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1. Bargaining priorities for community social service workers

The BCGEU is asking members working in Community Social Services about your priorities for bargaining in 2013-14.

This is your opportunity to provide feedback on what YOU think is important to improve in your contract (collective agreement).

The survey process is confidential.

Members' survey responses will help the union set priorities for upcoming talks.

Please take a minute to share your views with us.

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1. Please rate how important the following compensation increases might be for you:

  1 - Very important 2 - Important 3 - Somewhat important 4 - Not very important 5 - Not important at all
Annual wage increase
Transportation allowance increase

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2. Please rate your priorities:

  1 - Very important 2 - Important 3 - Somewhat important 4 - Not very important 5 - Not important at all
Sick leave improvement (Short-Term Illness & Injury Plan - STIPP)
Bargaining to improve health benefits

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3. Please rate your priorities regarding benefits:

  1 - Very important 2 - Important 3 - Somewhat important 4 - Not very important 5 - Not important at all
Dental benefits
Vision care
Extended healthcare like massage, counselling and chiropractic
Dual coverage

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4. Please rate how important it would be for your extended health plan to also cover the following services:

  1 - Very important 2 - Important 3 - Somewhat important 4 - Not very important 5 - Not very important at all
Birth control

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5. Please rate whether we should have an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) in your collective agreement. EFAPs generally provide free access to short-term counselling and a wide range of work/life and wellness services:

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6. Please indicate whether you believe that paid leave from work to attend to personal and family responsibilities should be added to the collective agreement.

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7. We should have stronger language to prevent shift and scheduling changes by the employer/designate without bonafide reasons:

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8. We need stronger language to oblige employers to post and fill vacancies of more than three months:

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