pregnant workers now have the ability to claim the existing 15 weeks of EI maternity benefits as early as 12 weeks before the expected week of c...
January 15, 2018
BCGEU Defends Members after columnist criticizes social workers - BCGEU
It's become the norm, after 16 years of sustained social service cuts, for columnists and pundits to take knee-jerk reactions and blame government workers when a high-profile tragedy occurs.
You may have heard about or read a recent column by the Vancouver Sun's Ian Mulgrew, blaming the courts and social workers for the tragic death of two young girls in Oak Bay.
Your union responded on behalf ...
January 15, 2018
BCGEU Defends Members after columnist criticizes social workers - BCGEU
It's become the norm, after 16 years of sustained social service cuts, for columnists and pundits to take knee-jerk reactions and blame government workers when a high-profile tragedy occurs.
You may have heard about or read a recent column by the Vancouver Sun's Ian Mulgrew, blaming the courts and social workers for the tragic death of two young girls in Oak Bay.
Your union responded on behalf ...
January 15, 2018
ISM Canada - Bargaining Update - BCGEU
To: All BCGEU ISM MembersRe: Bargaining Update – Changes to the Agreement
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached with the Employer. The committee is recommending ratification. The tentative agreement improvements include:
· Improved benefits
· Wage increases
· Improvements throughout the collective agreement
Ratification meetings, held throu...
January 15, 2018
Social workers face difficult challenges in protecting families - BCGEU
Vancouver Sun
Mon Jan 15 2018
Section: Opinion
Byline: Stephanie Smith
Source: Vancouver Sun
Re: Social services, the courts fail another B.C. family, Ian Mulgrew column, Jan. 4.
While the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union understands and shares Ian
Mulgrew's outrage over the recent death of two young children in Oak Bay, we believe
his column misdirects his anger onto social worker...
January 15, 2018
On January 20, we will march again! - BCGEU
Last January, millions of people worldwide came together to march for human rights. In Vancouver alone, there were over 15,000 people who marched Downtown.
While we made gains in 2017, we also recognize there is still much work to be done.
With the growing momentum of the #MeToo movement, it is more important than ever to amplify the voices of not just women and girls, but of all marginalized g...
January 11, 2018
Local 608 Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
2nd Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member-at-Large (up to 5)
Youth Member
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for nominations is: February 11, 2018If there is an e...
January 11, 2018
Nominations for Local 0601 Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the Local Executive:
Local Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
2nd Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member at Large (6)
Member at Large, Youth
The term is for three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your Area Office.
The nomination period is for January 11, 2018 to...
January 11, 2018
Local 605 Nomination For Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
2nd Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
3 Members-at-Large: one member-at-large position to be filled by a young worker representative (29 years of age and younger)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from ...
January 10, 2018
BCGEU Remembers Mona Moreno - BCGEU
It is with great sadness that we inform our members that Mona Moreno, the founder of the Cedar Root Gallery, passed away on January 1, 2018.
Mona was a strong Indigenous woman from the Haida Nation. She was a retired, proud member of Public Service Alliance of Canada and a supporter of the labour movement for many years. Mona proudly raised her children with the values of the trade union movem...
January 10, 2018
Reductions in Medical Services Plan premiums to benefit BCGEU members - BCGEU
Finance Minister Carole James recently announced that Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums will be cut by 50 per cent on Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to the 50 per cent rate cut, the income threshold for full exemption from MSP premiums under the premium assistance program will also be raised by $2,000, as of Jan. 1, 2018 as a further step in eliminating MSP premiums entirely within four years. Cu...
January 10, 2018
ISM Bargaining Update - BCGEU
A ratification meeting is being held via video conference Tuesday, January 16, 2018, commencing at 6:00pm. Please go to your local BCGEU area office to participate. Offices noted below:
Victoria Area Office
2994 Douglas St
Terrace Area Office
102-4710 Lazelle Ave
Prince George Area Office
500 Quebec St
Kelowna Area Office
1064 Borden Ave
Fraser Valley Area Office
8555 198A St
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