NEWS & UPDATES
January 11, 2016
Area 04 stewards' training
COURSE: Stewards' Training
WHEN: February 16-18, 2016
WHERE: BCGEU Fraser Valley Area Office, 8555 198A Street, Langley
TIME: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm - Please note: our gate and office do not open until 8:30 am
REGISTRATION: Please call our office at 604-882-0111 or toll free at 1-888-991-6062 or respond by email to [email protected] as soon as possible to register for t...
January 08, 2016
Tsawwassen Independent School Society bargaining committee elections
The Nominations for Bargaining Committee Chair and Committee Members have closed.
There were three members nominated to represent you on the Bargaining Committee.
Your Bargaining Committee Members are:
Chair: Stephanie Davis
Members: Nancy Boettcher, Kate Quenville
We will be meeting in the near future to go over surveys that we received and put together our proposals.
A notice will ...
January 08, 2016
BCGEU opposes renters’ dispute fee hike imposed by B.C. Government
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is speaking out against a fee increase to rental tenants seeking a dispute resolution through the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB).
The new fee took effect on Jan. 1.
A renter filing a dispute resolution application with the RTB will now have to pay $100. That’s up from $50. An appeal review will now cost $50, up from $25.
“British Col...
January 06, 2016
Local 701 executive elections - 1st vice chairperson
On behalf of the Local 701 Executive, I am pleased to advise that Chantel Mather has been elected to the position of 1st Vice Chairperson on the Local Executive.
Please join me in wishing her well as she takes on this new responsibility.
Your new Local 701 Executive Members are:
Chairperson - Steven Kitcher
First Vice Chairperson – Chantel Mather
Second Vice Chairperson - Tim Renneberg ...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.