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August 07, 2019
BCGEU members in the public service – your new collective agreement between t...
The new 18th Main Public Service Agreement and Component Agreements are in effect as of April 1, 2019. BCGEU members who work in the B.C. public service ratified these agreements last year following five weeks of negotiations.The agreements are for three years and expire on March 31, 2022. The main agreement features many improvements, such as:
a two per cent general wage increase in each year...
August 06, 2019
Steward Nominations (2) for New Westminster Mental Health - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for 2 steward positions.Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-workers about their issues.
Acting as a liaison between the worksite, th...
July 31, 2019
Housing activists hail Burnaby's 'robust' tenant relocation plan - BCGEU
Proposed policy would guarantee temporary accommodation to renters displaced by renovictions and demovictions.
Their signs and T-shirts read "tenant power" and "end demovictions." There were speeches, cheers and chants. It was a familiar scene outside Burnaby City Hall – the battlefield between housing activists and local politicians in recent years – but Monday was different.
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July 30, 2019
Beacon Community Services Employees Calculation of Vacation Pay - BCGEU
An arbitrator has just ordered your Employer, Beacon Community Services, to change the way it calculates vacation pay, in order to comply with the collective agreement.
Article 18.1(b) has a chart that shows the number of vacation days and the percentage of straight-time pay you are entitled to, based on your years of service. For example, for 11 to 14 years of service, you are entitled to 25 v...
July 25, 2019
Your new member ID card is almost in the mail - BCGEU
We are excited to announce that BCGEU Member ID cards are about to get smarter! Just like your transit pass or credit card, your new ID will now have computer chip technology which will enable us keep moving forward as a union with the ability to use contactless "tap" technology to sign into BCGEU meetings and events. We're excited about all the projects we'll be rolling out in the coming years...
July 23, 2019
Maple Ridge Treatment Centre - Steward Nominations - BCGEU
Please be advised that the following member has been acclaimed as steward for Maple Ridge Treatment Centre. · Cyndy Gorman (L804) Should you have any questions or concerns at your worksite, please contact the above noted stewards. If a steward is unsure of the answer to your question or concern, they will call the union on your behalf and speak to the staff representative for clarification....
July 23, 2019
Lookout Housing Society Shop Stewards - BCGEU
Listed below is an up-to-date list of shop stewards at Lookout Housing & Health Society VANCOUVER / NEW WESTMINSTER (AREA 03) · Masoud Aminzavvar · Marcus Gagne · Robyn Beveland · Jaeson Goodchild · Maria Brennenstuhl · Celeste Johnson · Richard Consalvi · Rishab Rajdev · Sandu Constantinescu · Fiona York SURREY (AREA 04) · Kayden Bennett · Lindsy Fifer · Jeff Davidson · Joanne Qu...
July 23, 2019
Call for Shop Stewards at Lookout Housing & Health Society - North Shore - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for 1 (one) steward position at your worksite and will close on Thursday, August 22, 2019.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.
Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-work...
July 19, 2019
Local 810 - Your New Local Chairperson - BCGEU
Nominations closed on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 for Local 0810 Chairperson.
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming your new Chairperson!
Chair Megan Giebelhaus
1st Vice Chair VACANT
2nd Vice Chair VACANT
Treasurer VACANT
Recording Secretary VACANT
Member at Large (1) VACANT
Member at Large (2) VACANT
Memb...
July 19, 2019
‘Restore balance to the system’ BCGEU tells workers’ compensation review - BCGEU
BURNABY, July 19, 2019 – Today the BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) provided its written submission to the B.C. workers' compensation system review. The provincial government initiated the review in response to years of advocacy by workers and their unions to make the system more worker-centered.
"The workers' compensation system was created as a compromise between the inter...
July 18, 2019
Vancouver Resource Society - call for shop stewards - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for 2 (two) additional steward positions at your worksite and will close on Friday, August 16, 2019.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.
Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to c...
July 17, 2019
New Bargaining Committee for Westminster House - BCGEU
The call for nominations for three positions on the bargaining has closed. We received three nominations, and three members are acclaimed as follows:
Christine Bayers
Darlene Thomas
Jodi Lo
Congratulations on your new committee!
Next steps is to find out what is important to you. Please complete this bargaining survey and return to one of your bargaining committee members by no later than Mon...
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