Component 1 - Corrections + Component 2 - Hospital and Allied Services + Component 3 - Community Social Services

BCGEU members ratify agreement with provincial government

Members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) employed by the provincial government have voted 71 percent in favour of a new collective agreement. The announcement was made today by the union following two weeks of voting. 

The voting comes following a tentative agreement with government negotiators that was reached on March 29. Read more »

Public Service Agreement: All you need to know

The following is a summary of the information available on the tentative public service agreement. There are links to each document on the BCGEU web site.

Frequently Asked Questions #1 Read more »

Employment Security Language - Public Service Bargaining

To review the Employment Security language in the Public Service Tentative Agreement -- download the PDF file of the Ratification Bulletin, and turn to Page 9.

DOWNLOAD PDF FILE OF RATIFICATION BULLETIN HERE

New collective agreement reached at St. James Daycare Society

Staff at St. James Daycare Society in Vancouver has ratified a new collective agreement. Read more »

Employees at The Salvation Army in Campbell River and Port Hardy ratify first agreement

BCGEU members employed at Ocean Crest Community Ministries have ratified a first collective agreement. It was approved by a vote of 95%. These employees perform a diverse range of jobs including thrift store clerk, warehouse worker, residential worker, extreme weather shelter worker, administrator, and program coordinator. Read more »

Arrival of refugees strains already overcrowded correctional facilities: BCGEU

The housing of up to 500 refugee claimants in Lower Mainland correctional facilities will strain an already overcrowded provincial jail system, the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union said today, in renewing its call for the provincial government to expand correctional facilities. Read more »

B.C. government’s new social service delivery plan will cut services to vulnerable people

People who rely on community social services on southern Vancouver Island are in jeopardy because of the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s new South Island Contracted Service Delivery Plan. The plan is currently being implemented. Read more »

BCGEU backs urgent call to stop group home closures

The BCGEU is supporting a call by Moms on the Move (MOMS) urging Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman to halt the relocation of developmentally disabled adults to potentially unsafe and unsuitable housing. Read more »

BCGEU and Vancouver daycare provider reach collective agreement

A new collective agreement has been reached between the BCGEU and the McGregor Childcare Society in Vancouver.

The deal includes: Read more »

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