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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

June 01, 2018

Community Health Bargaining Update - BCGEU

We've finished a third week of bargaining between the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) in Vancouver. Our talks are aimed at concluding a new collective agreement for members in community health.  "Progress is being made," said BCGEU Component 8 vice-president Scott DeLong. "Two sub-committees have been meeting to deal with h...

May 30, 2018

Community health bargaining continues (update) - BCGEU

A second week of bargaining has wrapped up between the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) in Vancouver. Talks are aimed at achieving a new collective agreement for members in community health. The CBA represents roughly 16,000 employees working in community health around B.C. The majority are represented by the BCGEU. Other un...

May 29, 2018

Executive donation to Red Cross for flood relief - BCGEU

From April through June 2017, catastrophic flooding devastated parts of the Okanagan, Kootenay and Shuswap regions forcing thousands of British Columbians from their homes. According to the BC Flood and Wildfire Review released last month, the estimated cost of flood response in 2017 was more than $73 million. Just a year later, while many families and communities are still dealing with the aft...

May 25, 2018

BCGEU applauds provincial investment in 1,500 new housing units for women fle...

The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) applauds today's announcement by the provincial government that it will build 1,500 new supportive housing units throughout the province for women and children fleeing violence. Over the next 10 years, government will invest $734 million to build this much-needed housing which includes transition houses, safe homes, second-stage and long-te...

May 24, 2018

Local 802 New Executive - BCGEU

I am pleased to add Belinda Walle to your Local Executive, as a Member-at-Large. Please join us in welcoming Belinda. Your Local Executive is as follows: Local Chair                           Charmaine Fines 1st Vice Chair                       Marietta Bippes 2nd Vice Chair                      Joe Sippel Treasurer                             Michelle Whyte Recording Secretary           Carol...

May 23, 2018

Local 812 - Members at Wrinch Memorial Hospital, Hazelton - Steward Election...

The Union is pleased to announce that Ruth Carle has been acclaimed as Steward for your worksite. If you have any questions regarding workplace issues or your Collective Agreement, please feel to contact your Steward In solidarity Mike ScottStaff Representative102-4710 Lazelle AvenueTerrace, BC 250.635.9126 Download 812 FYI Steward Election Results Wrinch Memorial (002).pdfUWU/MoveUP

May 18, 2018

Community health bargaining commences in Vancouver - BCGEU

Bargaining representatives from the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) met this week with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) in Vancouver to review priorities and begin negotiations. Bargaining proposals were tabled Thursday morning to achieve a new collective agreement with members in community health. "We are off to a very positive start," says BCGEU ...

May 17, 2018

Local 802 Executive - BCGEU

I am pleased to add Erik Fellenius to your Local Executive, as a Member-at-Large. Please join us in congratulating Erik. Your Local Executive is as follows: • Local Chair                                            Charmaine Fines • 1st Vice Chair                                        Marietta Bippes • 2nd Vice Chair                                       Joe Sippel • Treasurer                  ...

May 17, 2018

Coquitlam casino still behind pickets - BCGEU

After five days of job action, a labour dispute at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam does not appear to be ending anytime soon. Great Canadian Gaming Corp. said in a statement Monday that it has been granted an order by the B.C. Labour Relations Board prohibiting striking workers from blocking entry to the property.    Read more... UWU/MoveUP

May 17, 2018

GATEWAY CASINOS NEGOTIATIONS REACH AN IMPASSE - BCGEU

Talks between Gateway Casinos and members of the BC Government and Service Employees Union have broken off. On Tuesday morning, over a hundred employees of Gateway Casinos from Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, and Kamloops rallied in Kelowna to push for higher wages.   Read more... UWU/MoveUP

May 17, 2018

CASINO WORKERS RALLY IN KELOWNA - BCGEU

Employees of Gateway Casinos from Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, and Kamloops gathered in Kelowna Tuesday morning to push for higher wages. Negotiations between the company and the bargaining committee began back in January, but stopped abruptly in March, prompting Tuesday’s demonstration.   Read more... UWU/MoveUP

May 17, 2018

Casino workers nearing strike? - BCGEU

A vocal group of employees from four of the Okanagan's largest casinos rallied in Kelowna this morning as their union headed back to the bargaining table. Approximately 1,400 employees of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited (which operates Playtime Casino in Kelowna, Lake City Casino in Vernon, and Cascades Casinos in Penticton and Kamloops) are pressuring the company to pay them a living...

May 17, 2018

Casino workers press for wage hike - BCGEU

Gateway Casino workers will be rallying Tuesday for higher wages. Members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union working at Gateway Casinos and Entertainment in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and Kamloops are calling on their employer to improve wages, benefits and working conditions as contract negotiations resume Tuesday.     Read more... UWU/MoveUP