NEWS & UPDATES
April 11, 2016
Local 803 union meeting
DATE: Thursday, April 28, 2016
TIME: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
PLACE: Lower Mainland Area Office, Squamish Room
130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver
AGENDA
Article 29.2 – Scheduling for casual hours
Article 15.4 – 2 week schedule
Article 2.6 – Steward rights
50-50 draw
Update on status of Benchmark Reviews (MOA #34)
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April 07, 2016
World Health Day Statement
Today is World Health Day, celebrated each year to mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 and to draw attention to the importance of global public health.
Today we recognize the more than 17,000 members of the BCGEU who work throughout our health system:
Offering home support that allows vulnerable seniors to remain in their own homes;
Providing a wide range of se...
April 07, 2016
Your Local 803 Executive
We are pleased to announce your new Local 803 Executive:
Chairperson – Masoud Aminzavvar
1st Vice Chair – Florentina Kelly
2nd Vice Chair – Chris Head
Treasurer – Seyran Enveri
Recording Secretary – Roxanne Martel
Members-at-Large
Emily Grant
Doug Hetherington
Roxanne Hinz
Carol Morgan
Carmelita Vardeh
Youth Member – Lilavati Levine
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April 07, 2016
BCGEU Occupational Health and Safety Networker Outreach
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Networker team had their initial meeting in January. The 21 BCGEU members appointed to the team are from all areas of the province. One of their first tasks is to contact BCGEU OHS committee representatives to let them know about upcoming training opportunities.
The Networkers are also busy calling OHS representatives in their areas to determine if the...
April 07, 2016
Local 804 meeting
DATE: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
TIME: Table Officers Meeting: 5:30 pm
General Meeting: 6:00 – 8:30 pm
PLACE: Clearbrook Library
32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford
AGENDA
Introductions
Upcoming Events
Report from Staff Rep
Open Forum
Update on Mountain View
Adjournment
In solidarity
MJ Colquhoun
Local 804 Chairperson
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UNIFOR467/MoveUP
April 04, 2016
Member Update - April, 2016
BCGEU president Stephanie Smith is joined by Community Social Services Component VP Andrea Duncan and first vice chair Pamela Pye from worksite visits in Port Coquitlam.
April 04, 2016
OHS Reps in Area 02 - BC Federation of Labour "Emergency Preparedness" Course
The “Emergency Preparedness” course will be offered at the Nanaimo area office on Monday May 2, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. This course will be facilitated by a BC Federation of Labour Health and Safety Centre facilitator. This course has been designed to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of the planning and preparations needed to assist workplaces to respond before, durin...
March 30, 2016
Update on comparability increases
To: All Members, Health Services & Support Community Subsector
The current collective agreement gives approximately 80% of the FTEs (full time equivalents) in the Community Subsector comparability increases of 1% on April 1, 2016, 0.5% on April 1, 2017 and 0.5% on April 1, 2018. These increases will narrow the gap between Community and Facilities jobs doing the same or similar work, and...
March 23, 2016
Forests and Water: Key elements of environmental and economic stability
In March every year the United Nations commemorates two important days. The International Day of Forests (March 21) and World Water Day (March 22) are celebrated together to focus attention on the fact that the health of these two natural elements are interconnected with the economic and social health of the entire population of our planet.
Forests cover one third of the global land mass and a...
March 21, 2016
Recognizing the movement to eliminate racial discrimination
March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The date was selected by the United Nations to honour the 69 people who were killed by police at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid in Sharpeville, South Africa in 1960. In South Africa, March 21 is a public holiday, "Human Rights Day," to commemorate the lives that have been lost in the fight for democracy ...
March 21, 2016
OHS training at the BC Federation of Labour
The BCGEU Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) department is offering additional training through the BC Federation of Labour for government and labour code OHS worker representatives. These training sessions are for specific courses we do not offer through the BCGEU. The one or two day OHS course is a pre-requisite to the BC Federation of Labour OHS training.
Your employer must pay for you to...
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