Community college layoffs reflect lack of commitment to northern economy
With an unemployment rate in northern B.C. sitting at 11.5 per cent and layoffs looming at northern colleges, the B.C. government’s vaunted BC Jobs Plan is failing northern communities, unions representing post secondary workers said today. Read more »
The government acknowledged the crisis faced by adults with developmental disabilities, but a lot more needs to be done, including truly refunding Community Living B.C. (CLBC), the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) said today. Read more »
In a move that has shocked the BCGEU, the B.C. Government today announced the closure of female youth offender units in Prince George and Victoria. Read more »
Grant funding for community-based charities and non-profit groups has not kept up with increasing provincial gaming revenue, despite the $15 million funding increase announced today, says the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU). Read more »
Nearly two years after the expiry of their collective agreement, post-secondary instructors have reached a tentative settlement that concludes the 2010 round of provincial common table negotiations, said the leaders of the two major unions in post-secondary education collective bargaining. Read more »
The B.C. Government and Services Employees’ Union (BCGEU) welcomes the Auditor General’s report Effectiveness of Community Corrections issued today, and strongly endorses the report recommendations dealing with inadequate staffing of probation officers, unsustainable caseloads and inadequate training. Read more »
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