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13 - INDIGENOUS SECTOR

Component 13 includes members who work for employers that exist primarily to serve Indigenous populations.  

Employers include housing providers, schools, school boards and colleges, advocacy resources, children and family services, courtworkers, health services, and friendship centres. 

Read here for more about this component, its locals and members, and how it came to be.

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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 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

Bargaining update for members in Indigenous Services - BC General Employees' ...

The Indigenous Services (IS) bargaining table reconvened for three days on October 22, 23 and 24, 2025.   Your committee continued collaborative discussions on all non-monetary items that IS members brought forward and agreed in principle to improvements related to those items.   Most monetary priorities that Indigenous Services members identified were tabled at the Community Social Services ...

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 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 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 ...