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COMPONENT 8 - COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

Component 8 includes members who provide health services in our communities.

They work in home support, drug and alcohol treatment centres, adult day care, detox and emergency shelters, women's clinics, services to seniors, mental health group homes, regional health units and other community-based health services.

NEWS & UPDATES

January 14, 2023

Job action postponed for seniors’ care workers - BC General Employees' Union ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 14, 2023   MEDIA ADVISORY: Job action postponed for seniors' care workers BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Job action has now been postponed for members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor in Salmon Arm. This follows 72-hour strike notice issued to the company on...

January 13, 2023

Seniors’ care workers issue 72-hour strike notice - BC General Employees' Un...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 13, 2023Seniors' care workers issue 72-hour strike notice BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have issued 72-hour strike notice to Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor – as of 11:00 a.m., January 13, 2023. This action is being taken following several months of negotiatio...

January 09, 2023

CMHA Bottom Line Conference – Call for Expressions of Interest - BC General E...

You are invited to apply to attend the Canadian Mental Health Association's annual Bottom Line Conference on workplace mental health in New Westminster, B.C. on March 9-10. The BCGEU will provide union leave and cover travel and accommodation for ten selected members from the community health sector. To apply, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Expression of Intere...

December 14, 2022

Cara Center Worksite Visit December 14, 2022 - BC General Employees' Union (B...

Please be advised that Component 8 Vice President, Scott DeLong, will be conducting a worksite visit to answer questions today at the Cara Centre Boardroom. Where: 160 Nickel Road Kelowna BC            (enter through lower driveway on ground floor) Time: 1:30-3:30pm Light snacks and refreshments will be providedDownload PDF of notice here UWU/MoveUP

December 09, 2022

January bargaining dates to hear new offer - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

As we continue our process of engaging with the membership about the status of bargaining, we would like to report that HEABC has asked us to return to the table to hear an amended offer in January. The constituent unions of the CBA bargaining committee have agreed to hear this offer.    We are scheduled to meet with HEABC on January 10, 2023, and we have a series of consecutive days scheduled ...

December 01, 2022

Lookout Housing & Health Society Grosvenor House-13809 Grosvenor Road, Surrey...

Getting involved with Occupational Health & Safety is a great way for union members to contribute. As a safety committee member, you will help ensure your employer is following OH&S regulations. You can raise the profile of health and safety and improve your working environment. Would you like to serve on an Occupational Health & Safety Committee at your worksite? Members of the Com...

November 28, 2022

Local 804 Members at Surrey Whalley Urgent Primary Care Centre - 9639 137A St...

Seeking members interested in Health & SafetyGetting involved with Occupational Health & Safety is a great way for union members to contribute. As a safety committee member, you will help ensure your employer is following OH&S regulations. You can raise the profile of health and safety and improve your working environment. Would you like to serve on an Occupational Health & Safe...

November 22, 2022

Bargaining update, member outreach - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

A delegation from the constituent unions of the CBA met with HEABC and a representative of the Public Sector Employers' Council Secretariat (PSEC) on November 3, 2022. It was our goal to impress upon PSEC that the CBA was unable to meet the core priorities we had established based on the monetary offer we have received. In particular we outlined the dramatic differences in compensation between ...

November 22, 2022

Lookout Housing & Health Society Cole Starnes Residence/ 1670 Riverside Rd, A...

Getting involved with Occupational Health & Safety is a great way for union members to contribute. As a safety committee member, you will help ensure your employer is following OH&S regulations. You can raise the profile of health and safety and improve your working environment. Would you like to serve on an Occupational Health & Safety Committee at your worksite? Members of the Com...