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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 8, 2024 BCGEU calls for Vacancy Control, not more unaffordable rent hikes (Burnaby, B.C.)
While some B.C. renters are bracing themselves for another 3.5-per-cent rent-hike in 2024, those looking for a new home will be paying much more to stay in their communities, says the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU), calling again for vacancy control measures.
Accord...
Nominations are now open for steward vacancies at Atira Women's Resource Society. The number of vacant union steward positions available at each site are:
The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is: Monday, February 5th at 5:00pm.
If you are interested in becoming a steward, or know someone who is, please fill out the nomination form attached. Nomination forms may be submit...
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Burnaby, BC, December 19, 2023 - In a landmark move, The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX: TD) unveiled the findings of its much-anticipated racial equity audit report which examines the bank's employment practices across its US and Canadian operations. A response to a shareholder proposal by the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU), this audit is a significant step for North Ame...
BCGEU KAMLOOPS AREA OFFICEINTERNAL POSTINGDecember 13, 2023
POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Kamloops Area Office
GRADE: LEVEL 5 - MoveUP AGREEMENT
WAGE RATE: $34.67 - $37.30 per hour
An Administrative Assistant is required to provide administrative support to the staff representatives in the Kamloops Area Office, located in Kamloops, BC. Term of assignme...
December 6th marks the 34th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, which occurred on December 6, 1989, in Montreal. The perpetrator, fueled by misogynistic beliefs, took the lives of 14 young women that day. Three decades later, the impact of this horrific act of violence continues to reverberate through the ongoing struggle against gender-based violence. The risk of harassment and vi...
Nominations will open on November 24, 2023 for the following positions on the local 804 executive:
Recording Secretary
Member at Large – Home Support (1 Position)
Member at Large – Mental Health Group Homes (1 Position)
Member at Large – Equity Member (1 Position) Equity groups are Indigenous, disability, worker of colour, and 2SLGBTQI+
Information on the responsibilities and activities ...
BCGEU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Finch Issues Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance
This past year we've seen a disturbing rise in hate-driven attacks on the transgender community. The BCGEU's solidarity with transgender, gender-diverse workers, and all 2SLGBQTI+ community members is necessary and urgent-it's a lifeline, it's central to our values, and it's important to the wellbeing of our...
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