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2019 BCGEU Scholarships - BCGEU
The 2019 Scholarship Programs has now closed and winners will be posted to the website in mid-June.
Applications for the 2019 BCGEU Scholarship program are now being accepted. The union will award $60,000 in scholarships to students in post-secondary education. Full-time scholarships are worth $2,000 and part-time scholarships are worth $1,000.Apply online here.
Applicants must be:
A BCGEU me...
BCGEU members in the public service – your new collective agreement between t...
The new 18th Main Public Service Agreement and Component Agreements are in effect as of April 1, 2019. BCGEU members who work in the B.C. public service ratified these agreements last year following five weeks of negotiations.The agreements are for three years and expire on March 31, 2022. The main agreement features many improvements, such as:
a two per cent general wage increase in each year...
June 24, 2019
Meal periods for members at Lookout Housing & Health Society - BCGEU
The Union wishes to ensure you are aware that if you are working an overnight shift and are unable to leave the worksite during your designated meal break that you are to be paid for the meal break at straight time pay. Article: 14.6 Meal Periods (c) An employee who has been designated by the Employer to be available for work during his/her meal period will receive pay for the meal period ...
June 21, 2019
Living Well Home Care Services Inc. worksite stewards - BCGEU
Please be advised the following members below have been acclaimed as stewards for your worksite: Jesusa Delos Santos - jesusa.delossantos@yahoo.caRodelyn Robles - rodrobles@gmail.com Cynthia Mantiquilla - cynthia5036@gmail.com In solidarity Andrea MearsStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here UWU/MoveUP
June 21, 2019
Report recommends better support for community health workers and more home s...
The Office of the Seniors Advocate has released a new report, Home Support…We Can Do Better, which undertakes a comprehensive review of B.C.'s home support system and makes seven recommendations for improvement – both for seniors and Community Health Workers (CHWs).
For seniors, the system can do better by making the program more affordable. The report found that it's actually cheaper for a sen...
June 20, 2019
Home Support Transition Town Hall Meetings - BCGEU
The Health Authorities (Fraser and Vancouver Coastal) are hosting meetings for the members who intend to transfer. The BCGEU will be attending these meetings and available to provide information and answer your questions.
Saturday June 22 & Thursday June 27Croatian Cultural Centre3250 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
June 25 The Mirage Banquet Hall201, 17767 64 Ave, CloverdaleJuly 5Ralph Fisher Aud...
June 20, 2019
BCGEU North Island Area Office Internal posting Secretary (temporary)
BCGEU NORTH ISLAND AREA OFFICE
INTERNAL POSTING
June 20, 2019
POSITION: SECRETARY (Temporary)
GRADE: Level 5 – MoveUP Agreement
A secretary is required to provide secretarial support to staff representatives in the North Island Area Office. Term of assignment is up to 3 months or return of incumbent.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful applicant will perform Level 5 duties as as...
June 19, 2019
BCGEU welcomes Auditor General’s recommendations to address MCFD’s ineffectiv...
The BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) welcomes the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia's report released today: Oversight of Contracted Residential Services for Children and Youth in Care. The BCGEU has for decades called on the provincial government to address chronic and significant challenges within the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and s...
June 18, 2019
Paramed Employees - Paramed to pay out excess $400,000 vacation owed to emplo...
An arbitrator has just ordered your employer, Paramed, to pay out excess vacation amounts owed to employees. These payment amounts have been finalized, and add up to a total of almost $400,000! Community Health Workers who are entitled to a vacation payout should have received a payment on June 3, 2019 representing all excess vacation pay accrued up to June 30, 2017.
Provided the Union agrees o...
June 18, 2019
Secretary Level 3 - Victoria Area Office - BCGEU
BCGEU VICTORIA AREA OFFICE
INTERNAL POSTING
June 18, 2019
POSITION: SECRETARY
GRADE: LEVEL 3 – MoveUP AGREEMENT
A secretary is required to perform secretarial and word processing functions for staff representatives. This person may also be required to assist with switchboard and receptionist duties.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Will include processing a variety of documents such a...
June 17, 2019
2019 BCGEU scholarship winners announced - BCGEU
Congratulations to the 2019 BCGEU Scholarship Winners. The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2019 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
(Winners will receive a letter in the mail with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
2019 Scholarship Winners List
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay on one of three topics:
How can unions lead the way on climate chang...
June 14, 2019
Voicing our concerns: BCGEU presentations regarding workers’ compensation sys...
Participating in public consultations is a valuable way to make sure our voices are heard before government makes important decisions. Two public consultation processes are currently underway that will directly impact working people in B.C. – the Worker's Compensation Review and the provincial government's Budget 2020 Consultation. Today I had the honour of presenting at public hearings for bot...
June 14, 2019
1 out of 10 Independent Shareholders of Brookfield Asset Management Agree tha...
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) and SumOfUs are encouraged that 10% of independent shareholders voted for the company to tie executive pay to preventing sexual misconduct at the firm
Today, BCGEU and SumOfUs presented a proposal that called on Brookfield Asset Management to address sexual misconduct in the financial services industry by penalizing executive compensation p...
June 13, 2019
BCGEU president Stephanie Smith first presenter at workers’ compensation syst...
BURNABY, June 13, 2019 – The workers' compensation system has been seriously undermined by policy and legislative changes introduced by the BC Liberals in 2002. The system shifted to focus on the financial impact to employers which has resulted in an overall reduction in compensation benefits to workers both in the short and the long term, a more limited ability to appeal decisions, and a reduc...
June 07, 2019
Members working for Bayshore, Greater Vancouver Community Services Society, P...
Important update on your Home Care Transfer!
The Community Bargaining Association, led by your union, just finished negotiating an important agreement for all home support workers working at Bayshore, Greater Vancouver Community Services Society, ParaMed, St. Elizabeth and We Care in the Lower Mainland. This agreement clearly sets out the terms of the transition of home care workers back into ...
June 07, 2019
British Columbians need a break: the BCGEU submission to the Fair Wages Commi...
BURNABY- The British Columbia Government and Service Employees' union, representing more than 79,000 workers in various sectors and occupations in the province has submitted its report to the provincial government's Fair Wages Commission.
The Fair wages commission was set up by the provincial government to advise government on how to raise minimum wages with increases that are regular, measured...
June 07, 2019
Workers’ Compensation Review Underway - BCGEU
In response to years of advocacy by workers and their unions, the provincial government has initiated an independent and comprehensive review of BC's workers' compensation system.
This is a tremendously important opportunity for BCGEU members to tell their stories about the injustices within the current system, and to influence legislative and policy changes that will restore fairness to the w...
June 05, 2019
Final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous W...
On Monday, June 3rd, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report and recommendations in a ceremony at the National Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec on Algonquin Territory.
The release was the culmination of a three-year process in which the Inquiry heard testimony, submissions and stories from more than 2,000 people including the fami...
June 05, 2019
Barclay Lodge call for nominations for one shop steward - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for 1 (one) steward position at your worksite and will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.
Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co...