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September 10, 2025
Area 10 Members - Meet & Greet Movie Night in Fort Nelson - BC General Employ...
To: All BCGEU members in Fort Nelson
Re: Meet & Greet Movie Night in Fort Nelson
Your Area 10 Cross Component Committee is sponsoring a movie night!
The kids are back to school, but school is out for us!
Dust off your leather jacket, put on some hairspray, and dress like it's the '80s. The Union is going retro!
A Family Friendly movie event, includes: 1 free small popcorn and 1 free ...
September 09, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action across British Columbia - BC General Employees' Un...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2025BCGEU escalates job action across British ColumbiaBURNABY, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has escalated job action today, expanding picket lines to multiple new locations across the province.New picket line sites as of Tuesday, September 9:
Victoria: 976 Meares Street; and 617 Government Street
Nanaimo: 2080 & 2100 Labieux Road
Surre...
September 08, 2025
Job action escalation begins - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
UPDATE:BCGEU president media availability – Kamloops & KelownaPRINCE GEORGE, B.C.– The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has cancelled Tuesday’s Prince George picket line due to air quality concerns. BCGEU President Paul Finch will instead join members on picket lines in Kamloops and Kelowna, where he will be available to speak with media.
Please see revised event details below in yellow ...
September 04, 2025
BCGEU Escalates Job Action as Employer Fails to Table Improved Wage Offer - B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2025BCGEU Escalates Job Action as Employer Fails to Table Improved Wage Offer
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is escalating job action today as part of an ongoing province-wide strike in the public service. With no indication that the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA) is willing to return to the table with an improv...
September 02, 2025
BCGEU public service workers begin job action- BC General Employees' Union (B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – A portion of members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for the BC Public Service will begin job action today at various locations throughout the province after issuing strike notice on Friday, August 29, 2025.
Picket lines will go up in Prince George, Surrey and at sites across Victoria. BCG...
September 01, 2025
BCGEU public service workers begin job action tomorrow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2025
Victoria, B.C. (Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory) – A portion of members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for the BC Public Service will begin walking picket lines tomorrow, September 2, 2025, at various locations throughout the province.
BCGEU President Paul Finch will join striking workers on a picket line in Victoria where media are invite...
August 29, 2025
92.7% of public service workers vote in favour of strike for fair contract, u...
92.7% of public service workers vote in favour of strike for fair contract, union issues 72-hour strike notice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The bargaining committee representing more than 34,000 members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) who work for the BC Public Service will issue 72-hour strike notice this afternoon, following ...
August 28, 2025
BCGEU responds to HEU framework deal - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
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August 28, 2025
BCGEU responds to HEU framework deal
Burnaby, B.C. – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is expressing strong disappointment with the deal announced between the Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) and the provincial government this afternoon.
"The BCGEU is very disappointed with today's announcement of a deal framework between the Hospital Employees' Unio...
August 28, 2025
All Area 01 BCGEU Members - Come celebrate Labour Day with us! - BC General E...
Date: September 1, 2025
Location: Memorial Park, 1200 Esquimalt Rd.
Main Event Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Our Area 01 Cross-Component Committee would like to invite you to join us on Monday, September 1stat Victoria Labour Council's Labour Day Picnic.Join us in celebrating the struggle of workers and labour! A BBQ lunch will be provided as well as entertainment.There will also be informati...
August 28, 2025
Poll: British Columbians back public service workers in fight for fair contra...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2025
Subject: Poll: British Columbians back public service workers in fight for fair contract
Survey shows 74% support increased compensation for frontline workers
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – A Leger poll commissioned by the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) shows strong public support for public service workers currently negotiating their...
August 27, 2025
Media advisory - BCGEU to announce results of public service strike vote - B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president and public service bargaining committee chair Paul Finch will hold a press conference on Friday, August 29 to announce the results of a strike vote by BCGEU members working for the public service.
The strike vote was called following a breakdown in negotiations bet...
August 20, 2025
BCGEU Donates $20,000 to World Food Programme Supporting Sudan - BC General E...
BCGEU Donates $20,000 to World Food Programme Supporting Sudan
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is one of the world's worst and most underreported. Millions of people are facing hunger, violence, and displacement.
At our last convention, BCGEU members passed a resolution committing our union to shine a light on this crisis and stand in solidarity with the people of Sudan. As part of that commit...
August 19, 2025
BCGEU donates $20,000 to U.N. World Food Programme Palestine Emergency Appeal...
BCGEU stands in solidarity with the people of Gaza, who are facing alarming levels of famine and starvation.
As the devastating famine continues to unfold, more than half a million Gazans are on the brink of starvation and the rest are enduring emergency levels of hunger. Based on the recommendation of its international solidarity advisory committee, the BCGEU provincial executive has vote...
August 14, 2025
BCGEU calls on B.C. government to repeal Name Amendment Act restricting legal...
The BCGEU joins the chorus of voices across the province calling for a repeal to Bill 26, the Name Amendment Act (No 2) 2024, which restricts or bans access to legal name changes for people in B.C. and causes disproportionate harm to transgender and Indigenous folks, those fleeing domestic violence, and young people.
The amendments violate international and human rights law in the processing...
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