NEWS & UPDATES
April 13, 2017
Training Day -Labour Code OHS Committee Reps - BCGEU
Did you know you are entitled to annual education leave totaling at least 8 hours? Did you also know your employer is required to support this training without loss of pay or other benefits? The employer must cover the costs of the training and any other reasonable costs to attend the course. If you are unable to take the training yourself, you have the right to assign your 8 hour annual allot...
April 13, 2017
Quesnel Council Talks Marijuana - BCGEU
Quesnel City Council has begun the process of preparing for the legalization of marijuana.
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April 12, 2017
Big unions are big donors to NDP, but amenable to banning their contributions...
(February 2017 Article)
Similar to big corporate donors to the B.C. Liberals, big unions are major contributors to the B.C. NDP.
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April 12, 2017
President Smith supports Sussanne Skidmore for Canadian Labour Congress VP - ...
www.sussanneskidmore.ca
I am pleased and proud to support Sussanne Skidmore's candidacy for the position of Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). Sussanne is an established union leader, who began her social justice and labour activism more than a decade ago as a young worker. This makes her uniquely positioned to help evolve and grow the labour movement during increasingly complex...
April 07, 2017
Urgent Action: Forced Displacements in Cali, Colombia Forced Displacements Le...
For over sixty years, the Cauca River in Cali, Colombia has been home to thousands of residents who farm, run businesses and live along its banks (known as el Jarillón). Since October 2016, families in the Venecia Las Vegas neighbourhood of el Jarillón have been forcibly displaced and seen their houses torn down by the municipality of Cali to make way for a tourist walk way and cargo port. Now ...
April 04, 2017
Okanagan BCGEU RV Visit for local 707 members - BCGEU
To: Local 707 BCGEU Members
Re: Okanagan Visit
Dear Local 707 members,
The BCGEU RV is coming to the Okanagan next week along with the Component 7 executive. We'll be visiting the Vernon and Penticton campuses of Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan on Monday April 10th.
Vernon: 9:30 - 10:30 Coffee and Pastries
UBC O: 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch
Penticton: 2:30 - 3:30 Coffee and P...
April 03, 2017
Media Advisory: Ministry of Children and Family Development workers demand im...
What: Rally to support B.C.’s Children and Youth
Who: Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) workers
When: Tuesday April 4 at 12pm
Where: MLA Sam Sullivan’s Constituency Office, 201-1168 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Why: The B.C. Government has refused to fund and implement several recommendations from Bob Plecas’ review (the Plecas report) of child welfare in B.C. including...
March 31, 2017
The BC Government’s decision to siphon WCB surplus is a short-sighted strate...
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union is disappointed by the short-sighted and dangerous decision by the BC government to siphon the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Accident Fund and gift it to wealthy business owners.
Hundreds of workers are dying every year due to unsafe working conditions. The WCB Accident Fund was created to prevent accidents, train and educate workers and empl...
March 31, 2017
The BCGEU invites members to celebrate the life of John Shields alongside his...
It is with a heavy heart that the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) staff and members learned of the passing of former BCGEU president John Shields on March 24. Shields served seven, two-year terms as BCGEU president between 1984 and 1999. For decades he was a champion of labour rights and his legacy can be found in every workplace in B.C. —in the improved working condition...
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