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November 20, 2025
BCGEU Honours Transgender Day of Remembrance - BC General Employees' Union (B...
A statement from BCGEU Executive Vice-President and Chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee Tristen Wybou
Any life shortened by transphobia deserves to be honored and memorialized. By the same token, all trans people who survive hate and violence - but shrink, hide, edit themselves or lower their expectations just to get by in an unjust world - deserve allyship. They deserve people who will stick ou...
November 19, 2025
All BCGEU members - A win for all workers and health care providers - BC Gene...
A win for all workers and health care providers
Last week, the provincial government made an important announcement that is good news for all workers and relief for health care providers.
Effective immediately, new employment standards regulations will limit when your employer can ask for a doctor's note for short-term illness. Employers in B.C. cannot require a sick note from a worker for the ...
November 14, 2025
Corporation of The City of Fort St. John members - Applying to the Sick Leave...
When applying to the Sick Bank, please ensure that your medical note is sent directly to Human Resources – not to the Sick Bank Committee. This is to maintain your privacy and confidentiality, and to prevent delays in processing your application.All Sick Bank applications should be submitted to [email protected] note:
Applications must be received before the pay period cutoff da...
November 14, 2025
All BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) an...
To: All BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) and Grand Forks Credit Union
Re: Beem Common Table Bargaining Committee Election – Results
The nomination/election process is now completed for the Beem Common Table bargaining committee. The following members have been acclaimed as committee members:
Dani Harkies – Interior Savings, Thompson
Dayl Dhaliwal – Inter...
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 12, 2025
All BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) an...
To: All BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) and Grand Forks Credit Union
Re: FINAL REMINDER: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – BEEM BARGAINING COMMITTEE
Friends,
This is your final reminder that nominations are open for the FOUR Beem bargaining committee member positions consisting of:
1 member from Grand Forks,
1 member from Interior Savings Okanagan, and
2 member...
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
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 05, 2025
L1705, L1707, L1708 - Interior Savings Credit Union and Grand Forks Credit Un...
To: All BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union(Okanagan and Thompson) and Grand Forks Credit Union
Re: REMINDER: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – BEEM BARGAINING COMMITTEE
Friends, This is a reminder that nominations are open for the FOUR Beem bargaining committee member positions consisting of:
1 member from Grand Forks,
1 member from Interior Savings Okanagan, and
2 members from Interior Sa...
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 ...
November 03, 2025
All L1710 Members – General Membership Meeting - BC General Employees' Union ...
COMPONENT: 17 – General ServicesLOCAL: All Members – Local 1710DATE: Monday, November 17, 2025TIME: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
PLACE: BCGEU Peace River Area Office or via ZOOM
10147 100 Ave, Fort St. John, BC
**Upstairs, please use back door**
TOPIC: Local 1710 General Membership Meeting
AGENDA
Call to Order
First Nations Acknowledgement
Adoption of Agenda
Previous Minutes
Adoption of Previous Min...
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 ...
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