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May 22, 2025
Grand Villa Bargaining Committee Election Results - BC General Employees' Uni...
Please be advised that the following have been elected to the 7-person Bargaining Committee. Congratulations to those elected, and thank you to everyone who stood for election.Front Line Staff: 447 Ballots Cast / 22 SpoiltEvandro Mendoza Victor Zeng Nicole Ray Josephine "Rosie" Cuaresma Kevin Anthony Johnson (1st Alternate)Yvonne Fortt (2nd Alternate)Supervisors: 456 Ballots Cast / 15 SpoiltRod...
May 22, 2025
Online Grief Circle - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The Tragedy of April 26 at the Lapu Lapu Day event has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host a grief circle-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circle-to help those impacted process what happened.
In times like these, it is important to come togeth...
May 21, 2025
Members in Area 03 & Area 04 -Lapu Lapu Day Grief Circle - BC General Employe...
Last month's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host two grief circles-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circles-to help those impacted process what happened.In times like these, it is important to come together. There wil...
May 21, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement - BC General E...
MEDIA RELEASEMay 21, 2025LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – After 14 months of negotiations and 10 weeks on strike, mediator Mark Brown has given his binding recommendations for a settlement with the employer that will make up LifeLabs workers' new collective agreement, now in effect until March 31, 2027.“LifeLabs workers have improved thei...
May 16, 2025
International day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia Statement - BC...
Tristen Wybou, BCGEU executive vice-president and chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee
For the last twenty years, May 17 has marked International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. When reviewing our community's history, it is difficult to hold the decades of resilience and resistance that have resulted in significant wins for love and pride alongside a global reality of ongoing...
May 15, 2025
GCC Vancouver (Hard Rock)- Bargaining Committee Chairperson Election Result -...
Please be advised that Mark Chun has been elected as the chairperson of the Bargaining Committee. Congratulations, Mark, and thank you, Matty, for letting your name stand.
Your Bargaining Committee is
Mark Chun
Matthew Ruston
Ewa Kordon
Katherine Wiebe
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May 09, 2025
Hard Rock Bargaining Committee Election Extension - BC General Employees' Uni...
It has come to the Union's attention that the contact email address in the bulletin to members had an error. This would have hampered some member wishing to receive credentials from being able to contact our department to receive credentials. Therefore, with the consent of the Component VP, we are extending voting until Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm. This will allow any member who exper...
May 06, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees'...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2025 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners
Scholarships of $2,500 for full-time students and $1,500 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $130,000 awarded in total.
Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship....
April 30, 2025
All BCGEU Members at GCC Vancouver (Hard Rock) - Bargaining Committee Chair E...
Nominations have closed for one Bargaining Committee Chair position and three Bargaining Committee Member positions. There were four nominations for Bargaining Committee Member, two of which also are nominated for Bargaining Committee Chair.
This means that we only require an election for the Bargaining Committee Chair position, and the remaining three nominees for Bargaining Committee Member w...
April 28, 2025
BCGEU statement on Lapu Lapu Day tragedy - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The BCGEU extends its deepest condolences to the families and communities who lost loved ones during the mass casualty incident at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26, 2025. Our thoughts are with the Filipino-Canadian community in B.C. and all that are impacted by this devastating act of violence.
In times like these, it is important to come together. We extend our deepest gratitude...
April 28, 2025
Remembering lives lost, recommitting to safer workplaces - BC General Employe...
Remembering lives lost and recommitting to safer workplaces: A message on Day of Mourning 2025
Every year on April 28, the Day of Mourning is recognized by people across Canada and around the world to remember those who have been injured, become ill or tragically died in needless workplace incidents.
In 2024, 195 people in B.C. died due to work. The impact of these workers' deaths – of the ...
April 23, 2025
Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day - BC General Employees' Union (B...
Dear Members, Today is Administrative Professionals Day - a special opportunity to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of administrative professionals across the BCGEU. You are the organizers, communicators, and problem-solvers who keep everything running smoothly. Whether you're managing schedules, coordinating teams, or being the first point of contact for the public, your ...
April 17, 2025
Members in Area 03 and Area 04 - Labour History Seminar - BC General Employee...
Venue: BCGEU - 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3 Date: Saturday May 3, 2025Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm The Area 03 and 04 Cross Component Committees are putting on a Labour history seminar presented by Mark Leier. What is May Day? Why is it celebrated by workers around the world, but largely ignored as a day of workers' protest in North America? What is its...
April 17, 2025
Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) and Grand Forks Credit ...
Friends,
We are pleased to report that we have made steady and positive progress since update #7. The Framework Agreement is almost finalized and assuming no unexpected hiccups, we anticipate that we will have a signed agreement by month's end. A reminder that the Framework Agreement will establish the parameters of the transition from three collective agreements to one including, the criteria ...
April 14, 2025
Recognition of the nine-year anniversary of the opioid crisis as a public hea...
On April 14, 2016, the BC Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency around the significant increase in opioid-related overdose deaths. Since that time, we have all been impacted as the lives of over 16,000 people have been lost in our province. We have also seen the nature of the crisis evolve into one of mass drug poisoning among an unregulated supply, while our workers cont...
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