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September 11, 2025
BCGEU responds to Prime Minister’s B.C. resource projects announcement - BC G...
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September 11, 2025BCGEU responds to Prime Minister's B.C. resource projects announcementBURNABY, B.C. – Today, BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Paul Finch responded to Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement that he hopes to fast track two key B.C. resource projects:"Prime Minister Carney's announcement might promise new natural resource proj...
September 10, 2025
Area 10 Members - Meet & Greet Movie Night in Fort Nelson - BC General Employ...
To: All BCGEU members in Fort Nelson
Re: Meet & Greet Movie Night in Fort Nelson
Your Area 10 Cross Component Committee is sponsoring a movie night!
The kids are back to school, but school is out for us!
Dust off your leather jacket, put on some hairspray, and dress like it's the '80s. The Union is going retro!
A Family Friendly movie event, includes: 1 free small popcorn and 1 free ...
September 09, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action across British Columbia - BC General Employees' Un...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2025BCGEU escalates job action across British ColumbiaBURNABY, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has escalated job action today, expanding picket lines to multiple new locations across the province.New picket line sites as of Tuesday, September 9:
Victoria: 976 Meares Street; and 617 Government Street
Nanaimo: 2080 & 2100 Labieux Road
Surre...
September 08, 2025
Job action escalation begins - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
UPDATE:BCGEU president media availability – Kamloops & KelownaPRINCE GEORGE, B.C.– The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has cancelled Tuesday’s Prince George picket line due to air quality concerns. BCGEU President Paul Finch will instead join members on picket lines in Kamloops and Kelowna, where he will be available to speak with media.
Please see revised event details below in yellow ...
September 05, 2025
All BCGEU Members at BC Housing Management Commission – Administrative/Cleric...
To: All BCGEU Members at BC Housing Management Commission – Administrative/Clerical Division
Re: REMINDER - BC Housing Admin Bargaining Survey Extension
We've received responses from many of you – thank you!
If you haven't filled it out yet, there's still time. The survey will close at 5pm September 9.
We'll be reaching out to you by text message next week with a last push to get your input o...
September 04, 2025
BCGEU Escalates Job Action as Employer Fails to Table Improved Wage Offer - B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2025BCGEU Escalates Job Action as Employer Fails to Table Improved Wage Offer
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is escalating job action today as part of an ongoing province-wide strike in the public service. With no indication that the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA) is willing to return to the table with an improv...
September 02, 2025
BC Housing Management Commission – Administrative/Clerical Division - BC Gene...
To: All BCGEU Members at BC Housing Management Commission – Administrative/Clerical Division
Re: REMINDER - BC Housing Admin Bargaining Update & Bargaining Survey
We've received responses from many of you – thank you!
If you haven't filled it out yet, there's still time. The survey will close at 5pm September 5.
Your input is critical: the survey is how your bargaining committee knows wha...
September 02, 2025
BCGEU public service workers begin job action- BC General Employees' Union (B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – A portion of members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for the BC Public Service will begin job action today at various locations throughout the province after issuing strike notice on Friday, August 29, 2025.
Picket lines will go up in Prince George, Surrey and at sites across Victoria. BCG...
September 01, 2025
BCGEU public service workers begin job action tomorrow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2025
Victoria, B.C. (Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory) – A portion of members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for the BC Public Service will begin walking picket lines tomorrow, September 2, 2025, at various locations throughout the province.
BCGEU President Paul Finch will join striking workers on a picket line in Victoria where media are invite...
August 29, 2025
92.7% of public service workers vote in favour of strike for fair contract, u...
92.7% of public service workers vote in favour of strike for fair contract, union issues 72-hour strike notice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The bargaining committee representing more than 34,000 members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) who work for the BC Public Service will issue 72-hour strike notice this afternoon, following ...
August 28, 2025
BCGEU responds to HEU framework deal - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
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August 28, 2025
BCGEU responds to HEU framework deal
Burnaby, B.C. – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is expressing strong disappointment with the deal announced between the Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) and the provincial government this afternoon.
"The BCGEU is very disappointed with today's announcement of a deal framework between the Hospital Employees' Unio...
August 28, 2025
Poll: British Columbians back public service workers in fight for fair contra...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2025
Subject: Poll: British Columbians back public service workers in fight for fair contract
Survey shows 74% support increased compensation for frontline workers
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – A Leger poll commissioned by the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) shows strong public support for public service workers currently negotiating their...
