NEWS & UPDATES
February 19, 2019
Budget 2019: BCGEU praises prudent plan, vows to dig in to details - BCGEU
VICTORIA-The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union is praising Budget 2019 as a prudent plan to clean up the messes left by the previous government, invest in critical public services, and prove that British Columbians don't need to choose between economic strength, environmental sustainability and the health, safety, and prosperity of their families and communities. But the union that r...
February 14, 2019
Component 7’s Joanna Lord acclaimed to replace Sussanne Skidmore as Executive...
The BCGEU Provincial Executive has acclaimed Joanna Lord, Component 7 Vice President, to fill the Executive Vice President position left vacant when Sussanne Skidmore was elected Secretary Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour in November.
"On behalf of the BCGEU I want to thank Sussanne for her years of service to our members, our union, and our movement," said BCGEU president Stephanie Smi...
February 12, 2019
BCGEU Office Closures - Feb 12 - BCGEU
Due to inclement weather, the following BCGEU offices will be closed on Tuesday, February 12:
Headquarters (Burnaby)
Victoria Area Office (Area 01 - Victoria)
North Island Area Office (Area 02 - Nanaimo)
Lower Mainland Area Office (Area 03 - Vancouver)
Fraser Valley Area Office (Area 04 - Langley)
Any further updates will be made on this website.
If you are a BCGEU member and need emergency s...
February 11, 2019
The BCGEU remembers and honours Art Kube’s legacy - BCGEU
Art Kube was born in Poland in 1935 and raised by a trade unionist mother, on her own along with two children, while his father was taken prisoner of war in the Soviet Union. He kicked off his life-long work to fight for workers' rights as an executive in the youth wing of the Metal Workers union before immigrating to Canada in 1953 as a nineteen-year-old.
Art wore many hats over the years, fro...
February 08, 2019
Benefit Changes for Public Service - BCGEU
Newly bargained benefit increases come into effect in April
As part of the recently ratified public service agreement, the BCGEU is pleased to announce that a number of hard-fought gains to member health and welfare benefits will come into effect on April 1, 2019. These benefit increases represent an improvement for union members. Some of the main improvements include:
Coordination of benefit...
February 07, 2019
New poll shows overwhelming support for a public inquiry - BCGEU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 7, 2019(BURNABY) – The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) released polling results on British Columbians' attitudes toward a public inquiry into organized crime, money laundering and the overdose crisis in B.C. The results demonstrate overwhelming support for a public inquiry:
77 per cent of British Columbians in favour of an inquiry.
80 per cent o...
January 23, 2019
Local 1203 Members at Land Title & Survey Authority - New Westminster - BCGEU
Re: Call for Expression of Interest for the Labour/Management Committee
There is one position vacant for the New Westminster office.
The Labour/Management Committee serves as a vehicle for joint discussions and consultation, with a view to exploring possible solutions to mutual problems and concerns. The Labour/Management Committee shall meet at least once every two months and employees shall n...
January 22, 2019
Province’s largest union calls for full inquiry into money laundering - BCGEU
The BCGEU wants the government to provide answers, saying a full inquiry is needed into money laundering in this province. John Hua has more. See video here... UWU/MoveUP
January 22, 2019
B.C.'s largest public-sector union wants inquiry into money laundering, drugs...
The union representing thousands of workers in B.C. says the provincial government must hold a public inquiry to examine organized crime, the opioid crisis, money-laundering and its connection to real estate. The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union says in a news release that an inquiry is the best way to learn the truth about a crisis that has claimed thousands of lives, and made B.C. ...
January 21, 2019
Call for Nominations for Stewards -Administrative Services Component 12 - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for two (2) Administrative Services - Component 12 steward positions at the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure located at 310 - 1500 Woolridge Street, Coquitlam.
Deadline for the return of nominations is Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5:00 pm.Nominations forms may be returned by one of the following methods:
In person at the Lower Mainland Area Office:
Suit...
January 21, 2019
BCGEU calls for public inquiry into organized crime, opioids and money launde...
BCGEU calls for public inquiry into organized crime, opioids and money laundering in B.C. January 21, 2019 BURNABY – Today the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) launched a campaign calling on the provincial government to launch a public inquiry into organized crime, opioids and money laundering in B.C. The campaign follows the union's call for an inquiry and subsequent letter t...