NEWS & UPDATES
September 24, 2019
Update on Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Colum...
This morning, the Cullen Commission announced its ruling on applications for Participant Standing. I'm very pleased to let you know that, out of 20 applicants, your union is one of 16 granted standing. This means that our members can continue to support the critical work of the Commission as it fulfills its mandate to look at the full scope of money laundering in B.C.
While the BCGEU has suppor...
September 19, 2019
Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) Appeals Upda...
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the BC Public Service Agency (PSA) continue to work as a Joint Technical Working Committee (JTWC) on the FLNRO appeals.
As many of you know by now, these appeals are taking longer to complete than originally expected. This is due to our extensive information gathering process and deliberations before making final and binding decisions....
September 19, 2019
President’s message – Global Climate Strike - BCGEU
Like many of you I'm inspired by the passion and perseverance of Greta Thunberg and student activists across the world who have worked so hard and so fast to put the climate crisis at the forefront of the public agenda and hold politicians accountable for their lack of action to prevent or mitigate it.
I want you to know your union recognizes the urgency of the climate crisis and the need for ...
September 10, 2019
Local 1204 Nominations for Steward Public Safety and Solicitor General locate...
Nominations are now open for one steward with the Public Safety and Solicitor General at 212-7565 132nd Street in Surrey.
New stewards are trained by the union.The deadline for nominations is September 23, 2019 by 5:00 pm
The nomination form (attached) must be used. The deadline for submission is to the area office by fax (604.882.5032), email ([email protected]), hand delivered to the Fraser Val...
September 09, 2019
Local 1209 Executive & Steward Update - BCGEU
As a result of the recent call for nominations for Local 1209 Marvin Jones has been acclaimed as the new local 1209 chairperson.
Stewards
Marvin Jones Pamela LaroseNicole Bowen Shauna LeeKarilynn Carr Teresa MahKathleen Comstock Kendall McPhersonDebbie Jones Taffe PotlickiGwen Teichroeb
If you have any questions about t...
September 04, 2019
Local 1204 Executive By-Election - BCGEU
The BCGEU is holding elections for the position listed below for Local 1204 Executive. Candidate statements are attached and will be available through the e-voting link.
Local Chairperson
Reshma Chandra
DJ Pohl
A link for you to cast your ballot will be sent via email to all Local 1204 members on September 4, 2019.Please be sure to check your spam and auto-sort email folders if you don't rec...
September 03, 2019
The 18th Main Public Service and component agreements are now available throu...
The 18th Main Public Service and component agreements came into effect on April 1, 2019 and expire on March 31, 2022. BCGEU members who work in the B.C. public service, like yourself, ratified them last year following five weeks of negotiations. The bargaining committee was proud of the many improvements they were able to achieve for members, including: a two per cent general wage increase in...
September 01, 2019
2019 BCGEU scholarship winners announced - BCGEU
Congratulations to the 2019 BCGEU Scholarship Winners. The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2019 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
(Winners will receive a letter in the mail with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
2019 Scholarship Winners List
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay on one of three topics:
How can unions lead the way on climate chang...
August 30, 2019
Kootenays inland ferry workers to kick off Labour Day weekend strike - BCGEU
WHAT: BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) inland ferry workers employed by Western Pacific Marine will kick off a three-day strike on Saturday August 31st. The move comes after several months of unsuccessful negotiations for a new collective agreement that will address long-standing issues with substandard wages, benefits and training that have created a staffing crisis for the f...
August 30, 2019
Paid leave for people who experience domestic violence – B.C. should become a...
Earlier this month, the BCGEU wrote to Minister of Labour Harry Bains calling on the B.C. government to amend the Employment Standards Act in order to support those who experience domestic violence.
Today we are pleased to learn that government has launched consultations on the matter, and we reiterate our call for B.C. to adopt New Zealand's standard which allows all workers affected 10 days o...
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