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.
VICTORIA – B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) members at Elements Casino Victoria voted by 89 per cent to ratify a four-year collective agreement after six months of negotiations with Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. "Bargaining a first agreement is a big deal for new members of our union. I'm very proud of what these members achieved at the table," says BCGEU president Step...
Members are strongly encouraged to attend a collective agreement ratification meeting and vote. For members who cannot attend and vote during the meeting, additional voting opportunities will be provided at the worksite as specified below.
Your bargaining committee is presenting the employer's latest proposal without recommendation. Instead, the committee will share its assessment of the streng...
March 8th is International Women's Day (IWD), a time to recognize the remarkable achievements by women across the globe and stand in solidarity with calls for decisive action to promote gender justice and end gender-based violence and discrimination. The global theme this year is #EachforEqual An EQUAL World is an ENABLED World.
"As an out and proud feminist who has the privilege to be surround...
The B.C. Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) has filed a common employer application at the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) seeking to consolidate all nine of the union's bargaining units with Well Being Services/Retirement Concepts (WBS/RC) into a single bargaining unit. The move to a single bargaining unit would position the union and its members to address many of the issues th...
(Burnaby, BC)Following a shareholder proposal by the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has confirmed that it will not provide lending or financing services to companies including GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) and Core Civic (NYSE: CXW). These U.S. private prison companies operate the majority of U.S. detention facilities currently detaining migrant familie...
Members are strongly encouraged to attend a collective agreement ratification vote and worksite meeting. For members who cannot attend and vote during the meeting, additional voting opportunities will be provided at the worksite as specified below. In addition to matters related to ratification of the collective agreement, members will have the opportunity to raise and discuss other worksite is...
Friends,In follow up to our email last week on our tentative agreement, and in anticipation of our ratification meetings this week, below is a link to the ratification document that tracks all of the changes agreed to in this round of bargaining.DRAFT: VANCITY TENTATIVE AGREEMENTPlease note that voting will occur at the ratification meetings listed below:
March 3, 2020 at the SFU Harbour Centr...
The Union Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement for a new collective agreement was reached with Vancity Savings Credit Union.
Ratification Meetings will be taking place over the following dates:March 3, 2020 at the SFU Harbour Centre (515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC) from 6pm – 8pmMarch 4, 2020 at the Sheraton Guildford (15269 104 Ave, Surrey, BC) from 6pm – 8...
More stewards are needed at Grand Villa. We especially need workers from Food and Beverage, Security and Slots to become stewards so all departments are represented. And – we really need stewards that can meet with the Employer during the week between 9 and 5. You have the right to file grievances when the collective agreement is violated and the right to representation when called to a discipl...
The union bargaining committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement for a new collective agreement was reached with Vancity Savings Credit Union.
Ratification meetings will be taking place over the following dates:March 3, 2020 at the SFU Harbour Centre (515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC) from 7pm – 9pmMarch 4, 2020 at the Sheraton Guildford (15269 104 Ave, Surrey, BC) from 6pm – 8...
Congratulations! Elements Casino Victoria workers have voted 89 per cent in favour of accepting a tentative agreement with Great Canadian Casino.
All of the terms and conditions of the agreement are now in full force and effect. The result of the vote has been communicated to the employer. Once a draft collective agreement is produced and proofed by the employer and BCGEU, we will distribute it...
The union Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement for a new collective agreement was reached with Vancity Savings Credit Union.
Ratification meetings will be taking place over the following dates:
March 3, 2020 at the SFU Harbour Centre (515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC) from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
March 4, 2020 at the Sheraton Guildford (15269 104 Ave, Surrey, BC) from...
The BCGEU has prepared a detailed analysis of Budget 2020 to help members understand how the targeted investments in programs, infrastructure and affordability will impact members:
Budget analysis 2020/21
Although prudent and perhaps cautious in tone, Budget 2020 is progressive – which is much needed at a time when other provincial governments in Canada are implementing harsh austerity progr...
Following six months of negotiations, over 500 BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) members working at Broadmead Care Society in Victoria ratified a tentative deal this week that will improve conditions for both workers and seniors at the non-profit organization. Members secured wage increases, weekend shift premiums and the continuation of their Short-Term Illness and Injury Pl...
As you are all likely aware, a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is causing respiratory infections mostly in Hubei Province, China. As of today there is one confirmed case of the virus in B.C.; however, according to the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer, the risk to British Columbians is considered extremely low. I want you to know that your union has been closely monitoring this s...
Just over fourteen months ago, your union launched the Public Inquiry Now campaign-making the BCGEU one of the first voices demanding that the provincial government call a public inquiry into the links between the housing affordability crisis, the overdose crisis and criminal money laundering in casinos. As you know, our campaign succeeded. And Monday I was honoured to take the stand in front o...
BURNABY – The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) was one of the first voices in the province to call for a public inquiry into money laundering in B.C. Monday, the BCGEU's president delivered the union's opening statement to the inquiry it helped create."We pushed for this inquiry because the housing affordability crisis, the overdose crisis and criminal money laundering were ma...
The parties met in bargaining on February 20, 2020. While we made progress on a number of relatively minor matters, major monetary issues remain outstanding. The parties have not yet reached agreement on wage rates and timing of wage increases, signing bonuses and term (expiry date) of the agreement.
The union has asked the employers to schedule an additional bargaining session for ASAP to cont...
Your Bargaining Committee met with the Employer again on February 20th and we are pleased to report further progress at the table. We have successfully agreed to a number of substantive language changes and we are now mostly concentrating on our monetary proposals.
As a result of scheduling limitations, the Union and the Employer are unable to meet again until early March.
In the meantime, the ...
Your union has successfully appealed to the employer to extend the deadline for lateral transfers to cannabis, as per the Memorandum of Understanding explained below. The new deadline is July 31, 2020. There will be no further extensions to the process beyond this date.
The Cannabis Implementation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), as agreed to as part of negotiations for the 18th Main Collecti...
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