Accelerated transition of all currently licensed childcare programs to a provincially funded support model based on the prototype childcare sites.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families
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Addressing a number of issues created by the ministry's recent announcement of a new Youth Employment Program in BC Parks -- specifically, the hiring of new, temporary staff when when there are auxiliaries that are eligible for recall to perform the same work.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Addressing COVID‐related challenges faced by labour organizers and workers. Requesting that the province immediately implement card check unionization and that the province immediately introduce electronic voting in representation votes as an alternative to mail‐in ballots.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocating for the expansion of home support services, improved standards of care in residential care facilities, better occupational health and safety for workers, and strengthened mental health and addictions services. Advocating for the public provision of health services.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Health
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Advocating for various improvements in government procurement practices, including successorship in contracts, bringing outsourced work back in house, and public ownership of infrastructure.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Government Procurement
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Amendment to the Police Act to clarify the discipline/termination process for Special Provincial Constables where there is a collective agreement in place.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations
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BC Wildfire Service: potential for off-season employment for wildfire fighters in ministry mandated wildfire risk reduction, forest health and silviculture work, and keeping this critical work in direct government as opposed to devolving it to contract agencies.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Forestry, Labour/Labour Relations
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Building on the Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement program from 2019, the government should implement a provincial wage grid and ensure a comprehensive package that includes benefits and pension
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Labour/Labour Relations
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Call for regulation of counselling therapists.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Mental Health and Addictions
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Childcare capital spending should be focused on public providers, and efforts should be made to remove funding barriers for First Nations communities and other public/non-profit providers
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families
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COVID-19 and Childcare: The BCGEU is calling on the government to bring back Temporary Emergency Funding (TEF) to support childcare programs.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Children and Families
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Developing a joint strategy moving forward to ensure not only that critical lessons from the Levan Francis case are learned but that those lessons—and related remedies—are clearly and effectively communicated to frontline members. The ultimate goal of the strategy would be that all BCGEU members in ACD understand exactly what concrete actions are being taken to make their workplace safer and more inclusive and to make sure that what happened to Mr. Francis cannot happen again.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations
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Ensuring a seat at any appropriate tables where consultation regarding the BC Provincial Government Child Care Strategy stakeholders is happening.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Education, Labour/Labour Relations
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Expanded childcare as Part of BC’s Economic Recovery.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Children and Families, Economic Development and Trade
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Expanding Section 135 of the Workers’ Compensation Act to cover more frontline workers— specifically those in mental health and addictions and community social services.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions
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Expressing opposition to proposals by BC Liberal Party to: -Permanently allow liquor primary locations to deliver alcohol; -Allow restaurants and bars to purchase liquor at wholesale prices from any liquor store.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Liquor Control/Alcohol
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Governance improvements in Workers Compensation, including increased representation for workers.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Government plans for "return to work" for the public service in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
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Impacts of restructuring/new ministry mandate
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Implementing Together BC, and expanding the strategy to build on pandemic-response measures such as making increases to income assistance and supports for people with disabilities permanent.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Poverty
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In response to a violent attack at Vancouver Courthouse where one litigant attacked another with a weapon that had been brought into the court house, the BCGEU is renewing its call for enhanced security measures at courthouses to protect the physical & psychological safety of members, including mandatory screening of all court users and installation of security gates.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations
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Making non-medical masks mandatory in all common areas of public service work sites province-wide with preference for three-layer masks as recommended in recent Health Canada’s updated guidance.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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OHS concerns of Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement (CVSE) officers & inspectors; Enforcement of highway maintenance standards; Long-term impact of contracting out on auxiliary workforce; Inclusion of Highway Maintenance Workers (HMWs) in Public Sector Pension Plan (PSPP)
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Privatization and Outsourcing, Transportation
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Opposition to proposals from the employer-driven Equal Work Equal Pay (EWEP) Coalition.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Professionalization of wildfire fighting in BC, including: recruitment and retention of skilled wildfire fighters employed year-round; addressing low pay and lack of job security; making BC self sufficient in wildfire fighting; properly resourcing the service; improving integration with Indigenous communities and incorporation of Indigenous-led fire management practices.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations
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Promoting the training, recruitment and retention of childcare and social services workers. Seeking improvements in services for children, youth and families, including establishing a universal childcare system, ensuring Indigenous families receive an equal level and quality of care, and expanding programs for youth transitioning out of care.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Children and Families
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Promoting the training, recruitment and retention of workers in the justice system. Advocating for improved access to the justice system, including by expanding legal aid, First Nations legal services, and family justice centres. Seeking changes that will reduce prison violence, including reduced staff-to-inmate ratios.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Providing advanced notice of a letter from BCGEU president being sent to Minister Heyman related to member issues regarding the Youth Employment Program in BC Parks & establishing BCGEU's intention to follow up on the letter within 2-3 weeks for a response from the Minister.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Requesting a meeting with our union to discuss potential consequences of a recent regulatory change and offer solutions to best mitigate any negative impacts to BCGEU members at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB).
