NEWS & UPDATES
January 05, 2017
Local 801 Duncan members meeting
DATE: January 19, 2017
TIME: 5:00-6:00 - pm Local Executives ONLY
6:00-8:00 - pm General Membership
PLACE: Island Savings Centre (DUNCAN)
(2687 James St, Duncan) Boardroom
AGENDA
Resolutions to BCGEU Constitutional Convention
Equity/Young Worker Delegates
Regulatory Body for Care Aides/CHW's and Mental Health Workers
Worksite Issues
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January 04, 2017
Local 802 - Executive & General Meeting
COMPONENT: Community Health Services
LOCAL: 802 – Executive & General Meeting
DATE: February 9, 2017
TIME: 6:00 p.m. – General Meeting
7:30 p.m. – Executive Meeting
PLACE: Holiday Inn Express & Suites – The Great Room
2200 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, BC V9N 2L4
AGENDA
Local Resoluti...
January 03, 2017
New BCGEU Pension Plan - BC Target Benefit Pension Plan
Download PDF of BC Target Benefit Pension Plan Booklet
2017 November Newsletter
December 20, 2016
Election Results for Labour Management Committee Member for High Country Heal...
The result of the recent election is Denise Dimora will join Tami McKim on the Labour Management Committee.
Thank you to all the nominees for your participation in this election.
In solidarity
Brenda Beckmann
Staff Representative
Download PDF of notice here.
December 20, 2016
Bargaining Update for Members at We Care Home Health Services
We have been negotiating towards a renewal collective agreement since November with our most recent sessions being last week. This set of negotiations is complex because the existing collective agreement was not originally bargained by the BCGEU and we are looking to make significant structural changes.
Your BCGEU Bargaining committee has made some progress and we continue working on non-mo...
December 16, 2016
Saint Elizabeth Stewards
To: All BCGEU Local 803 Members at Saint Elizabeth
Re: Your Stewards
Please welcome Mynra Regan as the newly acclaimed shop steward that joins the list of stewards below.
This notice is to advise all BCGEU members at Saint Elizabeth that the following people are shop stewards for your workplace:
Maylanie Aglubat
Leonor Alcantara
Theresa Bergunder
Maria Bonitinho
Cecilia D...
December 16, 2016
Government’s announcement to ban asbestos: Groups express support but asbesto...
Immediate Release December 15, 2016
Toronto – The federal government’s announcement to ban asbestos has been highly anticipated over the past few days. Groups expressed its support to the announcement but notes their expectation for additional federal work needed to fully achieve protection from asbestos for all Canadians.
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December 16, 2016
'Deplorable' for B.C. government to spend less on home support while seniors ...
The Liberal government is being “penny-wise but pound-foolish” by not investing more in home support for seniors, says NDP health critic Judy Darcy.
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December 15, 2016
Local 803 Bayshore Home Health Stewards
Please welcome Vivian Waung as the newly acclaimed shop steward that joins the list of stewards below.
This notice is to advise all BCGEU members at Bayshore Home Health that the following people are shop stewards for your workplace:
• Cindy Gema
• Ho-Ying Kui
• Florinda Maguire
• Editha Menor
• Mary Jane Micua
• Karey Ann Nelson
• Irene Tomas
• Sue Tyagi
• Vivian...
December 14, 2016
Raincity Housing - Worksite Steward
Please welcome Bethany Hill as the newly acclaimed shop steward that joins the list of stewards noted below.
This notice is to advise all BCGEU members at Raincity Housing that the following people are the current shop stewards for your worksite:
Bethany Hill
Shannon Nickel
David James Graham
Aaron Harrison
Eddyne (Guerson) Barosy
If you have any questions regarding workplace issues o...
December 14, 2016
Spreading holiday cheer -- proud to donate to a good cause
Component 8 Community Health Services has made a donation to the Prince Rupert Wildlife Rehab Shelter. The shelter is a volunteer service that has rescued, rehabilitated and released thousands of birds and animals over the past 20 years.
Component 8 executive member Susanne Bellefontaine presented the cheque to the shelter’s co-founder Nancy Golinia. “She was extremely grateful,” says Susanne....
December 14, 2016
More home support a must for seniors: Times Colonist reports
The Times Colonist reported that BC’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie remarked home support might be the single most important thing when it comes to keeping seniors safe and well.
“We are not utilizing home support to the extent that we should,” said MacKenzie in a press teleconference on Tuesday during the release of her annual 2016 Monitoring Report on Seniors Services. “It follows a patt...
December 13, 2016
Seniors Advocate report highlights serious concerns in seniors’ care
The Office of the Seniors Advocate has released its findings in its second annual Monitoring Seniors’ Services report. The report tracks trends in various areas including residential care wait times, home support hours and seniors’ housing.
“We applaud the work of the Office of the Seniors Advocate in gathering this important information,” says BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. “These statistic...
December 12, 2016
BCGEU sends solidarity message to jailed Iranian trade unionists
As part of our ongoing support of the Free Them Now campaign to support jailed Iranian trade union members, the BCGEU Provincial Executive recorded a message of solidarity that was sent directly to jailed activists. The campaign received messages of solidarity from many unions around the world, and they have been compiled into a video. Watch the full video below.
December 09, 2016
International Human Rights Day: Human rights are everyone’s rights, everywhere
Today we recognize International Human Rights Day. Every December 10th since 1948, people have stood in solidarity against human rights violations in all forms.
In Canada we are fortunate to be living in a country where we have a legislated Human Rights Code and a Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is built into our constitution.
Much of the world sees us as a country that defends human r...
December 08, 2016
Tell the provincial government: Seniors deserve better!
Home support in B.C. is in crisis. The BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) represents thousands of members who work in community health. Our members tell us that the situation is troubling: B.C.’s senior population has increased by four per cent in just the past year, but three out of five health authorities are providing fewer home support hours. This is because the B.C. Liberal...
December 06, 2016
Local 803 Holiday/New Year Party
To: All Local 803 BCGEU Members
Re: Holiday/New Year Party
There will be a Holiday/New Year Party on December 20, 2016. Local will provide food and some door prizes.
Please see the details below:
Date: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office
#130 – 2920 Virtual Way,...