News Release

Wage increases and retroactive pay for direct government workers

15 Jan '13

By now 90 per cent of direct government workers have received the wage increase and retroactive wages negotiated under the new collective agreement. Read more »

B.C. Government

Tentative deal reached for Community Health Bargaining

15 Jan '13

The multi-union Community Bargaining Association (CBA) has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Health Employers’ Association of BC (HEABC). Read more »

Health - Community Health

Chronic underfunding and systemic CLBC problems remain, survey finds

14 Jan '13

Chronic underfunding is a huge, systemic and unaddressed problem at Community Living BC (CLBC), the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) said today. Read more »

BCGEU and HEU are calling on Interior Health Authority to restore funding for vital addictions services

10 Jan '13

Kelowna’s Crossroads Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centre announced yesterday it will permanently be closing its doors after 37 years of service to the community, phasing out its detox and addiction counselling services over the next three to six months. Read more »

BCGEU supports Chief Theresa Spence and the Idle No More campaign

10 Jan '13

The Provincial Executive of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union has endorsed the following joint statement supporting Chief Theresa Spence and the Idle No More campaign.
The statement has been endorsed by First Nations and civil society organizations across the country and the list of endorsers continues to grow.

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This holiday season Shop Public - Where you shop does make a difference!

20 Dec '12

This holiday season the BCGEU is running radio advertisements around the province reminding people to shop at B.C.'s public liquor stores.

Public stores have a better selection, knowledgeable staff and lower prices than the private stores. B.C's public liquor stores also return hundreds of millions of dollars to government to fund important public services. Read more »

North Island community social service workers striking in Campbell River and Courtenay today

10 Dec '12

Caring professionals from not-for-profit agencies that support vulnerable families on the North Island will be on strike Monday, December 10.

Community workers want to send a clear message to the B.C. government: stop putting vulnerable families last! Read more »

Community Social Services

December 6th message from Stephanie Smith on Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women

6 Dec '12

Today, December 6th, is the National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. It marks the anniversary of the massacre at Montreal’s l'École Polytechnique, on December 6, 1989. Read more »

OHS Canada magazine - Canadian prisons "On the Brink"

3 Dec '12

Component Chair Dean Purdy is quoted extensively in a current OHS Canada magazine article on violence and overcrowding in correctional centres across Canada.

Click here to read the OHS Canada magazine article “On the Brink”. Read more »

Aboriginal social workers on strike tomorrow

3 Dec '12

Aboriginal Service workers and social workers from Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) will be on strike on Tuesday December 4. Striking workers want to send a clear message to the B.C. government: stop putting vulnerable Aboriginal families last! Read more »