NEWS & UPDATES
August 25, 2017
Worksite Visit at Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health Facility with BCGEU Occu...
To: All BCGEU Members at Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health Facility
Re: Worksite Visit with BCGEU Occupational Health and Safety Officer
Come out and meet your provincial BCGEU Occupational Health and Safety Officer, Wendy Mah and David Fox, 2nd Vice Chair, Local 801 Executive and OHS Networker.
Wendy and David will be here to meet with the members and to answer any questions and concerns...
August 25, 2017
Getting ready for steward elections – Coming after Labour Day - BCGEU
Informed, active stewards are the backbone of our union, and elections to choose the stewards in our workplaces are coming up. Becoming a steward is a great way to ensure that everyone at your workplace is treated fairly and that the hard-won improvements in our collective agreements are upheld. Information packets on this year's steward elections will be mailed out to stewards starting aft...
August 24, 2017
Labour Day Celebration - BCGEU
To: Area 11 BCGEU Members Re: Labour Day Celebration The Labour Day Organizing Committee and North Central Labour Council has organized a Labour Day celebration and march. Everyone is welcome! Please join the Labour Movement to celebrate Past-Present-Future fighting for the rights of all. Date: Monday, September 4, 2017 Time: 11:00 am March through downtown (start at PG City Hall) 12...
August 23, 2017
Workers rally against privatization at the Department of National Defence, Ph...
Victoria – Federal public service workers are rallying in Esquimalt to highlight the dangers involved in contracting out maintenance in the governments new multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding plans and to call on the government to do more to fix the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system.
The federal government recently awarded an $800-million contract to perform future maintenance and repair work on...
August 23, 2017
BCGEU remembers first woman president - BCGEU
It's hard not to think of Joan Gower Gillatt as the first woman of the BCGEU. Not the first woman member, but our union's first woman trailblazer.
Joan passed away on August 10, 2017 in Duncan. She was 93.
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A service will be held for Joan Gower Gillatt on:Friday, August 25, 20171:00 pmDuncan United Church, 246 Ingram Street, Duncan, B.C.
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Joan's was a life of community servic...
August 17, 2017
Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP) and Medical Confidentiality - B...
The Collective Agreement requires your Employer's full participation in the EDMP Program. This program is intended to help you with any illness or injury that is preventing you from working or is causing you to struggle at work. When you participate in the EDMP program, your medical information remains confidential and is not given to the Employer. Also, any fees for filling out medical forms w...
August 16, 2017
Standing against hatred in our communities - BCGEU
As I read reports and watch coverage of the events unfolding in Charlottesville, it saddens me to see the rise of hateful, intolerant rhetoric in our public discourse. These bigoted beliefs have no place in the just and equitable society that so many BCGEU members fight to achieve every day. Nonetheless, it's inspiring to see so many members of the Charlottesville community and activists acro...
August 15, 2017
We Care Home Health Services Ratification Information and Vote Meeting - BCGEU
Please attend one of the meetings scheduled. At the meeting, we will provide answers to any questions related to ratification and you will be provided with a comprehensive ratification document showing the tentative changes to the collective agreement. You will have an opportunity to vote on the agreement at the meeting. We ask that you be patient and attend one of these meetings so the bargain...
August 14, 2017
Labour Day Picnic - BCGEU
The BCGEU Area 01Cross Component Committee invites all BCGEU members and their families to participate in the 29TH Annual Labour Day Event(hosted by the Victoria Labour Council)
Date: Monday, September 4th - 2017Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Location: On the Lawn of the BC Legislature
Please join us for an afternoon of fun for the whole family!
We will have games, clowns, a bouncy castle an...
August 11, 2017
Community health workers avoid strike action, negotiate tentative agreement -...
BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) members have reached a tentative agreement with their employer, We Care Home Health Services, a decision that came late last night before a rotating strike was set to begin this morning. After joining the union last July, the BCGEU bargaining committee began negotiations to improve working conditions for the 221 community health workers at the ...
August 11, 2017
Community health workers avoid strike action, negotiate tentative agreement -...
BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) members have reached a tentative agreement with their employer, We Care Home Health Services, a decision that came late last night before a rotating strike was set to begin this morning. After joining the union last July, the BCGEU bargaining committee began negotiations to improve working conditions for the 221 community health workers at the ...
August 11, 2017
Casino workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of job action against Great Cana...
August 11, 2017
Casino workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of job action against Great Canadian Casinos
Workers at River Rock Casino this week voted 99.4 per cent in favour of a strike if necessary to back their contract proposals.
In nearly a year of negotiations between the BCGEU and the employer, Great Canadian Casinos, the two sides have failed to achieve a first collective agreement....
August 11, 2017
Strike Action Averted – Tentative Agreement Reached for We Care Home Health S...
At 10:00 pm last night, a last minute tentative agreement was reached between We Care and your BCGEU bargaining committee. As a result, the strike action scheduled for today will not be necessary. Your bargaining committee wishes to thank you for all your support and the resolve the BCGEU members have shown during this tense and difficult round of negotiations. Information and ratification mee...
August 10, 2017
Hearts and Hands Conference – Victoria - BCGEU
Attention all Health Care Workers in Component 4 and 8 in Areas 01 & 02
Hearts and Hands Conference – Victoria
Interested in participating in this year's Hearts and Hands Conference in Victoria? The conference is a day of celebration and education for BC's health care assistants, care aides and community health workers, and will take place October 26th in Victoria at the Saanich Fair Gr...
August 10, 2017
Hearts and Hands Conference – Vancouver - BCGEU
Attention all Health Care Workers in Component 4 and 8 in Areas 03 & 04
Hearts and Hands Conference – Vancouver
Interested in participating in this year's Hearts and Hands Conference in Vancouver? The conference is a day of celebration and education for BC's health care assistants, care aides and community health workers, and will be held on October 3rd in Vancouver at the Italian Cultural...
August 09, 2017
0810 Worksite Visit Cancelled - BCGEU
THIS WORKSITE VISIT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Kathie Browne, Local 0810 Chair, and RoseAnne Papp, Local 0810 2nd Vice Chair, will be visiting worksites in Fort Nelson. These visits will take place on August 18, 2017, according to the following: Mental Health & Addictions – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Health Unit – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the Worksite Visits are to meet members in the wo...
August 08, 2017
Community health workers launch strike for fair wages and fair scheduling - B...
Following several months of unsuccessful negotiations seeking fair wages and fair scheduling provisions, 221 community support workers will go on strike Friday. The workers, employed by home support agency We Care Home Health Services, will initiate a rotating strike to emphasize the need for a fair contract.
“Community health workers are trained professionals, and the vital work they do must ...
August 08, 2017
Community health workers launch strike for fair wages and fair scheduling - B...
Following several months of unsuccessful negotiations seeking fair wages and fair scheduling provisions, 221 community support workers will go on strike Friday. The workers, employed by home support agency We Care Home Health Services, will initiate a rotating strike to emphasize the need for a fair contract.
“Community health workers are trained professionals, and the vital work they do must ...
August 08, 2017
Strike Action To Begin in Maple Ridge Area Friday, August 11th - BCGEU
72 hour strike notice was served on your Employer this morning at 9:02 am. To begin the strike, we will use a rotating strike strategy beginning with Maple Ridge on Friday Aug 11th at 9:02 am until Thursday Aug 17th at which point the Maple Ridge will return to full services on Aug 18th and a new area will be rotated into the strike that day.
If you work in another area it will be business as u...
August 08, 2017
Worksite Stewards at Living Well Home Care Services Inc. - BCGEU
Please be advised the following members below have been acclaimed as stewards for your worksite:
Jesusa Delos Santos
Aveline Olalia
Rosalia Ringor
If you have any questions regarding workplace issues or your collective agreement, please feel free to contact one of these stewards.
In solidarity
Michelle Medeiros
Staff Representative
Download as pdf
August 08, 2017
BCGEU welcomes government’s decision to eliminate tuition fees for Adult Basi...
The BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) welcomes today's announcement by the provincial government to remove tuition fees for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English Language Learning (ELL) programs in the province.
ABE is the gateway to many other advanced education programs and good jobs, and ELL programs are essential to new Canadians' ability to access employment and educat...
August 08, 2017
Basic Stewards' Training - BCGEU
The BCGEU provides training to all of its Stewards and Local Executives. Training is essential to you in your role as a steward. You are receiving this notice because you are on our list for those Stewards awaiting your Steward Course.
Paid leaves from work, accommodation, travel and meal expenses, if required, will be paid for by the Union. Lunch will be provided for the days you are in class....
August 08, 2017
Not Enough Time to Complete Care Plan -St. Elizabeth - BCGEU
Rushing can lead to accidents and errors.
If a CHW finds that there is not sufficient time to safely complete a care plan please take the following steps. Phone your CSC (Scheduler) and inform them that there is not enough time allotted to safely complete the care plan. Confirm that the CSC will send a dated note to the Case Manager. Keep a written record of your call.
This needs to be done eac...
August 03, 2017
Local 810 Worksite Visits - BCGEU
Kathie Browne, Local 0810 Chair, and RoseAnne Papp, Local 0810 2nd Vice Chair, will be visiting worksites in Fort Nelson. These visits will take place on August 18, 2017, according to the following: Mental Health & Addictions – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Health Unit – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the Worksite Visits are to meet members in the worksite, hear your stories, have an opport...
August 02, 2017
The BCGEU welcomes the government’s decision to review the economic viability...
The BCGEU welcomes today's announcement that the provincial government has asked the BC Utilities Commission to review the $8.8 billion Site C dam. Long overdue, the commission finally has the opportunity to provide a fair and transparent assessment of the merits of the project. British Columbians deserve nothing less. BCUC's due diligence will clarify the choices that are available now that c...
August 02, 2017
Williams Lake Area Office Re-Opens Today - BCGEU
The Williams Lake Area Office re-opens today, August 2, 2017. Thank you for your patience, and special thanks to the volunteers in the area who assisted residents during the wildfires evacuation, as well as the recent return home of residents.
Please note that with the re-opening of the office, calls will no longer be re-directed to Prince George. However, although the evacuation order is lifte...
August 01, 2017
The BCGEU granted standing at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered ...
Good news from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). The BCGEU has been granted standing in the MMIWG allowing it to make formal written and oral submissions to the public inquiry.
The letter received states:
On behalf of the Commissioners, the Application for Standing submitted by BC Government and Service Employees' Union has been granted, for gre...
August 01, 2017
Study: For care workers, inequality has kept wages low - BCGEU
A new study by the University of Toronto finds that the demand for care workers and nannies has gone up but wages remain low. In fact, wages are often abysmal for care workers, many of them immigrant women of colour from less-developed countries. The study investigates how the reorganization of care is influencing care workers' international migration, and how this relates to gender equality an...
July 31, 2017
Read The Summer 2017 Issue Of The Steward - BCGEU
In this issue, we look at a variety of topics to keep you up-to-date on issues that could affect your workplace, and the members you represent. Topics include bullying and harassment, planning ahead in case of permanent disability, stories of grievances and their outcomes from across Canada, and tips from an advocacy department co-op student for assisting members as a steward. We hope you'll f...
July 28, 2017
Provincial magazine - Summer 2017 - BCGEU
Download the PDF file of the 2017 Summer issue of The Provincial magazine. In this issue:
New Leadership - Convention 2017 reports
BCGEU Environment Policy
2017 audited financial statements
BCGEU Community
Remembering John Shields
and more...
July 28, 2017
Vancouver health officials have hopes for new, supervised-injection site - BCGEU
With more than 200 people dead from drug overdoses in Vancouver already this year, health officials hope the city's third federally approved injection site will provide relief from a devestating public health emergency. On Friday, Powell Street Getaway begins operating its new, supervised-injection site seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., after receiving an exemption from Health Canada in...
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