All BCGEU offices are open. Members who wish to attend at a BCGEU office must follow BCGEU Safety Protocols, which include wearing a face mask in all common areas.
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.
Last year a grievance was filed with respect to employees not being properly paid when working on Christmas and New Year's Day. We are happy to announce that this grievance has been resolved with a positive outcome for membership.When employees work on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, and it falls on a day in an employee's scheduled rotation, then the employee will have a lieu day added to thei...
During a recent Member to Member tour at your worksites, Component 10 representatives recruited two new stewards at Emcon SA 12. We are happy to welcome the following members who have accepted a nomination to be a steward at your workplace:
Norm Nelson and Sean Stockman
Norm and Sean join Murray Wallach, Joe Pelletier, Glen McBride and Robert Gibson as stewards you can contact if you have any u...
We are pleased to announce the results of the Elections for the Local 1001 Executive:
In solidarity,
Kevin Searle, ChairpersonLynda Willson, Staff Representative
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UWU/MoveUP
To: All Local 1001 Members
Re: Local 1001 Executive Elections - REMINDER
Reminder to all to Vote! Elections close this Monday, November 7, 2022 @ 4 p.m.
Nominations have closed for the Local 1001 Executive Positions and there will be an election for the following positions: 2nd Vice Chairperson, Treasurer and Recording Secretary. Below are the names of the members who were nominated to the ...
BCGEU stands in solidarity with Ontario education workers We condemn the Doug Ford government for their callous attack on 55,000 education workers and their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.On Thursday, they made good on their reckless promise to pass legislation making it illegal for workers to strike and forcing a contract on them. Workers who disobey the ruling will b...
Winter School 2023 will be taking place in-person! We are so excited that our communities will be able to come together, to learn and discuss with peers and colleagues at the upcoming Winter School. As we continue to work with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) on updating you with further details, please complete your registration application form to express your interest in attending. Please ...
*Please note that we are re-running the nomination for the bargaining committee members due to lack of response in the first round.
As outlined in MOU #6 – RE: Contract Reopener, of the collective agreement, the Union and the Employer have agreed to reopen the agreement on October 25, 2022, to negotiate the following articles:
Article 6.2 – Bargaining Unit Work
Article 24 – Contracting Out
Art...
To: All BCGEU Members at BC Corps of Commissionaires (West Coast Express Station Attendants) Re: Bargaining Committee Nominations – Two (2) Positions
As the collective agreement with your Employer expires February 2023, we are preparing for the upcoming round of collective bargaining. The Union needs your help. We need your participation in the preparation for the bargaining process. The fir...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),
Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.