NEWS & UPDATES
January 25, 2021
All BCGEU Members at York House School - UPDATE: Bargaining Committee Members...
Following the bulletin dated January 15, 2021, it was brought to the Union's attention that a sixth nomination for the bargaining committee election was submitted. We have now confirmed that the nomination form was received before the deadline and is therefore valid. Since that time, one of the nominees has chosen to step down which means that we will not need to proceed to an election. Therefo...
January 22, 2021
Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School -Labour management meeting - BCGEU
Your Labour Management committee met on January 19, 2021 to discuss a number of topics of concern to members. I am able to report on the following important items:
1) Tax implications of working from home:
The employer has confirmed that CRA will allow staff who are working from home due to Covid-19 to claim expenses without the T2200 form. From the CRA website:
"If you worked more than 50% of ...
January 19, 2021
All BCGEU Members at The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association - Ele...
Elections for the Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC Bargaining Committee are now completed with the following results:
Kevin Hill
Aaron Mitchell
Congratulations to the successful candidates and thanks to everyone who participated in this important election.
Your Bargaining Committee will now prepare for and commence bargaining with the Employer. They will also elect from am...
January 15, 2021
York House School - Bargaining Committee Members and Bargaining Survey - BCGEU
The bargaining committee nominations for York House School have now closed. We received five nominees for three available position, however I am pleased to announce that your union has approved the election of two additional committee members. Accordingly, all five nominees have been acclaimed into the positions they were nominated for.
Please join me in congratulating your bargaining committee...
January 14, 2021
All BCGEU Members in Local 701 - Life Membership and Honour Roll Resolutions ...
Please note that pursuant to Article 8 of the BCGEU Constitution, the 51st Constitutional Convention of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union will be held Wednesday, June 9 to Saturday, June 12, 2021. The deadline for submitting Honour Roll and Lifetime Membership resolutions to be passed by the local is February 1, 2021. If submitting Life Membership and Honour Roll resolutions, pleas...
January 14, 2021
York House School - Reminder Bargaining Committee Nominations - BCGEU
This is a reminder that the deadline for nominations to your bargaining committee closes at 5:00pm TODAY.
Attached to this notice are two nomination forms, one for the Bargaining Committee Chairperson and one for Bargaining Committee Member. Please use the appropriate form to indicate who you would like to nominated for each role and return to the Lower Mainland Area Office by the deadline. Sho...
January 05, 2021
The Provincial Fall 2020 - BCGEU
Check out the latest issue of The Provincial
This issue has updates on our union's shareholder program, scholarship winners, member stories aboutworking during a pandemic, COVID & women: call for an intersectional feminist recovery and the crisis in B.C. seniors’care facilities.
UWU/MoveUP
January 05, 2021
BCIT Instructors - Steward nominations - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for shop steward positions for the BCGEU Instructors bargaining unit in the Carpentry Department. If you are interested in becoming a steward or know someone who is, please fill out the nomination form attached to this notice.
What do stewards do?
Stewards are the primary union representatives of members at the worksite. Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-w...
December 24, 2020
Happy Holidays – BCGEU offices closed for the holidays - BCGEU
BCGEU president Stephanie Smith, treasurer Paul Finch and the entire Provincial Executive would like to wish our 80,000 members and their families a happy and festive holiday season!
Please note that all physical and virtual BCGEU offices will be closed for the holidays.
BCGEU offices will be closed from 12:00pm on December 24, 2020 and until 8:30am on January 4, 2021, except for the Prince Geo...
December 21, 2020
COVID on the job: how to refuse unsafe work - BCGEU
The right to refuse unsafe work is a legislative right and responsibility of all workers in B.C., and that is no different during the COVID-19 pandemic.Have you been assigned work that you feel is unsafe? According to law, the procedure to refuse unsafe work is as follows:
Immediately report to your supervisor that you have stopped work and the reasons why you believe the job or task is uns...
December 21, 2020
COVID-19 and recent changes to the Workers Compensation Act and Board Policy ...
During the pandemic, the B.C. government amended the Workers’ Compensation Act to allow workers to be compensated for lost wages when they contract COVID-19 on the job.
Members who have reason to believe they have contracted COVID-19 through work should report it to their employer as soon as possible and should file an application for compensation with WorkSafeBC, including as many details as p...
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