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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 19, 2023

Call for Shop Stewards at Pacifica Treatment Centre - BC General Employees' U...

Nominations are now open for 1 (one) Steward positions at your worksite and will close on Monday, February 6, 2023. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a Shop Steward are:   Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement. Supporting co-workers in meetings with management. Listening to co-wo...

January 18, 2023

RainCity Housing & Support Society – Reminder – Five days paid sick leave ava...

All Employees (casual and full-time) at RainCity Housing are reminded that you are now entitled to five days per calendar year of paid sick leave.This new entitlement comes from changes to BC's Employment Standards Act (ESA) after successful lobbying by the labour movement, including the BCGEU. In particular, staff who do not currently have access to paid sick leave such as casuals or staff wit...

January 18, 2023

Mission Memorial Hospital 7324 Hurd St, Mission, BC - Seeking Members Interes...

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 Comm...

January 16, 2023

Community Bargaining Association - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2023 Community Bargaining Association reaches tentative agreement for workers in community health  BURNABY, B.C. – After almost a year of negotiations the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) in the early hours of Sunday, January 15. Th...

January 16, 2023

Tentative Agreement for Community Health - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

We are pleased to announce that the Health Services & Support – Community Subsector Association (CBA) reached a tentative agreement in the early hours of Sunday, January 15, 2023. The BCGEU, which represents almost 70 per cent of workers covered by this agreement, was joined at the bargaining table by seven other unions who also represent workers covered by the agreement. Representatives on...

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...