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May 07, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Fraser Valley Area Office (2 Positions) - BC Gener...
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Fraser Valley Area Office (2 Positions)
JOB ID: MU029
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
May 7, 2025
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant (2 positions) to join our Fraser Valley Area Office team. Reporting to the Director, the Administrative Assistant will be provide administrative support across a variety of functions...
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....
May 05, 2025
CLERK – MEMBERSHIP RECORDS (L3) - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
CLERK – MEMBERSHIP RECORDS (L3)
BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
Job ID: MU028
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
May 5, 2025
JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Director of Development and Records, the Membership Records Clerk works as support to the Membership Records Staff Representatives and is responsible for updating and maintaining the union's member data under the direction of Staff Representat...
May 02, 2025
TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
B.C. GENERAL EMPLOYEES' UNION
TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
JOB ID:MU027
May 2, 2025
POSITION: TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING
GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT
WAGE RATE: $36.43- $39.67 per hourA temporary Administrative Assistant is required to perform administrative and word processing functions for staff representativ...
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...
April 14, 2025
Local 1211 - Administrative Professionals Week worksite visits - BC General E...
Your Local Executive will be visiting various worksites within the local on April 23 and 24 to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week!
We have spoken with many of you already and plan to visit as many worksite as we can!
On Wednesday April 23, 2025, we will be in Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Mackenzie, McBride, Valmont and various worksites in Prince George.
On Thursday April 24, 202...
April 14, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers and patients to deliver message to governmen...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 14, 2025
LifeLabs workers and patients to deliver message to government at legislature
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Bringing together striking LifeLabs workers and the patients that rely on them, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the BC Health Coalition will be marching to the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday to deliver a message from thousands...
April 10, 2025
Media Release - BCGEU urges government to make good on announcement, bring Li...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 10, 2025BCGEU urges government to make good on announcement, bring LifeLabs into public systemBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) applauds the provincial government's announcement today to move existing contracts away from U.S. suppliers in favour of supporting B.C. and Canadian businesses, but questions whether this al...
April 10, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers rally in Nanaimo for fair deal - BC General ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 10, 2025LifeLabs workers rally in Nanaimo for fair deal BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – LifeLabs workers on strike in Nanaimo aren't just picketing for fair wages. They’re fighting to stop the constant turnover of staff at Patient Service Centres and the negative impact this has on patient care.
“LifeLabs workers receive 4-16 per cent below what others in ...
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