NEWS & UPDATES
April 24, 2017
Parksville Stabbing - BCGEU
Background
On January of 2015, a client with dementia stabbed a community health worker that was attending to his wife in their home. Fortunately for the worker, she reacted quickly by grabbing the knife out of his hand and threw it under the bed where he couldn’t reach it. This prevented further injury to her as she escaped the house. Also fortunately for the worker, the client’s dementia pre...
April 21, 2017
Thanks to BC FORUM for supporting Seniors Deserve Better! - BCGEU
BCGEU would like to thank the BC Federation of Retired Union Members (BC FORUM) for their continued support of our Seniors Deserve Better campaign.
At a recent BC FORUM board meeting, the directors took a photo proudly donning their new campaign t-shirts. In the spring edition of the Advocate newsletter, the photo was published on Page 10.
Thanks again to this organization for actively promot...
April 20, 2017
Enhanced Disability Management Program for Community Health Care Workers at B...
To: Community Health Care Workers at Bayshore Home Health Re: Enhanced Disability Management Program
Please be advised that as of April 1, 2017, Disability Management Institute (DMI) ceased to be the service provider for the Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP). Instead, Bayshore Home Health has retained an Independent Disability Management Ad...
April 19, 2017
Negotiations update for We Care Home Health Services - BCGEU
Following our last bargaining update, we spoke to many members directly about the bargaining process, listened to member concerns, and conducted an additional four days of bargaining on February 20, 21, 25, 26 to bring solutions to the table.
Bargaining will resume on April 25th for three days. These dates are very important as we’ll be tabling the remainder of our monetary proposals (matter...
April 19, 2017
Open House - Casual Employees at Paramed - BCGEU
Date: April 19, 2017
To: All L804 casual employees at Paramed
Re: Open house
We are having an open house (drop in style) for all L804 casual employees at Paramed. Your local executive is interested in hearing what you have to say at the worksite. If you are a casual Paramed employee, and want to have your voice heard, please drop by this open...
April 19, 2017
Gordon Clark: Parties need to finally get serious about seniors care - BCGEU
You can hardly open a newspaper or news website these days without finding an article on the difficulties of the sandwich generation — those poor folks simultaneously coping with the needs of children and aging parents. Well, here’s another.
As editorial pages editor, I’ve published dozens of articles over the years on the concerns of the sandwich generation, particularly about the problems of...
April 18, 2017
Local 803 - Call for Nominations - BCGEU
To: All Local 803 Members
Local: 803
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Place: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office (Squamish Room)
130 – 2920 Virtual Way
Vancouver, BC V5M 0C4
Call for Nominations for One Additional Convention Delegate and Five Alternates
If you would like attend the BCGEU 2017 Convention, you must...
April 13, 2017
Local 804 We Care Home Health Services - Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) C...
Date: April 13, 2017
To: All BCGEU Members Local 804 We Care Home Health Services
Re: Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Committee
We are pleased to announce the OHS committee met for the first time on March 20. Our committee members will be receiving union training at the union office later this month, and have resources of the union availa...
April 13, 2017
Training Day -Labour Code OHS Committee Reps - BCGEU
Did you know you are entitled to annual education leave totaling at least 8 hours? Did you also know your employer is required to support this training without loss of pay or other benefits? The employer must cover the costs of the training and any other reasonable costs to attend the course. If you are unable to take the training yourself, you have the right to assign your 8 hour annual allot...
April 13, 2017
Quesnel Council Talks Marijuana - BCGEU
Quesnel City Council has begun the process of preparing for the legalization of marijuana.
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April 13, 2017
Senior care will improve, health minister vows - BCGEU
(March 2017 Article)
The B.C. government is heeding its seniors' care advisors and will hire 1,500 more people over the next four years to assist seniors in residential care, Health Minister Terry Lake said Thursday.
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April 13, 2017
Seniors care shouldn’t be a private-equity money-maker - BCGEU
(March 2017 Article)
Late last year, a large trans-national insurance company, Anbang, announced its intention to buy a majority interest in Retirement Concepts, a Canadian, for-profit, nursing-home chain. Retirement Concepts currently receives funding from a number of provincial governments to provide nursing-home care and is the highest-billing provider of assisted-living and residential car...
April 12, 2017
B.C. Care Providers Association calls for more funding in roadmap for seniors...
(February 2017 Article)
The B.C. Care Providers Association released its report on seniors Tuesday, calling for increased funding for their care and aimed at putting the issue on the agenda for the upcoming provincial election.
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April 12, 2017
Chronic Care Home Understaffing Hurting BC’s Seniors, Say Advocates - BCGEU
(February 2017 Article)
At a Kelowna seniors’ care home, residents ring the bell in their rooms for assistance — to go to the bathroom, to get out of bed, or deal with pain or confusion.
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April 12, 2017
Big unions are big donors to NDP, but amenable to banning their contributions...
(February 2017 Article)
Similar to big corporate donors to the B.C. Liberals, big unions are major contributors to the B.C. NDP.
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April 12, 2017
President Smith supports Sussanne Skidmore for Canadian Labour Congress VP - ...
www.sussanneskidmore.ca
I am pleased and proud to support Sussanne Skidmore's candidacy for the position of Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). Sussanne is an established union leader, who began her social justice and labour activism more than a decade ago as a young worker. This makes her uniquely positioned to help evolve and grow the labour movement during increasingly complex...
April 12, 2017
Opinion: B.C. seniors' care crisis demands urgent action - BCGEU
(January 2017 Article)
This week, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie reported that more than 90 per cent of the province’s residential care homes are not funded to meet government’s current minimum staffing guideline.
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April 12, 2017
Local 801 Nomination for Local Executive - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for following position on the Local Executive:
Member-at-Large (1 position)
The term is 1 year remaining of a 3 year term. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your Area Office.
The deadline for nominations is: May 12, 2017 by 5:00 pm
If there is an election for a position, candidates may submit one page of infor...
April 11, 2017
Local 802 - Stewards and Local Executives - Enhanced Stewards' Training - BCGEU
Date: April 11, 2017
To: All BCGEU Local 802 Stewards and Local Executives
Re: 1-Day ENHANCED STEWARDS' TRAINING – April 27, 2017 REMINDER
Build Your Local Network! Bring your Questions! Build Your Skills! Have Fun!
Your Local Chairperson has requested for a reminder to the Local's Steward Representatives and Local Executive in relation to this training day. Plus for further ...
April 10, 2017
Burnaby Home Support, FHA, Local 803 (Call for Nominations) - BCGEU
Date: April 10, 2017
To: BCGEU Members at Burnaby Home Support, FHA, Local 803
Re: 2 Shop Steward Positions, Call for Nominations
Two Vacancies have become available for the position of shop steward at Burnaby Home Support, Fraser Health Authority.
Nomination forms attached must be filled out and received at the BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Of...
April 07, 2017
Local 803 Union Meeting (Call for nominations & delegates for convention) - B...
TO: All Local 803 Members
LOCAL: 0803
DATE: Thursday, April 20, 2017
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office (Squamish Room)
#130 – 2920 Virtual Way
Vancouver, BC V5M 0C4
Call for Nominations for One Additional Convention Delegate and Five Alternates
If you would like attend the BCGE...
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