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.
Congratulations! Lake City Casino workers have voted 83% in favour of accepting the tentative agreement with Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd (Lake City Casinos Ltd.).
The terms and conditions of the agreement are now in full force and effect. The result of the vote have been communicated to the employer. Once a draft collective agreement is produced and proofed by the employer and BCGEU...
Your current collective agreement expires on 31 Mar 2022. A new bargaining committee is therefore required to represent members for negotiating the renewal collective agreement. Call for Nominations Nominations are now open for a bargaining committee to negotiate renewal of the collective agreement with the Employer. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the union staff representa...
Your current collective agreement expires on 31 Mar 2022. A new bargaining committee is therefore required to represent members for negotiating the renewal collective agreement. Call for NominationsNominations are now open for a bargaining committee to negotiate renewal of the collective agreement with the Employer. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the union staff representati...
Please disregard the bulletin and nomination form sent out yesterday (September 21, 2021) regarding the need for a new election of a three-person bargaining committee.
The current six-person bargaining committee that was formed early this year has been approved for funding and will be your bargaining committee as planned:
Adam Scott, Bargaining Committee Member - Catering
Raffaele Sciarretta, ...
A tentative deal has been reached for BC Place Stadium. The next step is to setup ratification meetings and preparing a comprehensive ratification document so that you can read and review the changes before you are asked to vote. More details to follow in the following week.
The highlights of the deal include:
Three-year agreement (June 2020 to May 31, 2023). The current collective agreement e...
Preparations for the 19th Public Service negotiations are already commencing. Therefore, we are calling for locals to meet and prepare draft proposals and resolutions for submission to their respective components. They are to be forwarded to the Component Executives in order for proposals and resolutions to be vetted and allocated to either the Public Service Main or Component tables. The deadl...
BCGEU provides submission to BC Gov't to help build a long-term economic plan for B.C.
This past June, the B.C. government requested input from business, labour, Indigenous and other stakeholders for the development of our province's long-term, post-pandemic economic plan.
Your union represented the voices of our 82,000 members in the consultative process, which involved Ravi Kahlon, Minister o...
We are pleased to announce the following member from the Security department has been acclaimed to the bargaining committee.
Eric Escobar - Security
Congratulations Eric for joining the Bargaining Committee and thanks to all the nominees for letting their names stand for election in this important process.
The Bargaining Committee will soon be meeting to prepare proposals to present to the empl...
Solidarity in Post-Secondary Labour Movement
(British Columbia, September 2, 2021) – With last week's ever-changing landscape in COVID-related announcements affecting BC's post-secondary sector we saw what's possible amidst chaos. Union leaders jumped to action to represent their members in a variety of ways and one of those ways was that we, the undersigned unions, came together as a collectiv...
Negotiations progressed slowly last week on Aug 25, 26, and 27th. This week we are meeting again in Burnaby and working late into the night to find a fair settlement we can recommend to you.We have not finalized an agreement and are still apart on some monetary items; however, we are closing the gap. While we bargain towards a settlement, there is no reason to do anything except be patient and ...
B.C. government liquor and cannabis workers rally for essential pay outside employer's head office, September 1
BURNABY, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES – After five months without response from the Minister of Finance, B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members working for the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB) will rally outside the BCLDB's head office to call for their employer's support in r...
BCGEU welcomes the return of provincial mask mandate, calls for employers to ensure safe worksitesBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) are pleased by the reissuing of a provincial mask mandate for indoor, public spaces, and calling it an important layer of protection for front-line workers."Vaccines are an amazing tool in stopping the s...
UPDATE - Remote work and mask mandateWe are pleased to report that the BC Public Service has agreed to our request -- see Monday's bulletin and letter here -- to allow employees who are working from home to continue to do so beyond the September 7 deadline without an approved telework agreement until at least October 12.Our union will continue to advocate for health and safety precautions that ...
In today's COVID update, the B.C. government announced that the province would not be moving to Step 4 of the provincial restart plan as anticipated on September 7, 2021. September 7 had been set as the date that members continuing to work from home would be required to have an "approved telework agreement", as per a July 20 communication from the BC Public Service:
"those who wish to continue ...
Your BCGEU Bargaining Committee and the Employer returned to the table via video conference on July 22nd & 23rd and continued Non-Monetary discussions. Talks are progressing, with more work yet to be done. We are scheduled to meet again on September 15th & 16th. Please stay tuned for additional updates as the Bargaining process progresses. Your support and patience are appreciated. In S...
Your Bargaining Committee would like to wish you a safe and smooth return to work. We have already begun preparations for the next round of bargaining for Servomation members.
The Collective Agreement that came into effect just before the closure remains in effect until a new agreement is finalized. The Agreement has some new language that all members should be aware of:
Event Definitions – we ...
There has been an update to your Bargaining Committee. The following members are now your Bargaining Committee.Charlene Jackson – Bargaining Committee Chair Bob Corbett – Bargaining Committee Member Selena Yates – Bargaining Committee Member Naomi Gallant – Bargaining Committee Member Michael Irwin – Bargaining Committee Member
Please join us in welcoming Charlene Jackson as Bargaining Committ...
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