Component 5 - Retail, Stores and Warehouses

Share your stories on public service cuts and re-organization

Share your stories on public service cuts and reorganization

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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.

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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

BCGEU Master Bargaining update: little progress to report

 

Master Bargaining between the BCGEU and the B.C. Government has finished its third week following three days of meetings in Vancouver.

“Overall it’s fair to say we’ve made little headway with the government,” said BCGEU President Darryl Walker. Read more »

BCGEU reports marginal progress so far as B.C. Government negotiations resume

BCGEU President Darryl Walker says the union is a bit discouraged the last two weeks of bargaining with the B.C. Government has produced little progress on a variety of issues.

During the weeks of January 19 and 26, 2012, each of the BCGEU’s six public service occupational groups conducted small table negotiations with government negotiators. Read more »

Bargaining Update for BCGEU members who work for B.C. Government


Component Bargaining Update for the week of January 23-27, 2012

Component bargaining committees negotiate provisions contained in Component Agreements AND additional items the employer and union agree should be delegated to the component. Read more »

Local 504 officer elections and nominating meeting

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
  7:00 p.m. – General
 BCGEU Fraser Valley Area Office
  8555 – 198A Street, Langley V2Y 0A9
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Master Bargaining update: talks sidetracked by government announcement of BCGEU member layoffs

Three days of negotiations between the BCGEU and the B.C. Government were marred this week by the government’s announcement that it’s closing two youth corrections units for female offenders in Prince George and Victoria. As a result, more than two-dozen regular and auxiliary BCGEU members in Component One (Corrections & Sheriff Services) will lose their jobs.
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BCGEU says expanded sheriff duties will generate revenue, save money and improve road safety

The BCGEU is calling on the B.C. Government to assign additional duties to the B.C. Sheriff Services as cost saving and revenue generating measures. The union believes such a move would also improve road safety, alleviate delays in courts and free up other police forces to focus on the Criminal Code. Read more »

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