Mask usage in BCGEU buildings
(Updated Apr 27, 2023)
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Effective immediately, we are making a change to our building protocols regarding mask usage in our buildings.
Mask use is now optional in our buildings, including in common areas and meeting rooms.
Staff and visitors to BCGEU buildings may, of course, continue to use masks and other layers of protection based on their own comfort and risk factors. We ask that we respect others and wear masks if requested in groups.
Please be reminded that no one should attend BCGEU buildings if they have active cold or flu-like symptoms.
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.
On behalf of our union's 85,000 members, we would like to offer our most sincere condolences on the tragic death of one of our members, 23-year-old Kiara Agnew.
Kiara's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence while she was on vacation in Mexico last month to celebrate her upcoming birthday.
Kiara worked at Lakeview Credit Union in Dawson Creek and was a BCGEU member for just over a y...
We are pleased to advise that negotiations are back on track.
Your Employer requested we return to the bargaining table yesterday with the understanding that a significantly improved proposal would be tabled. As you know, the Employer's last proposal was unacceptable to your Union Bargaining Committee. While we still have more to bargain, and are apart, the gap has been significantly narrowed. ...
I'm writing to you today to let you know that the application process for the Jacob Noseworthy Memorial Scholarship is now open.
Jacob was the son of Tracy Noseworthy, a Component 17 member who works at the Grand Forks Credit Union.In 2020 our component decided to establish a scholarship fund to honour the life of Jacob. It is our hope that through this scholarship Jacob's passion will be carr...
The City of Vancouver's ongoing forced, mass decampment of unhoused people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) without alternative supportive housing in place is unnecessary and a violation of human rights. Since last week, Vancouver police and city staff have been actively dismantling tents, throwing out belongings and forcibly removing unhoused people from structures along Hastings Street in V...
TORONTO and SASKATOON - April 5, 2023
"This is an important day" - shareholder vote at RBC a "turning point" for systemic racism in Canadian financial institutionsMore than 44% of RBC shareholders voted in favour of a proposal filed by SHARE on behalf of the Atkinson Foundation and the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU). The proposal asks Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to commission a third-part...
It's with great sadness that we announce the passing of former cross component treasurer and long time Local 311 executive Robert Keddie on April 1.
Keddie was very active in the B.C. labour movement and his connection with the BCGEU goes back decades. He was a member of local 203 and served on the Component 2 executive. Later, he served as the chair of 311 and on Component 3's executive as th...
The Union and Employer met on March 29th and 31st to continue our monetary negotiations. While some progress was made early on the 29th, the 31st was disappointing for the union bargaining committee. At this point, no further movement was available to the Union while an unacceptable proposal remained on the table. There are no further bargaining dates scheduled.While we are prepared to meet aga...
We are very pleased to report that the complaints at the Labour Relations Board (LRB) have all been resolved in the Union's favour. The LRB has ruled that the Employer's refusal to bargain with the full BC Housing Bargaining Team consisting of both elected bargaining committees is a breach of the Labour Code and is a failure to bargain in good faith. The Employer's complaint against the Union h...
March 29, 2023For immediate release
BCGEU community social services workers ratify three-year deal
BURNABY – The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) announced today that the 19,000 members of the community social services bargaining unit employed by the Community Social Services Employer's Association (CSSEA) voted 95 per cent to accept the tentative agreement. The B.C...
To: To All BCGEU Members at Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited (Starlight Casino)Re: Bargaining Continued Last Week, Additional Key Dates Scheduled
Bargaining resumed the week of March 13th to 15th. We continued to negotiate monetary and some remaining non-monetary iteStarlms and managed to gain agreement on many issues. While we are apart on the monetary items, we are hopeful the employ...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),
Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
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