Bulletin
BCGEU – MoveUP Union Observer Request
December 15, 2023
To: All MoveUP members at BCGEU
In order to make the process of appointing a Union Observer for job selection panels more efficient, and also to maintain the anonymity of the MoveUP member(s) making such requests, we ask that the following request process be followed:
- Members who intend to apply to a job posting and who wish to have a Union Observer present if selected for an interview should make a request directly to MoveUP by email to bcgeumail@moveuptogether.ca as soon as possible, and in any event no later than the stated closing of the posting.
- MoveUP will then:
- inform the Union Observers that a request has been received without disclosing the identity of the requester.
- the Union Observer will then be selected by rotation.
- inform the BCGEU of the Union Observer appointment and request the dates, times and location(s) of interview(s);
- provide notice to the requester that a Union Observer has been appointed; and
- provide the appropriate instruction memo and forms to the Union Observer.
Union Observers are appointed by President Graeme Hutchison and are obliged to observe the selection panels in accordance with MoveUP’s instructions. Other than observing the process used by the BCGEU and reporting back to MoveUP, Union Observers have no role in the selection process itself.
By having members make requests directly of the Union office with the maximum possible advance notice, MoveUP should be able to accommodate more requests and troubleshoot any potential problems.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
In solidarity,
Phil Bargen
Union Representative