NEWS & UPDATES
August 12, 2020
Join our equity networks - BCGEU
Join our equity networks!Your union is committed to building diversity and inclusion and speaking out for equity and social justice for all workers. Key to achieving this goal is creating the opportunities for members to feel heard, represented and able to contribute to their union, their workplace and their community.Over the last 18 months, your BCGEU Equity and Human Rights committee held a ...
August 11, 2020
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Development Steward Elections...
Please be advised that BCGEU Administrative Services, Component 12 is holding elections for ONE (1) Steward for members located at Quesnel Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Development Office, 322 Johnston Avenue. Nomination Form is attached.
Nominations will be open from August 11, 2020 – September 10, 2020 at Midnight.
Email or Fax your nomination to Area06.WilliamsLake@bcgeu.c...
August 06, 2020
Land Title and Survey Authority - - BCGEU
Your Bargaining Committee is now preparing to negotiate a renewal collective agreement and we are asking for your input in a member questionnaire. This questionnaire is an opportunity for you to identify any issues, concerns, or improvements you would like brought forward for consideration in negotiations and will assist the Bargaining Committee in setting its bargaining priorities. Click here ...
July 21, 2020
Proposed changes to Workers Compensation Act marks beginning of restored bala...
Proposed changes to Workers Compensation Act marks beginning of restored balanceAfter years of advocacy by workers and their unions – including your union's submission to the B.C. workers' compensation system review last year and the courageous testimonies at public hearings by dozens of current and former BCGEU members who had been injured on the job – the provincial government has begun to re...
July 20, 2020
Land Title and Survey Authority Bargaining Committee Election Results - BCGEU
The following members have been acclaimed to the Bargaining Committee. Congratulations! Your Bargaining Committee is: Lindsay MacKinlay, Bargaining Committee ChairpersonColleen Baird, Bargaining Committee MemberDanielle Buchanan, Bargaining Committee Member Harjot Binks, Alternate Bargaining Committee Member We now have a full bargaining committee in place and will begin developing bargaining p...
July 20, 2020
New shop stewards at Ministry of Attorney General – British Columbia Review B...
Nominations for stewards closed on Thursday, July 16, 2020. We are pleased to announce that Jasmeen Boparai as the new steward at the Ministry of Attorney General – British Columbia Review Board Office. Please join us in wishing Jasmeen well in their new position. In Solidarity, Paula Dribnenki Staff Representative Download FYI-Min. of Attorney General New Steward July 2020.pdf UWU...
July 17, 2020
BCGEU calls on government to protect renters by extending eviction ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 17, 2020 BCGEU calls on government to protect renters by extending eviction ban Burnaby, B.C. – The BCGEU is calling on the provincial government to extend the ban on evictions for non-payment of rent—today the government announced that ban will be lifted on September 1st. “This decision is utterly baffling to me,” said Stephanie Smith, president of the BCGEU. “COVID-1...
July 13, 2020
BCGEU recommendations for Budget 2021 - BCGEU
Click here to read the full submission
For many years, our union has been participating in the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services consultation process to inform the government's budget priorities. By making a written submission and an oral presentation, as well as encouraging members to participate via the committee's online survey, we make sure that our members' prior...