The following member has been acclaimed to the position of Local 1st Vice Chairperson.

DATE:  Wednesday, April 6, 2016
TIME:   Executive Meeting 5:00pm
            General Membership, 6:00pm
PLACE: BCGEU, Victoria Area Office, 2994 Douglas St
            2nd floor, Boardroom

The B.C. Liberal Government has delivered yet another of its “balanced” budgets, dressed in sleight-of-hand fiscal manoeuvering, ambiguous language, and cavalier comparisons to other provinces and jurisdictions.

On February 23, BC NDP MLA Shane Simpson, Official Opposition critic for WorkSafe BC, tabled a private member’s bill in the BC Legislature, which proposes to insert a clause into the Workers Compensation Act recognizing Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) as a presumed workplace injury.

BCGEU president Stephanie Smith provides the union's response to the BC government's 2016 budget, which was introduced to the legislature on February 16, 2016.

Following negotiations between the BCGEU and the BC Public Service Agency, we are happy to report that an agreement has been reached on the application of the Memorandum of Agreement – Recognition of Prior Vacation Year Upon Re-Employment

First Nations/union alliance emerges in wake of Supreme Court ruling requiring BC government to make a decision on Northern Gateway pipeline and to consult with First Nations. 

Dean Purdy, BCGEU Vice President Corrections & Sheriffs Component 1, was in the news this week speaking out on the serious issues facing deputy sheriffs in B.C.

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