NEWS & UPDATES
March 10, 2016
Bill 16 - Community Care and Assisted Living Act
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) expressed cautious optimism about the introduction of Bill 16, the Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, into the B.C. Legislature.
The Bill is intended to increase flexibility for B.C. residents in assisted living facilities, allowing them to delay moving into complex care, as well as increasing protection for residents and s...
March 09, 2016
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
NAOSH week is recognized annually throughout North America to promote the prevention of injury and illness at the workplace. Organizations are encouraged to participate by planning activities during this week. The theme this year is to “make health and safety a habit”. For more information go to Worksafe BC’s website at http://www.worksafebc.com/news_room/campaigns/naosh_week/
This link will g...
March 07, 2016
Celebrate International Women's Day - March 8
In Canada and around the world, March 8 is celebrated as International Women's Day.
International Women's Day and trade unionism are historically linked. The day was initiated to commemorate the 1908 strike of women garment workers in New York, and has evolved into a world-wide movement to celebrate advances and demand improved rights for women and girls.
As part of this fight for social j...
March 04, 2016
By-Elections for Local 803 Executive
The BCGEU is holding elections for the following positions of the Local 803 Executive. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them. Names appear below and on ballots in the same random order.
CHAIRPERSON:
AMINZAVVAR, Masoud
GRANT, Emily
PEDERSON, Tina
MEMBER-AT-LARGE – LOWER MAINLAND:
BALL, Brenda
MORGAN, Carol
RECORDING SECRETARY:
MARTEL, Roxanne
KUI, Ho Y...
March 03, 2016
Mountain View Home update
In August 2015, our members at Mountain View Home in Abbotsford were told that Fraser Health would be closing their 25-bed mental health facility in 12 months. The news hit the owners and workers at this family-run facility very hard, and they began a well-focussed grassroots campaign to save the home. Along with the owner and families of patients, they started a petition and garnered significa...
March 02, 2016
Public Forum on home support in Vancouver's West End
Join in the Panel Discussion on Home Care with MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert!
Thursday March 10th, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
West End Community Centre
870 Denman Street
Download PDF of poster here.
UNIFOR467/MoveUP
March 02, 2016
Local 803 Members new young worker
Congratulations to Lilavati Levine who has been acclaimed as the Young Worker for Local 803.
In solidarity
David Noble
Staff Representative
Download PDF of notice here.
UNIFOR467/MoveUP
February 29, 2016
Home support in crisis - CTV Victoria
Community Health Services Vice President Carla Dempsey spoke up for Component 8 members and the crisis in home support on the 6 o'clock CTV news, Friday February 26, 2016. Click on the February 26 newscast, and then scroll through to 16:30 to see the report:
CTV News
February 25, 2016
BC Budget 2016: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The B.C. Liberal Government has delivered yet another of its “balanced” budgets, dressed in sleight-of-hand fiscal manoeuvering, ambiguous language, and cavalier comparisons to other provinces and jurisdictions.
Sadly, and once again, the fiscal planning of our elected government puts in second place the essential public goods and services British Columbians require to lead prosperous, inclusi...
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