$5,000 Reward Issued for Conviction of Cedar Tree Poachers in Provincial Park

Vancouver, BC – The Wilderness Committee and the British Columbia Employees Union (BCGEU) today announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for poaching an 800 year-old red cedar in Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. Read more »

B.C. Parks capital funding announcement fails to address crisis in parks system

Theft of 800 year-old cedar on Vancouver Island highlights lack of parks staff Read more »

Advocates Call For Moratorium on Tax-Dollars for Commercial Child Care Expansion

 

The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC is calling on the BC government to stop funding the expansion of new big-box for-profit commercial child care businesses with taxpayer dollars. Read more »

BCGEU members vote for job action

Members of the BCGEU’s public sector bargaining unit (direct B.C. Government workers) have voted in support of job action.

The vote was 82 per cent in favour. Read more »

More commercial trucks, fewer safety inspectors a dangerous mix: BCGEU

A shortage of commercial vehicle inspectors and an almost 50 per cent increase in heavy truck traffic over the last decade has made B.C.’s public roads less safe, the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) claimed today. Read more »

BCGEU ECEs encouraged to complete survey

The Child Care Human Resources Sector Council (CCHRSC) is  sponsoring a survey of the early childhood education sector across Canada titled  Read more »

May 13 is LPN Day

Licensed Practical Nurses play a fundamental role in the delivery of quality health care in B.C. Read more »

Some BCGEU LPNs to vote on union representation

On May 9, the Labour Relations Board issued its long-awaited report on the BCNU applications to represent a portion of LPNs in BC. Read more »

130 health care workers to be laid off at Spring Valley care home

Contract flipping puts profits ahead of seniors' care

One hundred and thirty health care aids and health care assistants at the Spring Valley seniors' home in Kelowna have received lay off notices. Read more »

Last week of strike vote for members who work directly for the B.C. Government

Last week of strike vote – polls close this Friday Read more »