COMPONENT 10 - OPERATIONAL SERVICES

Component 10 primarily includes members who work for private corporations, contracted by the government to maintain provincial highways and bridges. The component also includes members employed by the Canada Line, small private ferries, some municipal governments and other private companies connected with technical services.

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February 06, 2025

Are you one of our new member educators? - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

BCGEU is seeking members who are interested in becoming member educators.Member educators play a vital role in delivering our worker-centered union education programs and facilitating meaningful and inclusive learning experiences for our members. If you are interested in being considered for the role, please complete this Expression of Interest form by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17.Member educators co...

February 05, 2025

C14 Indigenous Services component members - You and the new BCGEU Component 1...

Friends,  Following recommendations from the Indigenous Sector Council, our Provincial Executive has decided to create a new component – Component 14 Indigenous Services. This new component includes employers that exist primarily to serve Indigenous populations. It does not include employers who serve Indigenous populations alongside other populations – for example, the Ministry of Children and...

February 04, 2025

ORGANIZER (Temporary) ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING J...

ORGANIZER (Temporary) ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT   INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING JOB ID: UWU012 February 4, 2025   The B.C. General Employees' Union requires a temporary organizer to work in the Organizing Department. Term of assignment is up to 6 months or return of incumbent. Effective date to be determined.   DUTIES:   Organizers will perform a wide range of duties associated with organizing in the p...

February 04, 2025

ORGANIZER (Temporary) ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING JOB ID...

ORGANIZER (Temporary) ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT   INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING JOB ID: UWU013 February 4, 2025   The B.C. General Employees' Union requires a temporary organizer to work in the Organizing Department. Term of assignment is up to 18 months or return of incumbent. Effective date to be determined.   DUTIES:   Organizers will perform a wide range of duties associated with organizing in the ...

February 03, 2025

BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE - TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING -...

BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING JOB ID:MU018 February 3, 2025     POSITION: TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING   GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT   WAGE RATE: $35.72 - $38.51 per hour   A temporary Administrative Assistant is required to perform administrative and word processing functions for staff representatives as required in the Organizing department, loca...

January 29, 2025

Public service delegates set bargaining priorities at bargaining conference -...

Over 40 delegates from communities across the province, representing the 33,000 BCGEU members who work for the BC Public Service, gathered in Burnaby last Friday to discuss priorities and strategies for bargaining our next collective agreement early next year.   BCGEU president and Public Service Bargaining committee chair Paul Finch welcomed delegates to the Public Service Bargaining Conferenc...

January 28, 2025

Alternative Education Sites Closure - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) supports the coalition of former and current students who are opposing the closure of Surrey Learning Centres, also known as alternative education sites. Learning centres provide a safe and supportive environment where students can meet their educational needs. These centres focus on building trust and creating a comfortable space, which is essential for...

January 27, 2025

Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety - BC General Employees' ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2025 Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers are concerned that their safety is at a tipping point. These workers – members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) – ensure the safety of our roads and transportation systems by enforcing commercial...

January 27, 2025

Holocaust Remembrance Day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Today, we join together as a union to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day stands as reminder of one of history's darkest chapters, when six million Jewish men, women, and children, along with millions of other innocent victims targeted because of their religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality or political ideology, were systematically murdered during the Holo...

January 22, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE - B.C. Public Service bargaining begins today - BC General Empl...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 21, 2025Negotiations to begin for collective agreements covering over 34,000 BCGEU members working in the public serviceBurnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the B.C. government’s Public Service Agency (PSA) will meet for the first time to exchange bargaining proposals on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Victoria. This...

January 21, 2025

Media Release - Solidarity Rally - Balfour Ferry Terminal - January 22 at 3:3...

MEDIA ADVISORY January 22, 2025 BALFOUR, B.C. (Ktunaxa, Syilx, Sinixt, and Kinbasket (Secwepemc) territories) - The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is holding a solidarity rally on January 22 at 3:30pm at the Balfour Ferry Terminal to support workers at Western Pacific Marine (WPM), who have been on strike for over two months.“Our members live and work in these communities and deeply care...

January 17, 2025

Majority in Emcon SA 18 vote to remain in BCGEU - BC General Employees' Union...

As you know, some members at your worksite filed to decertify from the BCGEU. I would like to provide an update to review what happened, and what actions our union took at the Labour Board. In the lead up to the decertification vote, our union was concerned that the employer and certain employees had taken improper actions that were in breach of the Labour Relations Code of B.C., and interfered...

January 16, 2025

Media Release - BCGEU responds to ministers’ mandate letters: Investing in pu...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2025BCGEU responds to ministers' mandate letters: Investing in public sector workers is vital as economic uncertainty looms Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - In response to the release of the executive council's mandate letters, B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch released the following statement: We're encouraged to see the gover...

January 03, 2025

Media Release: Kootenay Ferries - job action expansion - BC General Employees...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, Jan 3, 2025The BCGEU issued 24-hour strike notice for the cable ferries operated by Western Pacific Marine (WPM) at Glade and Harrop today, with job action set to begin on Monday, January 6th at 6:30am. BCGEU President, Paul Finch says "Ferry workers are committed to reaching a fair agreement that supports a sustainable ferry service. Unfortunately, Western Pacific ...