NEWS & UPDATES
March 02, 2018
Budget 2018/19 brings responsible investment in our province and people - BCGEU
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) has released its analysis of the BC NDP's first full provincial budget and financial plan – a budget with a noticeable change of tone from the previous government.
After 16 years of austerity and retrenchment under the BC Liberals, the new government has laid important pathways for the introduction of expansive new strategies and programs t...
March 02, 2018
BCGEU Submission on Electoral Reform Referendum - BCGEU
When the B.C. Government announced plans to hold a province-wide referendum on the question of electoral reform, they invited input from citizens and organizations to help shape the way we vote.
The response from British Columbians was immense, with over eighty-eight thousand submissions made to the Attorney General. This represents the largest public participation in a consultation in the hist...
March 01, 2018
March is Community Social Service Awareness Month - BCGEU
There isn't a family in B.C. that hasn't received support, or knows someone who's received support, from a Community Social Service (CSS) worker. Every day, they make sure some of our most vulnerable citizens are safe and cared for, and this is why the BC Government Services and Employees' Union (BCGEU) asked the Province of British Columbia once again to proclaim March as Community Social Serv...
March 01, 2018
President Worksite Visit at Howe Sound Home Support and Mental Health and Sub...
President Stephanie Smith and Community Social Services V-P Andrea Duncan will be visiting your worksite during the afternoon of Wednesday, March 7, 2018.
Stephanie and Andrea are looking forward to meeting and hearing from you and answering any questions about the Union that you may have.
In solidarity,
Kay Sinclair
Staff Representative
Download PDF of notice here.
UWU/MoveUP
February 28, 2018
BCGEU supports Pink Shirt Day 2018 campaign - BCGEU
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) joined hundreds this morning in downtown Vancouver at the CKNW Kids' Fund 2018 Pink Shirt Day rally. This annual campaign to end bullying spreads awareness and raises funds to support programs that foster children's healthy self-esteem with this year's focus on cyberbullying.
"Bullying continues to be a problem whether in our schools, at wo...
February 27, 2018
Revised - Your Local 801 Executive - BCGEU
** REVISED **
We are please to announce the Treasurer and Recorder positions have been filled on your Local 801 Executive. Your full Executive is listed below:
Chairperson
Scott DeLong
1st Vice Chairperson
David Fox
2nd Vice Chairperson
Amena Cleveland
Treasurer
Elizabeth Bracewell
Recorder
Darlene Gallant
Member at Large
Joanna Kitt
Member at Large
Teen Boschma...
February 27, 2018
BCGEU’s response to BCCPA’s “Made-in-BC” Plan to Strengthen Home Care - BCGEU
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) released a paper earlier this month outlining several approaches to strengthen and sustain BC's home health care sector. While we agree with their "made-in-BC" plan's four key themes: (investing in funding, investing in seniors, fostering innovation, investing in quality) we do not agree with all of the recommendations of the plan and have highlighted s...
February 23, 2018
Elections for Local 809 Executive - BCGEU
The BCGEU is holding elections for the following positions of the Local 809 Executive. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them:
Local Chairperson:Rachel FriedrichMelanie MasonLaurie Proudfoot
1st Vice Chairperson:Rachel FriedrichMelanie MasonCindy McLaren
2nd Vice Chairperson:Monika FindRachel Friedrich
• Ballots are available from your stewards and contacts at ...
February 23, 2018
BCGEU to host public meeting on housing affordability crisis - BCGEU
VANCOUVER – A five-person panel will discuss Greater Vancouver's housing crisis and hear stories and ideas for solutions from the public. The panel includes: Adriane Carr – Vancouver City Council MemberTesicca Truong – Generation SqueezeHarpinder Sandhu – Co-author of the report Building an Affordable B.C.; CUPE 1767 memberKari Michaels – BCGEU Executive Vice PresidentPaul Finch – BCGEU Treas...
February 21, 2018
Government must take bolder action on speculation tax - BCGEU
February 21, 2018BURNABY – The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) is pleased to see the B.C. NDP government's newly released 30-point housing plan which proposes significant steps towards addressing the province's housing affordability crisis. This plan includes measures, many of which the BCGEU has been calling for, like introducing a progressive property transfer tax surcharge...