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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.

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January 29, 2025

Public service delegates set bargaining priorities at bargaining conference -...

Over 40 delegates from communities across the province, representing the 33,000 BCGEU members who work for the BC Public Service, gathered in Burnaby last Friday to discuss priorities and strategies for bargaining our next collective agreement early next year.   BCGEU president and Public Service Bargaining committee chair Paul Finch welcomed delegates to the Public Service Bargaining Conferenc...

January 28, 2025

Alternative Education Sites Closure - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) supports the coalition of former and current students who are opposing the closure of Surrey Learning Centres, also known as alternative education sites. Learning centres provide a safe and supportive environment where students can meet their educational needs. These centres focus on building trust and creating a comfortable space, which is essential for...

January 27, 2025

Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety - BC General Employees' ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2025 Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers are concerned that their safety is at a tipping point. These workers – members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) – ensure the safety of our roads and transportation systems by enforcing commercial...

January 27, 2025

Holocaust Remembrance Day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Today, we join together as a union to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day stands as reminder of one of history's darkest chapters, when six million Jewish men, women, and children, along with millions of other innocent victims targeted because of their religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality or political ideology, were systematically murdered during the Holo...

January 22, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE - B.C. Public Service bargaining begins today - BC General Empl...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 21, 2025Negotiations to begin for collective agreements covering over 34,000 BCGEU members working in the public serviceBurnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the B.C. government’s Public Service Agency (PSA) will meet for the first time to exchange bargaining proposals on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Victoria. This...

January 21, 2025

Media Release - Solidarity Rally - Balfour Ferry Terminal - January 22 at 3:3...

MEDIA ADVISORY January 22, 2025 BALFOUR, B.C. (Ktunaxa, Syilx, Sinixt, and Kinbasket (Secwepemc) territories) - The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is holding a solidarity rally on January 22 at 3:30pm at the Balfour Ferry Terminal to support workers at Western Pacific Marine (WPM), who have been on strike for over two months.“Our members live and work in these communities and deeply care...

January 16, 2025

Media Release - BCGEU responds to ministers’ mandate letters: Investing in pu...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2025BCGEU responds to ministers' mandate letters: Investing in public sector workers is vital as economic uncertainty looms Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - In response to the release of the executive council's mandate letters, B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch released the following statement: We're encouraged to see the gover...

January 03, 2025

Media Release: Kootenay Ferries - job action expansion - BC General Employees...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, Jan 3, 2025The BCGEU issued 24-hour strike notice for the cable ferries operated by Western Pacific Marine (WPM) at Glade and Harrop today, with job action set to begin on Monday, January 6th at 6:30am. BCGEU President, Paul Finch says "Ferry workers are committed to reaching a fair agreement that supports a sustainable ferry service. Unfortunately, Western Pacific ...

December 06, 2024

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women 2024 - BC Ge...

Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action and it is vital that we take action to demand an end to violence against women, girls, and gender-diverse people. December 6 marks the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre of 14 young women who lost their lives because they were women. We mourn their loss and reaffirm our commitment to fight the systems of misogyny, patriarchy,...

November 27, 2024

Members in the Fraser Valley (Area 04) - Postal Strike Support - BC General E...

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is taking on Canada Post over wages, pensions, and a fight for the future of public services. The members of CUPW have been on the picket line since Friday, November 15.The Area 04 Cross Component Committee would like to remind you that we can show our solidarity by joining picket lines during your time off, unpaid breaks and before/after your workday...

November 26, 2024

STATEMENT: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - ...

The following is a statement from BCGEU Treasurer, Maria Bennett, delivered at the BC Federation of Labour Convention, November 26th:Hello delegates. My name is Maria Bennett, my pronouns are she/her, and I am Treasurer of the BC General Employees' Union – the BCGEU. However, I am here today wearing my other hat: as Chair of the BCGEU's Women and Gender Rights Committee. As you may know, yester...