NEWS & UPDATES
February 08, 2018
Minimum Wage Announcement: Low Wage Workers Need $15 Now, Not in 2021 - BCGEU
Today's announcement by the provincial government that B.C.'s minimum wage will reach $15.20 per hour on June 1, 2021 is disappointing, both to the BCGEU and to the 20 per cent of B.C.'s workers who make less than $15 per hour. We think that the provincial government should take action to reduce poverty and inequality in our province by increasing the minimum wage to $15 immediately, as we stat...
February 08, 2018
Election Results for Local 712 Executive - BCGEU
The call for nominations for Local 712 Local Executive closed. We confirm that your new Executive is as follows:
Local ChairpersonRhonda Hunter
1st Vice Chair:Jessica Scafe
2nd Vice Chair:Vacant
Treasurer:Vacant
Recording Secretary:Vacant
Member at Large:Vacant
Member at Large:Vacant
Member at Large:Vacant
Member at Large (Young Worker):Vacant
Congratulations to the above noted! We look forward...
February 08, 2018
BCGEU Welcomes Review of Labour Code - BCGEU
The BCGEU welcomes the provincial government's announcement earlier this week that they have appointed a committee of special advisers to review the provincial labour code. This review is a good first step in the process of restoring fairness to both the labour code and the BC Labour Relations Board.
The code review panel will be consulting with stakeholders around B.C. before reporting back to...
February 07, 2018
Local 707 Meeting Notice - BCGEU
DATE: March 5,2018
TIME: 5:00
PLACE: Okanagan Area Office
1064 Borden Ave, Kelowna
AGENDA
• New Executive, Roles and Responsibilities
• Reports
• General Business
EVERYONE WELCOME!!
IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTENDED A LOCAL MEETING THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW
Download 707 march meeting notice.pdf UWU/MoveUP
February 06, 2018
Local 707 Election Results - BCGEU
The call for nominations for the Local 707 Executive closed on February 4, 2018. We confirm that your new Executive is as follows: Cindy Battersby - Chairperson Marcel Beerkens – 1st Vice Chairperson Cheryl Ash – 2nd Vice Chairperson Valerie Tuhkala - Treasurer Karen Markle – Recording Secretary Craig MacFarlane - Member-at-Large Kevin McKenzie –Member-at-Large CONGRATULATIONS T...
February 06, 2018
Hard Rock Casino workers vote to strike - BCGEU
Hard Rock Casino workers vote to strikeAn astounding 99.5% vote in favour of strike actionMembers of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action against their employer this week.In a vote held from February 1-4, over 90% of Hard Rock staff came out and voted 99.5% in favour of taking strik...
February 06, 2018
Local 710 Your New Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations closed on Monday, February 5, 2018 for the Local 0710 Executive. Please join us in congratulating the following members elected by acclamation for their positions in this three year term of office!
Local 0710 Young Worker: Mary Murphy
Local 0710 Member at Large: Paola Rodriguez Ruah
There was more than one nomination for Local 0710 Chair and also for Local 0710 1st Vice Cha...
February 05, 2018
B.C.’s liquor stores well positioned under new cannabis retail regulations - ...
The new retail cannabis regulations announced by the B.C. government leaves B.C.'s liquor stores well-positioned to provide safe, secure, reliable access to non-medical cannabis products, the Responsible Marijuana Retail Alliance of BC (RMRABC) said today. While the government chose not to allow the sale of alcohol and cannabis in the same store, because of federal recommendations against co-lo...
February 02, 2018
BCGEU presses budget priorities in letter to B.C. Finance Minister - BCGEU
As the new NDP government prepares to introduce their first full budget on February 20, the BCGEU used the opportunity to restate our union's budget priorities in a letter to B.C.
Finance Minister Carole James:
Dear Minister,
Re Priorities for the upcoming B.C. Budget 2018/2019
Thank you for the opportunity to share our members' observations and priorities in the lead-up to B.C. Budget 2018...
February 01, 2018
Area 07 2018 Free Skate - BCGEU
FREE PUBLIC SKATE
Every year, the Cross Component Committee (CCC) of the BCGEU is pleased to celebrate the BC Family Day with free public skates throughout the Okanagan.
Here are the locations, dates and times for this year:
Sunday, Feb. 11thHassen Memorial Arena3315 Pleasant Valley RdArmstrong3:45pm - 5:45pm
Sunday, Feb. 11thJim Lind Arena2760 Cameron RdWest Kelowna1:30pm – 4:00pm
Monday, Feb....
February 01, 2018
BCGEU remembers Lorraine Logan - BCGEU
On behalf of the members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union I offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Lorraine Logan who passed away on January 23, 2018. An activist through and through, and right up until the end, she was a champion of workers' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights and seniors' rights.
Lorraine Logan grew up in Vancouver. Her family was smal...
January 31, 2018
Read the Winter 2018 issue of The Steward - BCGEU
In this issue, we look at a variety of topics to keep you up-to-date on issues that could affect your workplace, and the members you represent. Topics include the duty to accommodate and how it may arise through discrimination based on disability or family status; the employer's legal duty to protect members from harassment on the employer's social media platforms; the employee's duty to mitiga...