NEWS & UPDATES
February 05, 2020
Independent advocate re-affirms our union's call to bring seniors’ care back ...
This week B.C.'s independent Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA) published the first ever provincial review of the $1.4 billion-dollar contracted long-term care sector in British Columbia, A Billion Reasons to Care.Overall, the OSA confirms what our union has been saying for years: the contracted long-term care sector lacks accountability and transparency in funding and monitoring and fails to...
February 05, 2020
Bureau Veritas Labs - Steward Nominations – one position - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for one (1) steward position at your worksite.To nominate someone as a steward, please complete the attached nomination form and return it to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, February 12:Mail: #130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 0C4Fax: 604-215-1410Email: [email protected] do stewards do?Stewards provide support and advic...
February 05, 2020
Vancouver Talmud Torah School - Steward nominations - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for steward positions at your worksite.To nominate someone as a steward, please complete the attached nomination form and return it to the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, February 12, 2020: Mail: #130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 0C4Fax: 604-215-1410Email: [email protected] What do stewards do?Stewards provide support and advi...
February 04, 2020
Kelowna Area Office Closure – Feb 4 - BCGEU
Due to inclement weather, the Kelowna Area Office has closed for the remainder of Tuesday, February 4. The office plans to reopen, February 5, at 8:30am. If you are a BCGEU member in the Okanagan (Area 07) and need emergency support at your worksite, please contact your union steward. Facilities related emergencies at the site can be directed to Ryan Schmid at 778-870-7877. UWU/MoveUP
February 03, 2020
Okanagan College (Support Staff) Tentative Collective Agreement - BCGEU
Following weeks of productive bargaining, we are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached. The bargaining committee recommends that members vote "yes" to ratify the agreement.
Ratification Meeting & Voting:
DATE TIME LOCATIONFebruary 10, 2020 4:30 p.m. Kelowna ...
January 31, 2020
Members at Justice Institute of BC Re: Bargaining update - BCGEU
Since March of 2019, your bargaining committee has met for 15 days of bargaining preparations. Unfortunately, during these preparations one of your elected committee members had to step down for personal reasons in November. We are confident that the remaining members of your bargaining committee will represent your interests effectively.
In those preparatory meetings of the bargaining committe...
January 31, 2020
NEC Native Education College - Members provide 100 per cent strike mandate - ...
The bargaining committee is pleased to report that members at NEC Native Education College have provided the strongest possible strike mandate by voting 100 per cent in favour of taking strike action if necessary.
The committee has advised the employer of the result of the vote and will seek additional bargaining dates in our ongoing attempt to achieve a negotiated settlement without job action...
January 28, 2020
DEADLINE EXTENDED - Notice of Election for Bargaining Committee at Bureau Ver...
Currently the following 4 people have been nominated for the 3 person bargaining committee.
Eduardo Caoili
Cherry Lane Caoili
Navpreet Shergill
Laird Story
Due to a typo on the nomination bulletin email return contact information, we wanted to be sure all member nomination forms were received by the union. So, please forward your nomination prior to February 7, 2020 if your name is not re...
January 24, 2020
Strike Vote at NEC Native Education College - BCGEU
The parties are far apart on monetary issues in bargaining so the bargaining committee has voted unanimously to take a strike vote.
The bargaining committee tabled a comprehensive package seeking to:
address chronically low wages across all classifications,
create a new "term" employee category with improved terms and conditions for the many employees - especially instructors - who work repeat...
January 24, 2020
BCIT support staff - Bargaining update - BCGEU
EMPLOYER TABLES HUNDREDS OF MEMORANDUMS
Your Bargaining Committee has been busy with negotiations work over the past several months. We have met with the employer at the bargaining table, for 2-3 days each month, since November. We have a large package of proposals to work our way through and currently we are still discussing and trying to resolve all the non-monetary and local issues. We ar...
January 21, 2020
Collective agreement ratified for Northern Lights College – Support Staff - B...
The Northern Lights College Support Staff bargaining committee is pleased to announce the membership overwhelmingly ratified the 2020 agreement on January 20th. The Committee would like to thank you for your support and assistance during this set of negotiations. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact any member of the Committee. In solidarity, Juanita Fraser, Bargaining Com...
January 20, 2020
BCGEU Office Closures – Jan 20th - BCGEU
Due to inclement weather, the Terrace Area office will be closed on Monday, January 20.
The office plans to reopen Tuesday, January 21, at 8:30am.
If you are a BCGEU member in area 12 and need emergency support at your worksite, please contact your union steward.
Facilities related emergencies in Terrace can be directed to Ryan Schmid at 778-870-7877.
January 17, 2020
New Prince Rupert labour history walking tour available - BCGEU
The BC Labour Heritage Centre is pleased to inform BCGEU members that a new Prince Rupert Labour History Walking Tour has recently been added to our BC Labour History Walking Tours mobile app. This tour explores over a century of union organizing, struggles and victories for fishermen, shoreworkers, longshore, the IWW, the Battle of Kelly's Cut, civic politics and colourful labour characters o...
January 16, 2020
ICBC fleet-insured vehicles policy change - BCGEU
ICBC agrees to change potentially devastating policy on personal insurance impacts of accidents in fleet-insured vehicles
In Fall 2019, ICBC announced a policy change that would have meant that commercial drivers found at fault for accidents in work vehicles would potentially pay more for their personal insurance.
"Our union immediately understood that the original policy was completely unfair ...
January 13, 2020
BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA) Bargaining Update #4 - BCGEU
BCFMA responded late last week to the additional information we had provided regarding our proposal for classification-specific adjustments. The response was not positive.
Now we will engage with senior union leadership and members at BCFMA concerning our next steps. These meetings will take place in the upcoming weeks and we will provide members with an update as soon as they are completed.
Th...
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