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations, Liquor Control/Alcohol
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Requesting a role for the BCGEU in the ministry’s work to implement the 26 recommendations in the Ombudsperson’s recent report: “Alone: The prolonged and Repeated Isolation of Youth in Custody.”
Ensuring the perspective of frontline workers in the system is considered as early as possible in the ministry’s efforts to implement the report’s recommendations.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations
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Seeking better communication with unions when the government takes over hotels or creates new supportive housing sites.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty
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Seeking changes to enhance BC Liquor Stores and to end the sale of grocery store wine licenses.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Liquor Control/Alcohol
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Seeking improvements in compliance and enforcement programs across government and changes to environmental and natural resource laws that strengthen public oversight. Advocating for more funding and to protect BC Parks from commercialization/ privatization. Advocating for actions to address climate change, including just transition measures for affected workers and communities.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Environment
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Seeking improvements to postsecondary education, including funding increases and changes to trades training in BC.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education
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Seeking improvements to the Labour Code, Workers' Compensation Act, Worksafe BC and employment standards, including stronger protections for workers, strengthened health and safety regulations, and strategies to address precarious work.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Seeking information regarding potential restructuring of natural resources operations within government.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Seeking support for strategies to address the housing affordability crisis in BC, including tax changes, stronger protection for renters and investment in new affordable public housing.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Housing
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Sending copies of BCGEU letters regarding temporary pandemic pay for members.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
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Support for members in PSE sector during pandemic response and recovery. Underfunding of post-secondary operating budgets.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
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Temporary pandemic pay for childcare workers
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Children and Families, Labour/Labour Relations
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Temporary pandemic pay for LDB workers
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations, Liquor Control/Alcohol
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Temporary pandemic pay for workers n the community social services sector.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Children and Families, Finances and Budgets, Labour/Labour Relations
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The BCGEU requests that the ministry include our union in discussions related to reconciliation measures and strategies for K-12 education
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Education, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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The implementation of a broad policy across the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for direct employees and for employees of employers that have contracts with VCH, that, excepting where it is not possible for essential health services, workers not be required report to their worksite and be allowed to work from home. Offices that don’t need to be open should be closed. The requirement of mask wearing in all common areas of all worksites under the Vancouver CoastalAuthority’s authority, preferably with the requirement of a minimum of three-layer mask as recommended by Health Canada in recent updates.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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The importance of addressing issues facing women in the COVID-19 economic recovery strategy; ensuring women’s voices are at the table in all economic recovery plans; recognizing the economic contributions of women
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Children and Families, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Poverty
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The ministry (PSSG) is amending a regulation in the Police Act to address an issue created by a BC Court of Appeal decision issued in June in the Casavant case. The decision created a lack of clarity about the appropriate disciplinary process for employees with special provincial constable designations. The BCGEU had previously proposed language to clarify that the proper process was grievance arbitration as opposed to proceeding under the Police Act regulations. BCGEU was seeking an amendment to the regulation that established the grievance arbitration process outlined in the collective agreement as the appropriate process for discipline related to SPC designations.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations
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The ministry should actively support the union’s participation in any ministry-led discussions or working groups related to pandemic response measures that impact workers in K-12 education.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Education
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The ministry should actively support the union’s participation in any ministry-led discussions or working groups related to restructuring the ministry’s service areas.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Labour/Labour Relations
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The ministry should include our union in discussions related to reconciliation, particularly with respect to strategies for child welfare.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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The ministry should include our union in discussions related to the planning and implementation of childcare initiatives.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Education, Labour/Labour Relations
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The process for first certification of unions should be made fairer for workers/
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Labour/Labour Relations
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The vital role of religious, cultural, and needs-based independent schools as a supplement to a robust public K- 12 education system.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Education
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The Workers Compensation Act should be reviewed and amended to alter provisions that harm injured workers.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Union representation and jurisdictional issues in the context of sectoral reorganizations.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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Vaccine priority for frontline workers
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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COVID-19, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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Various health sector labour and workforce issues in the context of the pandemic, including: wage levelling in independent care facilities past the Single Site Order; lack of clarity as to the role of Environmental Health Officers in the Pandemic response; fair compensation for Health Science Professionals; public vs. private sector lab services in BC; recruitment and retention among in long term care and for social workers.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Government Procurement, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations, Senior Citizens
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Working with the Legislative Assembly Management Committee to assist in the development of a child care centre at the legislature.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Government Procurement, Labour/Labour Relations
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