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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

February 10, 2023

Area 04 Local Leadership Training Part 1 & 2 - BC General Employees' Union (B...

Area 04 Local Leadership Training Part 1 & 2 **Part 1: online (1-day) -  CHOOSE ONE OF March 30, April 5 OR April 14, 2023 &Part 2 – In-person (2-day) - April 17 & 18, 2023  Area 04 Local Executive Leadership Training will be held in two parts. Part 1 is an all-day online webinar. You will have a choice of one of the three dates listed above. Part 2 is a two-day in-person training s...

February 06, 2023

Nineteen thousand workers in community social services reach tentative agreem...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 6, 2023 Nineteen thousand workers in community social services reach tentative agreementBURNABY, B.C.- Following one year of negotiations, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA), made up of about 19,000 union members provincewide, has reached a tentative agreement with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA). The agr...

February 01, 2023

ACTION REQUIRED: Don’t miss ratification updates - Without a MP account - BC...

Voting on our tentative agreement will begin in just under two weeks. We'll be using a secure online voting platform called Simply Voting and your voting credentials will be sent by email. To ensure you receive these credentials, it's essential that our union has up-to-date contact information for all members. The easiest way to make sure we have this information is to keep your BCGEU Member Po...

February 01, 2023

ACTION REQUIRED: Don’t miss ratification update - With MP accounts - BC Gener...

Voting on our tentative agreement will begin in just under two weeks. We'll be using a secure online voting platform called Simply Voting and your voting credentials will be sent by email so it's more important than ever that we can communicate with members quickly and securely. Will you take a moment to log in to the BCGEU Member Portal to make sure your contact information is up to date? Forg...

February 01, 2023

Black History Month 2023 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

February is Black History Month (BHM) and the BCGEU is commemorating the resilient history and legacy of Black Canadians. While the world still grapples with racism and anti-Black racism, we will be highlighting events throughout the month that we encourage our members to attend. We hope that these events will serve as an opportunity for growth and learning around the history and present-day ex...

January 30, 2023

BCGEU 803 RainCity Stewards & OHS Reps - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Representatives to the Joint Labour-Management (JLM) CommitteeWe would like to introduce your representatives to the Joint Labour-Management (JLM) Committee – Doug Hetherington and John Tolentino.The first meeting this year is scheduled for February 9, 2023.If you would like any concerns discussed at the JLM meeting, please advise Doug ([email protected]) and John ([email protected]

January 26, 2023

Community Bargaining Association - Wage calculator and comprehensive report a...

As you know, our committee and union partners reached a tentative agreement on January 15 with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) covering 21,000 community health workers across B.C. The tentative agreement represents substantial gains in key areas identified by members including significant wage increases averaging 14% to 16% for each step of the wage grid over three ...

January 26, 2023

Vantage Living - Tentative deal for seniors’ care workers - BC General Emplo...

BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor – reached a tentative agreement with their employer after meeting with a mediator on January 25, 2023. Until the vote on the tentative agreement is held, the union's job action will stand down.  "From the 84 per cent...

January 26, 2023

Webinar: Biologists of the BCGEU, February 8 - BC General Employees' Union (B...

As you know, the College of Applied Biology has recently enacted regulations from the Professional Governance Act. Discuss these changes and collective agreement issues on February 8, 2023, with your fellow BCGEU members working as biologists.  When: 12-1 pm PST, Wednesday February 8, 2023Where: Zoom. Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86589057230?pwd=S1lY...

January 25, 2023

All Component 8 members on Vancouver Island - Comprehensive Report On New Ten...

  This is your opportunity to review all the changes and improvements in the new Community Subsector Tentative Collective Agreement, and to ask questions to members of the unions bargaining committee.   In person meetings will be held as follows: Meeting 1 Time: 12:00 pm-2pm and 6:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. In person February 2, at the BCGEU's Nanaimo area office, 1650 Terminal Ave N. Parking available. ...

January 25, 2023

Chilliwack Primary Care Centre - Seeking Members Interested in Health & Safet...

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...

January 23, 2023

Lookout Housing and Health Society Superior and Additional Provisions Settlem...

  Your Local Chair, Masoud Aminzavvar, would like to invite you to a Zoom meeting regarding the Memorandum of Agreement on Superior Provisions. The Zoom details are as follows:Masoud Aminzavvar BCGEU is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: My MeetingTime: Jan 30, 2023 12:00 PM VancouverJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85449108928?pwd=TDRrSGJiLzRHNG9CZkJhL0dmeDdBZz09Meeting ...