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June 12, 2023
NOTICE OF POLL - Compass Group Ratification Vote and Membership Meeting - BC ...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report we have reached a settlement and we are unanimously recommending you vote YES to ratify the agreement. The Ratification Documents can be found here.
Ratification Document - Compass Group Nanaimo
Ratification Document - Compass Group Surrey
Ratification Document - Compass Group Fraser Valley & Okanagan
RATIFICATION VOTEDate: Wednesday, June...
June 06, 2023
Starlight Ratification Meetings Scheduled - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As we announced last week, we have reached a tentative agreement with the employer and we look forward to sharing the details with you. The next step is for the bargaining committee to meet with you at ratification meetings, provide you with a ratification document, and to review the ratification document and answer all your questions before you cast a vote.Ratification MeetingsWe have schedule...
May 30, 2023
Elements Casino - shop steward nominations - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Nominations are now open for two (2) shop steward positions at Elements Casino to join the existing shop stewards, Deanne Terpenning and Patricia Lawrence.The deadline for submission of nominations is:
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, by 5:00 p.m.
Nomination forms must be submitted by mail, fax, or email (details on attached nomination form). Newly elected stewards are entitled to training at the unio...
May 30, 2023
BC Housing Management Commission –Maintenance/Service Divisions - Bargaining ...
We have scheduled a town hall zoom meeting for all BCGEU members working at BCHMC. At the meeting we'll be sharing information and answering your questions about bargaining. This meeting is in response to your questions to the bargaining team about the bargaining process.
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Time: 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Where: Zoom – meeting link in email to members
If you have questions be...
May 30, 2023
Members at Surrey Pre-Trial; Surrey School Board; Nanaimo; Ford Mountain; Fra...
Tentative agreement reached!
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report we have reached a tentative agreement! The union and the employer bargained hard for three days and reached a settlement on Friday, May 26th.There are a number of improvements in this renewal agreement, and most importantly, the focus is on a substantive wage increase. Additionally, all six bargaining units under the th...
May 30, 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees'...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2023 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
Click here for the 2023 scholarship winners
(Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay or submit a video on one of five topics:
1. Workplace health and safety is a core value of the labour movement. What r...
May 29, 2023
Gateway Casino and Entertainment Ltd (Starlight Casino) - BC General Employe...
Starlight reaches tentative agreement
After many months of extensive and vigorous bargaining, we reached a tentative agreement with the employer which our Bargaining Committee fully supports. We'll be releasing full details of the agreement the week of June 11th. The meeting schedule will be determined at a later date. At those meetings, you'll have a chance to view the tentative agreement in f...
May 29, 2023
Atira workers unionize, join BCGEU - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2023
Atira workers unionize, join BCGEU
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Today over 500 workers at Atira Women's Resource Society (AWRS) have officially joined the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU). This incredible win is the result of workers organizing and making connections across over 35 worksites and a significant majority of workers signing ca...
May 26, 2023
Local 1701 Vancity Credit Union Vancity’s proposed new “flex benefits” plan e...
As you are aware, Vancity has elected to introduce a new flex benefits plan that will be implemented as of July 1, 2023. We just became aware that there has been a reduction in the level of benefits provided in your new proposed extended health plan. The Union did not agree to any reduction; as such, a grievance has been filed against these changes. We will keep you updated as we have more info...
May 26, 2023
BC Housing Management Commission Maintenance/Service Division - BC General ...
Bargaining update #8 – Town Hall Zoom meeting – Save the Date!
We have scheduled a town hall zoom meeting for all BCGEU members working at BCHMC Maintenance / Service Division. At the meeting we'll be sharing information and answering your questions about bargaining. This meeting is in response to your questions to the bargaining team about the bargaining process.
Date: Wednesday, May ...
May 19, 2023
Compass Group Canada - Bargaining set to begin on May 24th - BC General Empl...
Negotiations for a renewal collective agreement will commence on Tuesday, May 24th.
Thank you to everyone that responded to the survey and spoke to your local union representatives about the changes you would like to see in your current contract. Your Bargaining Committee worked hard to put together a package of proposals that reflect your interests, noting that a reasonable increase to the wag...
May 16, 2023
Local 1701 - Elements Casino, Victoria - Member-to-Member Site Visits, May 26...
Please join Local 1701 Chairperson, Deanne Terpenning, who will be hosting two Member-to-Member site visits, as listed below.
This is your opportunity to meet with your elected representative and to ask questions.1st Site Visit:Date: May 26, 2023, Time:6 p.m.-10 p.m.2nd Site Visit:Date: May 27, 2023,Time:11 a.m.-3 p.m.Location for both Site Visits:Elements Casino - Silver Room, 1708 Island Hwy,...
May 16, 2023
Local 1701 - Vancity Credit Union - Member-to-Member Site Visit, May 25, 2023
Please join Local 1701 Chairperson, Deanne Terpenning, who will be hosting a Member-to-Member site visit.
This is your opportunity to meet with your elected representative and to ask questions.DATE: May 25, 2023TIME: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.PLACE: Boardroom, Vancity, Victoria Community Branch, 3075 Douglas Street In solidarity,Deanne Terpenning, Chairperson, Local 1701Stacey Campbell, Staff Representativ...
May 08, 2023
Members at BC Housing and Atira - Forensic investigation of BC Housing - BC ...
Today the B.C. government released details of an investigation into the relationship between BC Housing and its largest non-profit housing provider, Atira Women's Resource Society. The report found a pattern of mismanagement that allowed former officials to spend millions in public money without proper scrutiny.
As you know, hundreds of workers at BC Housing and Atira Property Management are m...
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