BCGEU Activist Appreciation Banquet

Saturday, November 15, 2025

You and your Guest are invited to join us at the

Italian Cultural Centre of Vancouver

3075 Slocan Street

Vancouver

Doors open: 6:00pm

Dinner at 6:30pm

Entertainment & dancing to follow

Cocktails available at cash bar

Accommodation will be provided for guests from outlying areas (e.g. Sea to Sky, Sunshine Coast)

Taxi rides home will also be available (taxi vouchers will be provided at the event)

Please fully complete the fields in your RSVP (including Leave of Absence - if needed).

RSVP must be received no later than Friday, October 24, 2025

For more information, please contact

BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office Suite#130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 0C4

Fax: 604-215-1410 or 1-888-238-0239 or Email: [email protected]

CLIFF Movie Night 2024

Venue: Virtual

Event Date: Sunday, November 16, 2024

Time: Films available at 7:00 pm

Area 04 Cross Component Committee, in partnership with Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF) are pleased to present an evening of movies. 

We will be screening the films virtually. Film titles to be shown: 

§ Victory Train

§ They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike In Images

§ Motown South: Organized Labor in the Battery Belt

§ NOLA

§ Cables

§ Union and University

§ Dissonance

A link will be sent to all participants on Thursday November 13^th with a link to the films. You will have access to the films for a 24-hour period starting at 7:00pm.

Invite family & friends to a viewing party and enjoy CLIFF 2025!

Erica Cardarelli & Kevin Hagglund

Cross Component Chair & Staff Representative

Local 104 Executive Meeting 

Date: November 17, 2025

Location: FVAO ( In Person Meeting Only)

Time: 5:30pm-6:20pm.

Please RSVP and provide any dietary restrictions as dinner will be provided.

Local 1703 Stewards are invited to attend a One-Day Enhanced Steward Training.

Specific topics will be announced closer to the course date, but will include subjects designed to increase your confidence and capabilities as a steward. The day is also a chance for Local 1703 stewards to get to know each other, discuss problems specific to the Local, and to share strategies for addressing worksite issues.

A union-paid leave-of-absence is provided for this course. Please provide how many hours you work per shift on the registration form.

Please register no later than midnight on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Local 1703 Stewards are invited to attend a One-Day Enhanced Steward Training.

Specific topics will be announced closer to the course date, but will include subjects designed to increase your confidence and capabilities as a steward. The day is also a chance for Local 1703 stewards to get to know each other, discuss problems specific to the Local, and to share strategies for addressing worksite issues.

A union-paid leave-of-absence is provided for this course. Please provide how many hours you work per shift on the registration form.

Please register no later than midnight on Tuesday, November 20, 2025.

Date: November 3, 2025

To: BCGEU Local 603 Stewards

Re: Local 603 One-Day Enhanced Steward Training

Date: Monday, December 1, 2025

Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Location: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office

130-2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver

Musqueam Room

This one-day course on Monday, December 1, 2025, is open to Local 603 stewards and Local 603 Executive members.

This steward training is an opportunity for Local 603 stewards to get to know each other and to discuss workplace issues and solutions.

The topics that will be covered include:

- grievance refresher

- steward's role in investigation meetings

- accommodation requests/duty to accommodate

- article 1.10 (1.6, 1.7) complaints

As the Union will provide a union-paid leave-of-absence (LOA) for this course, please state the number of hours you will need for an LOA for December 1^st on the registration form.

In solidarity,

Kevin Ball, Local 603 Chair

Kay Sinclair, Staff Representative

Date: November 13, 2025

To: All BCGEU Local 1203 Stewards

Re: Enhanced Steward Training – Please RSVP

You are invited to attend a one-day enhanced steward training at the Lower Mainland Area office. The full-day training will build your confidence as a steward and provides a chance to share your successes and challenges, and your strategies for addressing worksite issues.

This training is being offered to all Local 1203 stewards, whether you are a new steward or a returning steward.

Location: BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office - Musqueam Room: #130 – 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver

Date: December 2, 2025 | Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Topics: Steward Fundamentals & Demystifying Arbitration

To register, please RSVP no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

Once you have been registered in the course you will need to request leave from your Employer as soon as possible. The BCGEU will provide one-day paid union leave to attend this course. When registering for the event, please remember to fill out your hours for a Leave of Absence (if one is required).

Lunch will not be provided as there are several lunch options around the Lower Mainland Area Office. You will be entitled to submit a claim for the lunch meal allowance, per the BCGEU Financial Manual. The meal allowance is $30, and no receipt is required for this expense.

Additionally, if you have not sent back your completed SIS form, please complete the attached SIS form and email a copy back to [email protected] as soon as possible.

In Solidarity,

Jennifer Elkabbany, Local 1203 Chairperson

Romeena Sidhu, Staff Representative 

Join us for Live Music and Dance featuring the Peanut Gallery. Children welcome - light non-alcoholic refreshments included.

Campbell River CCC Holiday Event

Join us for Live Music and Dance featuring the Peanut Gallery. Children welcome - light non-alcoholic refreshments included.

Campbell River CCC Holiday Event

Winter Wonderland Family Skate

Powell River Recreation Complex

Sunday December 14, 2025 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Skate Rentals included.