NEWS & UPDATES
January 17, 2020
New Prince Rupert labour history walking tour available - BCGEU
The BC Labour Heritage Centre is pleased to inform BCGEU members that a new Prince Rupert Labour History Walking Tour has recently been added to our BC Labour History Walking Tours mobile app. This tour explores over a century of union organizing, struggles and victories for fishermen, shoreworkers, longshore, the IWW, the Battle of Kelly's Cut, civic politics and colourful labour characters o...
January 16, 2020
ICBC fleet-insured vehicles policy change - BCGEU
ICBC agrees to change potentially devastating policy on personal insurance impacts of accidents in fleet-insured vehicles
In Fall 2019, ICBC announced a policy change that would have meant that commercial drivers found at fault for accidents in work vehicles would potentially pay more for their personal insurance.
"Our union immediately understood that the original policy was completely unfair ...
January 08, 2020
Call for Nominations - YRB Roads SA14 - BCGEU
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ELECTION OF:THREE LABOUR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVESONE
LABOUR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE
Your Joint Labour-Management Committee is calling for nominations for three (3) Labour-Management Committee Members and one (1) Labour-Management Alternate Committee Member, representing the BCGEU members, to serve on this Committee for the remainder of the...
January 02, 2020
West Coast Express (BC Corps of Commissionaires) – Steward Nomination - BCGEU
Hello Station Attendants!
We are looking for 2 shop stewards (1 shop steward and 1 alternate shop steward) at BC Corps of Commissionaires (West Coast Express). As this is an interim election, the successful candidates will serve for the remainder of the current term. Please consider nominating yourself or another member to be a shop steward. I look forward to receiving your nominations and work...
December 24, 2019
Happy Holidays – BCGEU offices closed for the holidays - BCGEU
BCGEU president Stephanie Smith, treasurer Paul Finch and the entire Provincial Executive would like to wish our 80,000 members and their families a happy and festive holiday season!
Please note that all BCGEU offices will be closed for the holidays.
BCGEU offices around the province will be closed at 1:00pm on December 24, 2019 and will reopen on January 2, 2020 at 8:30am.
If you are a BCGEU m...
December 19, 2019
Cherryville school bus incident - BCGEU
Following an incident last week in Cherryville B.C. where a school bus became stuck in a ditch due to snowy road conditions, our union is calling on AIM Roads Inc. to ensure they meet the highway maintenance standards agreed to in their 10-year contract with the provincial government. Read our media release here: Winter maintenance and public safety a top priority for BCGEU highway workers
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December 19, 2019
Winter maintenance and public safety a top priority for BCGEU highway workers...
On behalf of members employed by Acciona Infrastructure Maintenance Inc., the BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) is calling on the company to ensure they meet the highway maintenance standards agreed to in their 10-year contract with the provincial government. This follows an incident last week in Cherryville B.C. where a school bus became stuck in a ditch due to snowy road co...
December 18, 2019
Grand Forks childcare professionals launch one-day strike - BCGEU
WHAT: After issuing a 72-hour strike notice on Friday of last week, 14 members of the BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) employed by Sunshine Valley Child Care are set to strike for one day on Thursday December 19, 2019. The move comes after several months of unsuccessful negotiations for a new collective agreement that will address long-standing issues with substandard wages,...
December 10, 2019
Executive Nomination Results - L1004 - BCGEU
Please be advised of the following Local 1004 Executive nomination results:
2nd Vice Chairperson Brendan Borba
Member at Large Greg Cole
Congratulations to the new Local 1004 Executive members and thank you to everyone that allowed their names to stand in nomination and/or participated in the process.
If any local 1004 member is interested in filling one of the vacant positions above, ...
December 09, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: BCGEU applauds new agency to make work safer for health care w...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 9, 2019BCGEU applauds new agency to make work safer for health care workers The BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) applauds the B.C. government's commitment of $8.5 million over three years to build an independent provincial occupational health and safety agency to address the high rate of injury in the health care sector. "The BCGEU represents thous...