August 27, 2025
Media advisory - BCGEU to announce results of public service strike vote - B...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president and public service bargaining committee chair Paul Finch will hold a press conference on Friday, August 29 to announce the results of a strike vote by BCGEU members working for the public service.
The strike vote was called following a breakdown in negotiations bet...
August 22, 2025
Local 1710 FA573 General Member Meeting - Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - BC Ge...
COMPONENT: 17 – General Services
LOCAL: 1710
DATE: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
TIME: 5:00 pm
PLACE: BCGEU Peace River Area Office
10147 100th Avenue, Fort St. John or
Via Zoom
AGENDA
Call to order
Land acknowledgement
Reading of minutes
Business arising from minutes
Communications
Reports of officers and committees
Steward group discussion
Delegate reports (labour council, CLC, NUPGE, BCFe...
August 21, 2025
BCGEU Members at BC Housing Maintenance - BC Housing Maintenance - Election R...
To: All BCGEU Members at BC Housing Maintenance
Re: BC Housing Maintenance - Election Results for Bargaining Committee Member
Thanks for your active participation in the election process for your bargaining committee. Thanks especially to those who allowed their names to stand for nomination. Your participation in the process has ensured a fulsome democratic process of elections.
The election c...
August 20, 2025
BCGEU Donates $20,000 to World Food Programme Supporting Sudan - BC General E...
BCGEU Donates $20,000 to World Food Programme Supporting Sudan
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is one of the world's worst and most underreported. Millions of people are facing hunger, violence, and displacement.
At our last convention, BCGEU members passed a resolution committing our union to shine a light on this crisis and stand in solidarity with the people of Sudan. As part of that commit...
August 19, 2025
BC Housing Management Commission Administrative/Clerical Division - BC Housin...
To: All BCGEU Members at BC Housing Management Commission – Administrative/Clerical Division
Re: BC Housing Admin Bargaining Update & Bargaining Survey
Please fill out a brief 5-minute survey (see email version of this bulletin for link) to inform us about some of your priorities for this round of bargaining. We can't properly represent you without knowing what you want.
At this time, the P...
August 19, 2025
BCGEU donates $20,000 to U.N. World Food Programme Palestine Emergency Appeal...
BCGEU stands in solidarity with the people of Gaza, who are facing alarming levels of famine and starvation.
As the devastating famine continues to unfold, more than half a million Gazans are on the brink of starvation and the rest are enduring emergency levels of hunger. Based on the recommendation of its international solidarity advisory committee, the BCGEU provincial executive has vote...
August 18, 2025
All BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) an...
Friends,
Join us and the BCGEU RV for hot weather treats, to discuss the Beem Framework Agreement and bargaining for a common collective agreement.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
Grand Forks
City Park in Grand Forks
7172 4th Street, Grand Forks, BC
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m.
OLIVER
Lion’s Park
6629-6633 Okanagan Hwy, Oliver, BC
Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m.
Kamlo...
August 14, 2025
BCGEU calls on B.C. government to repeal Name Amendment Act restricting legal...
The BCGEU joins the chorus of voices across the province calling for a repeal to Bill 26, the Name Amendment Act (No 2) 2024, which restricts or bans access to legal name changes for people in B.C. and causes disproportionate harm to transgender and Indigenous folks, those fleeing domestic violence, and young people.
The amendments violate international and human rights law in the processing...
August 08, 2025
BC Housing Management Commission Maintenance/Service (Maintenance) Division...
Nominations closed for the Bargaining Committee Member vacancy on July 23, 2025. Two nominations were received as follows:
Eduardo HidalgoGeorge Tymchuk
(in all cases the order of the candidates' names has been randomized for this bulletin-they will continue to be in randomized order each time they are presented to you)
Voting Information
The elections for both Bargaining Committee Member posit...
July 29, 2025
Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) and Grand Fo...
Friends,
As reported in our July 7, 2025 update, the Framework Agreement has been signed off and the Grand Forks Credit Union (GFCU) and Interior Savings Credit Union Thompson (ISCU Thompson) bargaining committees are actively preparing for bargaining. (The Interior Savings Credit Union Okanagan collective agreement doesn't expire until December 31, 2025.)
Once the GFCU and ISCU Thompson collec...
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