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COMPONENT 17 - GENERAL SERVICES

Component 17 includes members in a variety of sectors in B.C.

They are employed by casinos, hotels, banks, credit unions, B.C. Place, B.C. Housing Management, some Royal Canadian Legion operations, B.C. Milk Marketing Board, Compass Foods, regional districts plus private businesses.

NEWS & UPDATES

March 07, 2023

BC Housing Management Commission - Shop Steward Nominations - BC General Empl...

Nominations are now open for shop stewards for the BC Housing Management Commission.One (1) steward is required for Maintenance.One (1) steward is required for Administration.The deadline for submission of nominations is: Tuesday, March 21, 2023, by 5:00 p.m. Nomination forms must be submitted by email to: [email protected] elected stewards are entitled to training at the Union's e...

March 06, 2023

Hard Rock Casino Tentative Agreement Reached - BC General Employees' Union (B...

We are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached with your employer. Details regarding ratification, information sessions, and voting procedures will be sent out later this week. To ensure you receive a copy of future updates, please provide a personal email address to the BCGEU at https://my.bcgeu.ca/signup. If we already have an email address on file for you and you wish...

March 03, 2023

Shareholders call RBC and BMO to action on racial equity - BC General Employe...

Shareholders will soon get a chance to vote on two proposals on racial equity at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The proposals were jointly filed by BCGEU with Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) on behalf of the Atkinson Foundation. This comes following announcements from both the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and National Bank of C...

March 03, 2023

Servomation - Information Meeting and Ratification Vote - BC General Employee...

INFORMATION MEETING DATE: Monday, March 6th, 2023 TIME: 7:00 PM Zoom: Please check your email for the zoom link  RATIFICATION VOTING There will be three opportunities to vote at BC Place during the following events: Wednesday, March 8th, 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Location: 4th Floor by the elevator at 427) Saturday, March 11th, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Location: 4th Floor by the elevator at 427) Thursday,...

March 03, 2023

North Peace Cultural Society - Steward Election Results - BC General Employee...

Steward nominations closed March 1, 2023 at midnight for North Peace Cultural Society. The following are your newly acclaimed Stewards for the North Peace Cultural Society: Kailey Gordon        Andy Tylosky Please join us in welcoming them in their role as worksite Steward!   In Solidarity, Tennille PennerStaff Representative Download PDF of notice here  UWU/MoveUP

March 02, 2023

BCGEU and UBCIC announce partnership to push corporate Canada to operationali...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 2, 2023BCGEU and UBCIC announce partnership to push corporate Canada to operationalize FPICThe labour union and Indigenous political organization joined forces with the aim of combining their respective expertise to push financial institutions to operationalize FPIC.Vancouver, BC, Musqueam Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territories - The B.C. General Employees' Union ...

March 01, 2023

BC Housing Management Commission (Admin & Maintenance) - Bargaining Update #3...

To: All BCGEU Members at BC Housing Management Commission –       Administrative/Clerical and Maintenance/Service Divisions Re: Bargaining Update #3 The Union has filed two complaints at the Labour Relations Board (see Bargaining Bulletin #2 here for details). Legal submissions on both complaints were concluded on November 29, 2022. The Employer counter filed a complaint against the Union for b...

March 01, 2023

Hard Rock Casino - We are back at the bargaining table! - BC General Employee...

Bargaining resumed the week of Feb 17th when we tabled our monetary proposals. Monetary proposals include anything with a cost, such as wages, benefits and term of agreement. We are in bargaining this week until Thursday and will probably work into the evenings. Some non-monetary proposals remain on the table which we intend to work through as well. Please stay tuned as we move to this later st...

March 01, 2023

BCGEU community health workers ratify three-year deal - BC General Employees...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2023  BCGEU community health workers ratify three-year deal  BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The member unions of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is the lead union representing 13,000...

February 28, 2023

Servomation - Tentative Agreement - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

The Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with the Employer, full details of the tentative agreement can be found here.Tentative Agreement Highlights include: 3-year agreement ending January 31, 2024 1st year February 1, 2021 = 3% wage increase 2nd year effective February 1, 2022 = 4.5% wage increase (*Retroactive wage increase back to February 1, ...

February 22, 2023

North Peace Cultural Society - Opening of Steward Elections - BC General Empl...

There is a need for stewards with the North Peace Cultural Society and as such we are opening elections for: Two (2) Steward positions openPlease read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now opened and close on March 1, 2023 at midnight. Please email as an attachment, fax, mail or drop off your nomination forms to: Email: [email protected]: 2...

February 17, 2023

Results of 2nd Vice Chair Election - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

To: All BCGEU Local 1710 MembersRe: Results of 2nd Vice Chair Election   Voting closed for the election of the position for Local 1710 2nd Vice Chair on February 17, 2023.   Congratulations to Brenda Olanski on becoming your new Local 1710 2nd Vice Chair.  Brenda joins your current Local 1710 Executive Members: Chair: Naomi Gallant1st Vice Chair: Suzanne LangdonSecretary: Jean Guy Juneau (Wil...

February 17, 2023

C17 members at Surrey Pre-Trial; Surrey School Board; Nanaimo; Ford Mountain;...

Your Bargaining Committee met in caucus, in Burnaby, on February 13th thru 16th, to prepare for bargaining a renewal collective agreement. Our current agreement will expire on March 31, 2023.We are pleased to report that Francois Dube has been elected Bargaining Committee Chair.At present, we are scheduling some dates with the employer to commence negotiations.Thank you to everyone that partici...

February 10, 2023

Area 04 Local Leadership Training Part 1 & 2 - BC General Employees' Union (B...

Area 04 Local Leadership Training Part 1 & 2 **Part 1: online (1-day) -  CHOOSE ONE OF March 30, April 5 OR April 14, 2023 &Part 2 – In-person (2-day) - April 17 & 18, 2023  Area 04 Local Executive Leadership Training will be held in two parts. Part 1 is an all-day online webinar. You will have a choice of one of the three dates listed above. Part 2 is a two-day in-person training s...

February 10, 2023

North Peace Cultural Centre - Bargaining Committee Nominations - BC General E...

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the Bargaining Committee:One (1) Bargaining Committee MemberOne (1) Bargaining Committee ChairNominations are to be faxed, mailed, emailed as an attachment, or hand delivered (in mailbox at back door) to:BCGEU Peace River Area Office10147 100th AvenueFort St. John BC V1J 1Y7Fax # : 250-785-0048 or toll free: [email protected] N...