NEWS & UPDATES
October 05, 2022
Nominations Received for Vacant Positions on the Local Executive - BC General...
Since the close of Local 1010 Executive elections in February 2022 the following positions remain vacant.
2nd Vice Chair
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Member at Large
Member at Large
We have received nominations for each of the positions of 2nd Vice Chair and Member at Large for the 1010 Local Executive.As per the D-8 policy:"Where no nomination is received for an office, nominations will...
October 05, 2022
Local 1008 Members – Emcon Service Area 12 - Election for Local Bargaining / ...
The BCGEU is conducting elections for three Bargaining Committee members and one alternate. Those elected to the Bargaining Committee will also become members on the Labour Management Committee. Please vote for a maximum of four members. The three members with the most votes will become elected and the fourth member will become the alternate. The candidates are listed below in random order:
· M...
September 29, 2022
Aim Roads Inc. – SA 13 - New Stewards - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Please be advised that the following members are now the stewards at this worksite:
Eric Griesbrecht
Drew Ronnquist
If you require contact information for these two Stewards, please contact the BCGEU Kelowna Area Office at 1-800-667-1132.
Download PDF of notice hereUWU/MoveUP
September 29, 2022
Learn, Reflect and Participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliati...
Tomorrow is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and union encourages all members to take the day to learn, reflect and participate in events going on in our communities. Learn and Reflect - Reconciliation is an ongoing process, and in addition to the events that are occurring tomorrow, our union has gathered a variety of resources including suggestions of some Indigenous business...
September 27, 2022
iller Capilano Highway Services – (C04-E) Bargaining Committee Nominations – ...
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 Article 25 – Health and Welfare Benefits Additional articles may only be re-opened and negotiated subject to mutual agreement by th...
September 22, 2022
YRB SA-10 Joint Labour Management Meeting Minutes - BC General Employees' Uni...
Please see the attached minutes from the September 7, 2022, YRB SA-10 Joint Labour Management Meeting. If you have an issue you would like to put forward for the next YRB SA-10 JLM, please let us know by emailing [email protected] or letting one of your committee members know. In solidarity, Jeff Burns, JLM Committee MemberJon Staples, JLM Committee MemberMatthew Stooshnoff, JLM Committee Member...
September 22, 2022
Nomination for Local 1001 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
NNominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:
2nd Vice Chairperson
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for nominations is: October 6, 2022
If there is an election for a position, candidates may submit one page of informatio...
September 15, 2022
Local 1003 BC Corps of Commissionaires Steward Nominations - BC General Emp...
Steward Nominations are now open for Local 1003 BC Corps of Commissionaires members.
Please read and post the attached package on your Union bulletin board. Nominations are now open and close on Friday, October 14, 2022 @ 5:00pm. Send your completed and signed nominations either via email to [email protected], via fax (604-215-1410) or mail your forms to:BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Offic...
September 13, 2022
2022 Municipal Elections - Labour Endorsed Candidates - BC General Employees'...
Local government elections are your opportunity to influence decision-making in your community by electing mayors, councilors, regional district directors, school board trustees and other representatives who will take action on issues that matter for working people; issues like affordable housing, inclusive schools, and keeping services public. Polls will be open in every community across the p...
September 12, 2022
YRB (SA-10), Local 1009 - worksite visits - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Please be advised James (Jim) Kastrukoff, Local 1009 Chairperson and Jon Staples, Local 1009 Second Vice-Chairperson, will be conducting worksite visits at the following worksites at the approximate times:
Monday, September 26, 2022
Creston Yard 10:00 a.m.Crawford Bay Yard 1:30 p.m.Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Winlaw Yard 8:00 a.m.New Denver Y...
September 08, 2022
Protrans Steward Nominations - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Steward Nominations are now open for Local 1003 Protrans members.Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now open and close on Friday, September 23, 2022 @ 5:00pm. Please send your completed and signed nominations either via email to [email protected], via fax (604-215-1410) or mail your forms to:BCGEU Lower Mainland Area Office130-2920 Vi...
September 07, 2022
BCGEU reaches tentative agreement in B.C. public service bargaining - BC Gene...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 7, 2022BCGEU reaches tentative agreement in B.C. public service bargainingVICTORIA, B.C. –Following more than seven months of negotiations and a historic job action that lasted almost two weeks, the BC General Employees' Union's (BCGEU) public service bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government's B.C.'s Public Service Agen...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.