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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

December 20, 2021

Important - Ratification Of Collective Agreement Results for Precision Orthot...

As you know, a ratification vote was taken and the tentative Collective Agreement ratified by 100%. We are pleased that after so many months of hard work in negotiations that members ratify a deal that values and respects their expertise and their contributions during the pandemic. The new four year Collective Agreement is for the period May 31, 2020 – May 31, 2024. All terms of the Collective ...

December 16, 2021

Grand Villa Casino - Bargaining Committee Elections - BC General Employees' ...

Nominations have closed and the union will be proceeding with elections. However, the election period will occur in early January do to the level of IT and Admin support needed during these votes. We want to ensure that the support is available for members using the system and that is difficult during the office closure between December 25th and January 4th.   Note that it was determined that o...

December 09, 2021

All Local 1703 BCGEU Members at BC Housing Management Commission (Maintenance...

Nominations for election of Shop Steward at your worksite are now closed. Please join us in welcoming the following members in their role as worksite Stewards! Eva Guerrero Jeevn Atwal Ludwig Steegmaier Thank you to all those that participated in the process.  In solidarity Dave MacDonald                                                          Lisa LangevinComponent VP and Local 1703 Chair  ...

December 09, 2021

Atira Property Management Inc. - Shop steward results - BC General Employees'...

Nominations for election of Shop Steward at your worksite are now closed.Please join us in welcoming the following members in their role as worksite Stewards!  Michele Wesley Tracy Thompson Cynthia Miranda Robert Surette Cassandra Elkin Stella Gladue Afsana Nitol Sunni Davey  Thank you to all those that participated in the process.  In solidarity, Dave MacDonaldComponent VP and Local 1703 Cha...

December 07, 2021

Alliance Facility Solutions Inc. (AFSI) - BCGEU/AFSI Joint Job Evaluation Com...

The BCGEU is pleased to announce the formation of the Joint Job Evaluation Committee (JJEC). All BCGEU jobs are described, classified, and compensated in accordance with your Collective Agreement's Article 28 – JOB EVALUATION, and APPENDIX 1 – Included Classification Rates for salary. Article 28 – JOB EVALUATION provides for the administration and maintenance of job classifications by the JJEC....

December 03, 2021

Alliance Facility Solutions, Inc. - Bargaining to continue into the New Year ...

Bargaining continued throughout Late October and via Zoom from November 23rd to 25th. We have tabled our monetary proposals, and some non-monetary remain outstanding. We will be meeting again in the New Year. We continue to make headway, albeit at a slow pace. We appreciate your patience as this process unfolds. To help ensure that you receive a copy of future updates, please provide a personal...