NEWS & UPDATES
May 11, 2018
Local 1005 Members at VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd. – Service Area 14 - Update...
We are pleased to advise you that the collective agreement has been ratified by the membership.
This agreement takes effect July 1, 2019.
Thanks to the Bargaining Committee for their hard work.
In solidarity
Fred StreetBargaining Committee Chairperson
Dave ThomsonBargaining Committee Member
Ken BarrBargaining Committee Member
Rory SmithVice President, Operational Services
Fateh BornStaff Neg...
May 11, 2018
Hard Rock Casino workers strike for fairness - BCGEU
Strike kicks off with rally at Hard Rock
(Coquitlam, May 11, 2018) - Members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam are walking off the job Friday morning, in their escalating efforts to get fair wages, benefits and respect at work.
Hundreds of workers and supporters will gather for a rally in front of the casino at 2073 Hartley Ave,...
May 10, 2018
BCGEU and BC Government exchange bargaining proposals - BCGEU
UPDATE #2:
The first week of public service bargaining wrapped up in Victoria after the BCGEU exchanged bargaining packages with the employer. Component agreement bargaining took place from April 23 – 27. Component agreements cover occupational terms and conditions. Issues unresolved at component bargaining tables were tabled at the main public service table, by agreement with the employer.
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May 10, 2018
Who Decides for BC? - BCGEU
It's time to bring environmental decision-making back to the public interest.A Natural Resource Officer, tasked with stewarding our forests, without the tools needed to address forest practices until it is too late. An ecologist with serious concerns that an industry-paid biologist's plans will compromise the proper functioning of a stream's ecosystem, and no forum to stop it. These are just tw...
May 10, 2018
PRT Growing Services- Armstrong and Vernon Ratification Vote - BCGEU
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report we have reached a tentative agreement and we are recommending that members vote "YES" to accept it.
A copy of all the proposed changes can be found in the Comprehensive Report. This report includes a simple explanation following each change to make the report easier to understand.
A meeting of all PRT workers, both Union and non-Union, at Armstro...
May 09, 2018
Local 1001 members at Mainroad - Bargaining Notice - BCGEU
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative settlement.
Details will be provided, and voting on the new Collective Agreement will occur at the following Ratification meetings:
May 15th Langford yard: 8:00 am 10:00 am
May 16th Duncan yard: 8:00 am 10:...
May 08, 2018
Public service bargaining commences in Victoria - BCGEU
UPDATE #1
Bargaining representatives from the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the B.C. Government Public Service Agency (BC PSA) are meeting today in Victoria to exchange bargaining proposals and begin four weeks of negotiations to achieve a new collective agreement.
"We're pleased to begin the bargaining process early," said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. "It gives...
May 07, 2018
PRT Growing Services (Campbell River) Ratification Vote - BCGEU
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report we have reached a tentative agreement and we are recommending that members vote "YES" to accept it.
A copy of all the proposed changes can be found in the Comprehensive Report. This report includes a simple explanation following each change to make the report easier to understand.All members at the Campbell River nursery are encouraged to vote and ...
May 07, 2018
It's time to reinvest in the services that support British Columbians - BCGEU
BURNABY – Today, and in the weeks ahead, the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) will begin negotiating new contracts for more than 53,000 members in the public service, health sectors and community social services.
"We're ready," says BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. "Beginning negotiations today gives us the time we need to address long-standing issues we've been raising wit...
May 07, 2018
BCGEU observes North American Occupational Safety and Health Week - BCGEU
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union joins occupational health and safety advocates and governments across the continent in observing North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH), which is observed from May 6-12 and will be commemorated in events across North America.
NAOSH Week was first launched in 1997, after the government of Canada, United States and Mexico signed a...
May 02, 2018
Local 1006 - Members of Interior Roads Ltd. in Service Area 17 (Williams Lake...
Ratification Meeting and Vote
We have negotiated a revised tentative collective agreement with your Employer. This is for a new collective agreement that will take effect on the expiry of your existing collective agreement (July 1, 2019).
The ratification meetings and vote will occur next week as follows:
• May 9th 3:00 PM at Anaheim IRL yard (this will include members from Tatla Lake)
• M...
April 30, 2018
Provincial Magazine – Spring 2018 - BCGEU
The digital version of the Spring 2018 issue of The Provincial is available to download online. In this issue:
BC Budget 2018
BC Cannabis retail program
Public Service Pension Plan changes
Community Social Services bargaining
Affordable BC campaign
Organizing news
Events and more…
Download the Spring 2018 issue (PDF)
UWU/MoveUP
April 27, 2018
Local 1005 VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd. – Service Area 14 - Bargaining Update...
Union and Employer Return To the Bargaining Table
The Union and the Employer will be meeting in Vancouver to continue bargaining on Thursday, May 3rd.
Government has confirmed that the new deadline to ratify a deal in order to include successorship in the Request For Proposals is May 10, 2018.
In solidarity
Fateh BornStaff Negotiator
Download PDF of notice here
UWU/MoveUP
April 26, 2018
JPW Steward Nominations - Second Call - BCGEU
Nominations are open for shop stewards at your worksite.
BCGEU shop stewards are the front line workers' representatives in the workplace and are the best conduit of communication between members and the union office. Stewards provide a vital role in keeping the union office informed about members' concerns.
If you are interested or know of anyone who might be interested, please arrange to comp...
April 26, 2018
New conservation officers provide greater protection for B.C. environment - B...
The swearing in of new conservation officers on the steps of the B.C. legislature demonstrates a commitment by the B.C. government to increase protection for our natural environment, the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) said today.
"The B.C. government's commitment to hire new conservation officers is good news that will ensure higher levels of compliance and enforcement with ...
April 25, 2018
Message from BCGEU vice president of administrative services component Maria ...
The best laid plans … often go awry. We administrative professionals are great organizers and planners, aren't we? That's why, as your vice president for administrative services at the BCGEU, Administrative Services Day is never far from my mind. This is the day we recognize the valuable and vital service we in the BCGEU's Administrative Services Component provide to British Columbians and thei...
April 24, 2018
BCGEU’s telephone town hall on Public Service Pension Plan changes - BCGEU
On Tuesday, April 10th we hosted a telephone town hall from the Victoria Area Office to talk with members about the changes to the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) that were implemented April 1, 2018. We were joined in the VAO by representatives from the BC Pension Corporation and the Pension Secretariat. This bulletin summarizes some of the key points that came up during the town hall and pr...