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June 19, 2024
ProTrans - June Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Our committee has now concluded our June bargaining dates with ProTrans which took place June 2-5 and between June 10-13. We have made significant progress on our non-monetary proposals which are now close to being settled.We have now also exchanged monetary proposals. The employer will review these in the coming weeks as we get set to return to the table July 3-4, 8-9 and 17-18. Discussions ha...
June 12, 2024
As the CRD grasps at straws, striking workers hold the line for fair wages -...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 11, 2024As the CRD grasps at straws, striking workers hold the line for fair wages WILLIAMS LAKE (Traditional territory of the Williams Lake Band, home to the Secwepemc people) – It's week four of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) strike, and instead of taking the necessary steps to end job action by amending its last wage offer and negotiating in good faith, the CRD...
June 10, 2024
BCGEU issues statement on the CRD’s strong-arm tactics - BC General Employee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 10, 2024BCGEU issues statement on the CRD's strong-arm tactics WILLIAMS LAKE – The union representing striking Cariboo Regional District (CRD) workers says that the Regional District's upper management has a responsibility to its staff and the entire community to adjust its last offer and bargain fairly for an improved contract that will serve the needs of all resident...
June 05, 2024
BCGEU supports students’ right to campus protest
The right to peaceful protest in public places like university and college campuses is legally enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Students, staff and faculty at Canadian universities are entitled to the peaceful expression of their opinions. Campuses across the province have a responsibility to protect the safety of protesting students, as well as their right to free spee...
June 05, 2024
BCGEU says the Regional District is prolonging the strike, hurting whole comm...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 5, 2024BCGEU says the Regional District is prolonging the strike, hurting whole community WILLIAMS LAKE - It's Day 18 of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) strike, and the union representing picketing workers says the CRD's upper management is refusing to return to the table with a deal that's in-line with what workers or the community needs, which is putting vital se...
June 01, 2024
Our newly elected executive committee - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Our union's 52nd constitutional convention has just adjourned. Since the call to order on Wednesday evening, nearly 600 delegates representing every region and component debated and passed a wide range of resolutions, which will help shape the direction of our union for the next three years.Members also elected our union's new Executive Committee. We are pleased today to share that the followin...
May 29, 2024
BC’s fastest growing union kicks off leadership-defining convention - BC Gene...
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May 29, 2024 BC's fastest growing union kicks off leadership-defining conventionVANCOUVER-Almost 600 delegates from across the province are gathered today for the start of the 52nd Convention of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU). Over the next three days at the triennial event, delegates will determine the direction of their union by voting on policy resolutions and ...
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