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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...
March 27, 2017
The BCGEU applauds government building asbestos inventory, a step towards pro...
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union is encouraged by steps the B.C. government is taking to complete a provincial inventory of asbestos in provincial government buildings built before 1990. This is a significant step in ensuring worker safety during construction, maintenance and renovation of government buildings, and an important step ahead of the promised ban on asbestos by the f...
March 24, 2017
BCGEU remembers former president John Shields - BCGEU
The BCGEU is saddened by the passing of our former president, John Shields. Shields died today in Victoria at the age of 78.
Shields served seven, two-year terms as BCGEU president between 1984 and 1999.
“It’s a sad day for the BCGEU. John was a great friend to me and so many of us at the BCGEU and within the labour movement nationally,” said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. “He stayed connec...
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