BCGEU OFFICE CLOSURE (Updated Nov. 19):
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all BCGEU offices are closed starting Nov 20 and staff are working remotely to assist members. Our offices will remain closed until January 2021 at the earliest. We recommend that you email the appropriate office if you require assistance.
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change, please check back here regularly for any updates to the office re-opening and/or protocols.
BCGEU OFFICE CLOSURE (Updated Nov. 19):
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all BCGEU offices are closed starting Nov 20 and staff are working remotely to assist members. Our offices will remain closed until January 2021 at the earliest. We recommend that you email the appropriate office if you require assistance.
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change, please check back here regularly for any updates to the office re-opening and/or protocols.
This page contains a variety of member tools and resources specific to your individual component.
Neil Boyd is a professor and criminologist at Simon Fraser University. He conducted these studies for the Component. Click to download PDF versions of these surveys, which examine the practices and conditions of corrections and deputy sheriffs in British Colombia, and how they affect corrections officers, deputy sheriffs, the inmates and the public.
Report Card on the Criminal Justice System #2 (March 2018)
2015 BC Corrections Count Projections
Public Services Foundation - Crisis in Correctional Services (April 2015)
United Nations: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Throness Report: Standing Against Violence - A Safety Review of BC Corrections (2014)
Justice Denied: The Causes of B.C.’s Criminal Justice System Crisis (BCCLA 2012)
Article 29 Committees are established under the collective agreement between the BCGEU and the BC Public Service Agency.
The committees deal with non-bargaining matters such as workplace issues causing grievances and misunderstandings. The committees make recommendations to the union and employer.
If you have an issue that you think should be dealt with at the committee please contact the union representative in the Committee List below.
To view Article 29 minutes relevant to your component, please click on the sector below:
To view Article 29 minutes for all other components and sectors, please click on the link below:
Click links below to download PDF versions of recent coroner's verdicts affecting Component 1 members.
The BCGEU is seeking essential information on why members are leaving or changing public service jobs with the B.C. Government. We believe your responses will help us better serve our membership.