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May 22, 2025
Online Grief Circle - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The Tragedy of April 26 at the Lapu Lapu Day event has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host a grief circle-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circle-to help those impacted process what happened.
In times like these, it is important to come togeth...
May 21, 2025
Members in Area 03 & Area 04 -Lapu Lapu Day Grief Circle - BC General Employe...
Last month's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host two grief circles-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circles-to help those impacted process what happened.In times like these, it is important to come together. There wil...
May 21, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement - BC General E...
MEDIA RELEASEMay 21, 2025LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – After 14 months of negotiations and 10 weeks on strike, mediator Mark Brown has given his binding recommendations for a settlement with the employer that will make up LifeLabs workers' new collective agreement, now in effect until March 31, 2027.“LifeLabs workers have improved thei...
May 21, 2025
Local 1203 Members - Local Executive By-Election Results - BC General Employe...
The Local 1203 By-Election closed on May 20, 2025. Thank you to all the candidates who submitted their nominations. We are pleased to announce the results of the By-Elections for the Local 1203 Executive – congratulations!
The position below remains vacant and is still open for nominations
Member at Large – Indigenous Worker
As per Policy D-8, where no nomination is received for an office, n...
May 16, 2025
International day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia Statement - BC...
Tristen Wybou, BCGEU executive vice-president and chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee
For the last twenty years, May 17 has marked International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. When reviewing our community's history, it is difficult to hold the decades of resilience and resistance that have resulted in significant wins for love and pride alongside a global reality of ongoing...
May 16, 2025
Video update from Paul Finch - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU President and PSBC Chair Paul Finch Shares Latest Bargaining Update
BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Paul Finch has released a new video breaking down the ongoing challenges at the bargaining table. The employer is refusing to move in any meaningful way on the issues you have told us are your priorities for bargaining-and they've said they won't be ready to be...
May 12, 2025
Local 1203 Members - By-Elections for Local 1203 Executive - BC General Emplo...
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination form for a vacant executive position on Local 1203.
The following position has been acclaimed:
Second Vice Chairperson
Simranjeet Kaur
There will be an election for the Local 1203 Executive position below starting on May 13, 2025 and closing on May 20, 2025. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them. Please note, na...
May 07, 2025
Bargaining update – slow going at the table - BC General Employees' Union (BC...
Dear BCGEU, Unfortunately, despite spending the last two weeks at the bargaining table with the PSA, we don’t have many substantive updates to share. To say the least, we’re disappointed at lack of progress from the employer’s side. In recent years, it’s become clear that our collective agreement needs significant structural changes in order to meet your needs – including addressin...
May 06, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees'...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2025 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners
Scholarships of $2,500 for full-time students and $1,500 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $130,000 awarded in total.
Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship....
April 28, 2025
BCGEU statement on Lapu Lapu Day tragedy - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The BCGEU extends its deepest condolences to the families and communities who lost loved ones during the mass casualty incident at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26, 2025. Our thoughts are with the Filipino-Canadian community in B.C. and all that are impacted by this devastating act of violence.
In times like these, it is important to come together. We extend our deepest gratitude...
April 28, 2025
Remembering lives lost, recommitting to safer workplaces - BC General Employe...
Remembering lives lost and recommitting to safer workplaces: A message on Day of Mourning 2025
Every year on April 28, the Day of Mourning is recognized by people across Canada and around the world to remember those who have been injured, become ill or tragically died in needless workplace incidents.
In 2024, 195 people in B.C. died due to work. The impact of these workers' deaths – of the ...
April 24, 2025
Nominations for Local 1204 Executive - 24/04/2025 - BC General Employees' Uni...
To: All BCGEU Local 1204 Members
Re: Nominations for Local 1204 Executive
Nominations will open Friday, April 25th, 2025 for the following positions on the local executive:
Member at Large
Young Worker Member at Large
Indigenous Member at Large
Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.
The deadline for nominations is Fr...
April 23, 2025
Administrative Professionals Day - From your PSBC - BC General Employees' Uni...
Special greetings and solidarity from the Public Service Bargaining Committee (PSBC) to recognize Administrative Professionals Day! BCGEU's Component 12 is the largest grouping of administrative professionals in our union and represents about 13,000 of the nearly 35,000-member strong BC Public Service bargaining unit. The PSBC continues to work on non-monetary proposals at the table includin...
April 23, 2025
Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day - BC General Employees' Union (B...
Dear Members, Today is Administrative Professionals Day - a special opportunity to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of administrative professionals across the BCGEU. You are the organizers, communicators, and problem-solvers who keep everything running smoothly. Whether you're managing schedules, coordinating teams, or being the first point of contact for the public, your ...
April 17, 2025
Bargaining resumes on Tuesday - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
What’s Ahead in Bargaining? Paul Finch Breaks It Down
In a new video update, BCGEU president and chair of the Public Service Bargaining committee, Paul Finch, shares what members can expect as negotiations with your employer resume on Tuesday. He highlights how recent polling has given the bargaining team a clearer picture of members’ top priorities—especially in light of growing econom...
April 17, 2025
Members in Area 03 and Area 04 - Labour History Seminar - BC General Employee...
Venue: BCGEU - 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3 Date: Saturday May 3, 2025Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm The Area 03 and 04 Cross Component Committees are putting on a Labour history seminar presented by Mark Leier. What is May Day? Why is it celebrated by workers around the world, but largely ignored as a day of workers' protest in North America? What is its...
April 15, 2025
Local 1201 - Meet your Local Executive on April 23! - BC General Employees' U...
DATE: April 23, 2025TIME: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmPLACE: BCGEU Victoria Area Office (please use our back entrance/parking lot at 588 Burnside Rd E)Administrative Professionals Recognition Day is April 23 this year. Local 1201 represents nearly 8000 Administrative Professionals working for the provincial government and privatised government services in Victoria and the surrounding region. Our work form...
April 14, 2025
Recognition of the nine-year anniversary of the opioid crisis as a public hea...
On April 14, 2016, the BC Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency around the significant increase in opioid-related overdose deaths. Since that time, we have all been impacted as the lives of over 16,000 people have been lost in our province. We have also seen the nature of the crisis evolve into one of mass drug poisoning among an unregulated supply, while our workers cont...
April 14, 2025
Local 1207 Executive Election Results - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
We are pleased to announce the results of the Elections for the Local 1207 Executive:
Pursuant to PE Policy D-8 “Conducting Local Elections”: 7. Where no nomination is received for an office, nominations will be considered to remain open, but by-elections should not occur until all appeals are exhausted. During the three-year term, if a member in good standing submits a nomination for a va...
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