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October 25, 2016
Save the Date: Nov. 8 Kelowna Town Hall - Health Accord and Seniors Issues
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL RETIREES and the CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION are hosting a Town Hall Meeting on November 8 at the Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna. The event will be from 6:00 to 9:00pm.
NAFR has membership of over 180,000 members across Canada and 1600 members in the Central Okanagan. We will be engaging like minded organizations to participate ...
October 24, 2016
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
You may have noticed a change with the hazardous product labelling at your worksite. This is due to the adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The Globally Harmonized System was initiated to standardize information on the safe use of hazardous products in Canadian workplaces and with our ma...
October 21, 2016
803 General Membership Meeting Notice - Thursday, October 27, 2016
TIME: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
PLACE: Lower Mainland Area Office – Musqueam Room
Suite #130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver
MEETING AGENDA
New appointments for OHS Committee in 803
M2M Worksite visits this year
Scheduling issue
Seniority list and Collective Agreement
Orientation CA and Employers
Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP by email at [email protected] to c...
October 19, 2016
We Care Home Health Services - Bargaining Committee Election Results
The election for the four positions for the bargaining committee was counted and we are pleased to announce the following have been elected to represent the membership in the upcoming negotiations.
Ellen Bellamy
Michele Reade
Kelli Glover
Deborah Lee
In the event, alternates may be required, they will be selected, in order, as follows:
Jenn Lovett
Coleen Jennings
We would like to ...
October 19, 2016
BCGEU endorses national health care strategy for seniors
With Canada’s rapidly aging population, our country needs a health care strategy that is reflective of the growing demands of our changing demographics. That’s why BCGEU Community Health Services vice president Carla Dempsey, on behalf of your union, participated in a roundtable and public forum with numerous stakeholders to develop the Declaration Concerning a National Health Care Strategy for...
October 18, 2016
Oxfam Canada launches new campaign for gender equality
Oxfam Canada is launching a new campaign this week called Shortchanged.
The campaign’s goal is to shift the public debate on care responsibilities and build a movement of people who want to accelerate progress for women.
In particular, the campaign will help create awareness and mobilize Canadians around the issue of women’s inequality in work.
In the coming months, Shortchanged will challe...
October 18, 2016
October 18: Health Care Assistant Day
Our front-line health care workers provide valuable services to seniors and people with disabilities
2016 marks the sixth annual Health Care Assistant Day in BC. With more than 38,000 health care assistants across the province, be sure to take a moment and acknowledge our care aides and community health workers and the very important work they do.
Read the B.C. government proclamation here...
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