NEWS & UPDATES
February 09, 2018
Hard Rock Casino workers vote in favour of strike - BCGEU
Unionized workers at Coquitlam's Hard Rock Casino have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. The more than 400 casino employees, who joined the BC Government and Service Employees' Union in 2016, have been trying to negotiate a first collective agreement since January 2017. Read more.... UWU/MoveUP
February 09, 2018
Local 703 Executive Nomination Results - BCGEU
The nomination process for your Local Executive positions closed on February 7, 2018.We want to take this opportunity to advise you of the results and congratulate the successful candidates.Your Executive is as follows:
Local Chairperson – Amber Keane – amberkeane33@gmail.com / 778-230-0274
1st Vice Chair – Richard Schaeffer – rick.schaeffer@bcgeu.ca / 778-996-9504
2nd Vice Chair – Coralie Gr...
February 09, 2018
Local 704 Election Results - BCGEU
The following members were acclaimed:
Chair Monica Wyllie
First Vice chair John O'Brian
Second Vice chair Jessica Lar-Son
Treasurer Josephine Wong
Recording Secretary Amber Armstrong
Member-at-large ...
February 08, 2018
Amended Local 0712 Election Results - BCGEU
Retraction of Election Results for Local 712 Executive – Bulletin dated February 7th, 2018
The correct results for Local 712 Local Executive are as follows:
Local Chairperson
Election: two candidates
Jessica Scafe and Rhonda Hunter
1st Vice Chair:
Pending Local Chair Election
2nd Vice Chair:
Vacant
Treasurer:
Vacant
Recording Secretary:
Vacant
Member at Large:
Vacan...
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...
January 26, 2018
BCGEU Submission to Review of Professional Reliance - BCGEU
The government has initiated a review of the professional reliance model in the natural resource sector. The day-to-day work of thousands of BCGEU members is shaped by this regulatory model, and many of our members have raised the alarm about its shortcomings.
In its present form, the professional reliance model effectively lets the "fox guard the henhouse," leading in some cases to the misman...
January 25, 2018
Sticks and Stones... - BCGEU
"Sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you"…
This old children's rhyme from the 1800's was meant to persuade victims of name-calling to ignore the taunts of their peers. But since then, we've learned that name-calling can cause great damage to our psychological and physical health and safety. Name-calling, bullying, harassment and pranks can hurt us psychologically, w...
January 24, 2018
Local 701 - Local Executive Announcement - BCGEU
Further to our call for nominations for Local 701 Executive, we are pleased to announce that the following members have been acclaimed: · Steve Kitcher, Chairperson · Chantel Mather, First-Vice Chairperson · Kelvin Kum, TreasurerThe local still has vacancies for the following positions: · Second-Vice Chairperson · Recorder · Member at Large · Member at Large, Young WorkerCongratulations to new ...
January 23, 2018
Local 710 Steward By-Election Results - BCGEU
Below are the updated results for each worksite in Education, Scientific, Technical & Administration.
Fort St. John Public Library
Jill Baccante
Tanya Boyd
Amy Von Stackelberg
Northern Lights College – Chetwynd
Holly Keutzer
Teresa Rose
Northern Lights College – Dawson Creek
Kent Meldrum
Michelle Parkinson
Shan Philip
Dylan Quast
Northern Lights College – Fort St. John
Charlene Gi...
January 17, 2018
Local 705 Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
Local 705 Members Nomination for Local Executive
Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
Chairperson
1st Vice Chairperson
2nd Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
4 Members-at-Large
1 Member-at-Large: Young Worker Representative (29 years of age and younger)
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each offic...