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COMPONENT 14 - INDIGENOUS SECTOR

Component 14 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.

NEWS & UPDATES

July 11, 2025

July 12—Honouring the Brooklyn Tower Crane Collapse Workers and Opening of Me...

This July 12 marks four years since the devastating Brooklyn Tower crane collapse in downtown Kelowna-a tragedy that took the lives of five workers: Patrick Stemmer, Eric Stemmer, Cailen Vilness, Brad Zawislak, and Jared Zook.  Each of them went to work that morning and didn't come home. And each of them deserves to be remembered-not just for how they died, but for who they were and the communi...

June 28, 2025

Remembering the Stonewall Uprising - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

A Statement from BCGEU's Executive Vice-President and Chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee Tristen Wybou“No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us” ~ Marsha P. Johnson  When you think Americana, you probably don’t think of the Stonewall Inn – the gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich village that was raided by police on this day in 1969, famously catalyzing a multi-day resistance to stat...

June 27, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE - BCGEU Condemns Violent Incident at MLA Bowinn Ma’s Constituen...

MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    BCGEU Condemns Violent Incident at MLA Bowinn Ma's Constituency Office    Burnaby, B.C. June 27, 2025 –   We are deeply disturbed by the violent incident that unfolded today in front of the constituency office of MLA Bowinn Ma. We are grateful to hear that no one was injured and that the BCGEU members working in this and other constituency offices across...

June 19, 2025

Join us for Pride Events in Area 01 on June 22 and July 6! - BC General Emplo...

As we head into Pride, we are reminded that the first Pride was a collective uprising against injustice. It is in that spirit of solidarity and defiance that we mark this Pride season with our new theme:   Our Pride, Our Right, Our Future, Our Fight.  We hope you'll join us at one of the following Pride events in Area 01: Cowichan Pride on Sunday, June 22 Victoria Pride on Sunday, July 6 To ...

June 19, 2025

Members at Native Education College (NEC) - Bargaining Committee Acclaimed! -...

Nominations have closed for the bargaining committee and Boyd Reynolds has been acclaimed to the Bargaining Committee. He will also continue in his role as the Chair. Congratulations, Boyd!We have scheduled a meeting to finalize the bargaining survey and will start preparations for bargaining.Keep Connected!To help ensure you receive a copy of future updates, please provide a personal email add...

June 04, 2025

Members in Area 03 & Area 04 - Event: In-Person Grief Circle - BC General Emp...

🕊️ In-Person Grief Circle: Kwentuhan (Talking) Circle for Healing & Mourning 🕊️   In the wake of the April 26 tragedy at Lapu Lapu Day and with the 40th day of mourning approaching, BCGEU invites all affected to a grief circle-kwentuhan (Tagalog for "talking") circle-to grieve, reflect, and heal together in community.   🗓️ Saturday, June 7, 2025 🕚 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT 📍 BCGEU Lower Mai...