NEWS & UPDATES
November 21, 2025
L1201 Public Service Members - Is Your Paycheque Wrong? - BC General Employee...
Friends,
Many of us returning from the strike have been running into issues with our paycheques. Some of you have been underpaid, and some have had overpayments clawed back with no notice.Please take the following steps if you are having these issues:
Review your paystub and note anything out of the ordinary. Check your Time & Leave to make sure that the leaves recorded in the system are ...
November 20, 2025
BCGEU Honours Transgender Day of Remembrance - BC General Employees' Union (B...
A statement from BCGEU Executive Vice-President and Chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee Tristen Wybou
Any life shortened by transphobia deserves to be honored and memorialized. By the same token, all trans people who survive hate and violence - but shrink, hide, edit themselves or lower their expectations just to get by in an unjust world - deserve allyship. They deserve people who will stick ou...
November 19, 2025
All BCGEU members - A win for all workers and health care providers - BC Gene...
A win for all workers and health care providers
Last week, the provincial government made an important announcement that is good news for all workers and relief for health care providers.
Effective immediately, new employment standards regulations will limit when your employer can ask for a doctor's note for short-term illness. Employers in B.C. cannot require a sick note from a worker for the ...
November 19, 2025
All members in BCWS - BCGEU Wildfire Sector Council News - BC General Employe...
Last fall, the BCGEU announced the establishment of the Wildfire Sector Council as the Union's next step in addressing feedback from wildfire union members about how challenging it can be for wildfire members to participate in, and contribute to, many aspects of union business due to the nature of our work and timing of fire response season.
The establishment of the Wildfire Sector Council also...
November 13, 2025
Local 1210 - Nomination Results for Local 1210 Stewards - BC General Employee...
To: All Local 1210 BCGEU Members
Re: Nomination Results for Local 1210 Stewards
Nominations for Local 1210 Stewards closed on November 12, 2025.The following are your newly acclaimed Stewards:
Toni Mae Bottle Nicole Leslie
They now join the following previously elected Stewards Jess Campbell, Candace Peever, Gerri Zazalak, Himanshu H and Drew Ferreira in representing workers in Local 1210.Plea...
November 13, 2025
BCGEU public service members ratify tentative agreement - BC General Employee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. – BCGEU members of the public service have voted in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement reached between the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA). Of all public service members, 79% took part in the vote, and 89.3% of those who voted supported (ratified) the tentative agreem...
November 13, 2025
PS members - Tentative Agreement Ratified – Thank you for your strength and s...
Dear members of the public service,We are pleased to share that BCGEU members have voted in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement reached with the provincial government. This vote marks the conclusion of a long and challenging round of bargaining, one defined by your strength, unity, and unwavering commitment to fairness.
Of all public service members, 79% took part in the vote, and 89.3...
November 13, 2025
L1210 - Nomination Results for Local 1210 Executive - BC General Employees' U...
To: All Local 1210 BCGEU Members
Re: Nomination Results for Local 1210 ExecutiveNominations have now closed for an executive position on Local 1210.Congratulations to Nicole Leslie who was acclaimed as your Local 1210 2nd Vice Chairperson!Nicole joins your current Local 1210 Executive Members:
Chairperson: Drew Ferreira
1st Vice Chairperson: Himanshu H
The positions below all remain vacant and ...
November 07, 2025
BCGEU Demands BC Wildfire Service act immediately to protect wildland firefig...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2025
BCGEU demands BC Wildfire Service act immediately to protect wildland firefighters
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is calling on the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) to take immediate and meaningful action to protect wildland firefighters following yesterday's significant administrative penalty issued by ...
November 07, 2025
BCGEU public service members begin vote on tentative agreement - BC General E...
Media Advisory:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 7, 2025BURNABY, B.C. – BCGEU members of the public service began voting yesterday on the tentative agreement reached between the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA). Voting will be done online via Simply Voting and will take place between November 6 and 13.BCGEU president Paul Finch says t...
November 06, 2025
1203 Ministry of Attorney General - Call for Shop Stewards - BC General Emplo...
Nominations are now open for 2 (two) steward positions at your worksite and will close on Thursday, November 13, 2025.Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-workers...
November 06, 2025
1203 Ministry of Health (HealthLink BC) - 4170 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby - ...
Nominations are now open for 1 (one) steward position at your worksite and will close on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-worker...
November 06, 2025
L1203 - Ministry of Post Secondary Education & Future Skills (601 Cordova St ...
To: All Local 1203 BCGEU Members at Ministry of Post Secondary Education & Future Skills - 601 Cordova St W, Vancouver, BC
Re: Call for Shop Stewards
Nominations are now open for 2 (two) steward positions at your worksite and will close on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a stew...
November 06, 2025
L1203 Call for Shop Stewards - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
To: All Local 1203 BCGEU Members at Ministry of Jobs & Economic Growth - 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC
Re: Call for Shop Stewards
Nominations are now open for 2 (two) steward positions at your worksite and will close on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of ...
November 06, 2025
L1203 - Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General - Call for Shop Steward...
To: All Local 1203 BCGEU Members at Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General - 815 Hornby St, Vancouver, BCRe: Call for Shop Stewards
Nominations are now open for 2 (two) steward positions at your worksite and will close on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are:...
November 06, 2025
L1203 - Ministry of Post Secondary Education & Future Skills - Call for Sho...
To: All Local 1203 BCGEU Members at Ministry of Post Secondary Education & Future Skills -605 Robson St, Vancouver, BCRe: Call for Shop Stewards
Nominations are now open for 1 (one) steward position at your worksite and will close on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a steward a...
November 05, 2025
2026 CLC Winter School registration is now open for applications! - BC Genera...
2026 CLC Winter School registration is now open for applications! Every year, union members from across British Columbia gather at the Canadian Labour Congress's Winter School to build a stronger labour movement through a number of engaging workshops and courses. All BCGEU members interested in learning more about the labour movement and our union can apply to attend! The 2026 Winter School wil...
November 05, 2025
All 1201 Members with the BC Public Service Agency - Union meeting - Thursday...
COMPONENT: Administrative ProfessionalsLOCAL: 1201TO: All 1201 Members with the BC Public Service AgencyDATE: Thursday, November 6, 2025TIME: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMPLACE: ZOOM ONLYLink:Refer to the email sent.
Friends,After 8 weeks of job action, the BCGEU's Public Service bargaining unit has reached a tentative agreement with the Public Service Agency. This was an unprecedented effort, and toget...
November 03, 2025
PS members - Component Agreements Now Available Online - BC General Employees...
Component Agreements Now Available Online
Good afternoon public service members,
We're pleased to share that all Component Agreements from this round of bargaining are now available on our website.
Members can now review the full text of their component-specific language, including updated provisions, clarified language, and improvements secured through bargaining.
Access to the individual ...
October 30, 2025
Public Service members - Your Tentative Agreement: What It Means and What Com...
Your Tentative Agreement: What It Means and What Comes Next
The ratification process is officially underway - and BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Paul Finch has an important video message for you. In it, he reflects on the mediation process that got us here, what this tentative agreement means for members and key highlights of the agreement, and what comes next in ...
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