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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

August 02, 2024

Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) and Grand Fo...

Friends, On July 2, 2024, the Union applied to the Labour Relations Board seeking to consolidate the Interior Savings Thompson, Interior Savings Okanagan and, Grand Forks Credit Union bargaining units into one. As discussed during our July 4 and 8 virtual meetings, it is the Union's position that consolidating the existing three bargaining units is appropriate for several reasons including: emp...

August 02, 2024

City of Fort St. John - Ratification Town Hall Report - BC General Employees'...

A town hall meeting was held last evening at the Pomeroy to review the tentative agreement and answer questions from attendees. If you were unable to attend, this report attempts to fill in some of the blanks for you with some highlights from the meeting. VOTE – failing to vote could mean you end up on strike and suffer financial harm to improve an agreement that, had you voted, you'd have vot...

July 31, 2024

Members at City of Fort St. John - Ratification Vote Instructions - BC Genera...

A ratification vote will be conducted for the City of Fort St. John starting at approximately 6pm on Thursday, August 1st. The vote will be conducted online, i.e. via the internet, through an independent third-party voting company contracted by the BCGEU. An electronic ballot will be sent to you at the email address you or the Employer provided to the BCGEU. This email will include a Voter ID a...

July 31, 2024

Cultural & Carnival Day Event August 24, 2024 - BC General Employees' Union (...

The Area 04 Cross Component invites you and your family for a cultural and carnival celebration taking place at our Fraser Valley Office!                                                                           Date:               Saturday, August 24, 2024                                           Place:              8555 198 A Street, Langley BC V2Y 0A9 (Fraser Valley Area Office)            ...

July 25, 2024

Supportive housing workers one step closer to pay equity but gaps remain - BC...

Union members win significant pay increases, pledge to continue fight for full equity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Supportive housing workers are celebrating a major step toward pay equity in the sector. Effective in September, workers at 50 supportive housing agencies will receive significant raises that bring them closer to peers at higher-paid agencies. Th...

July 16, 2024

Discipline process updated (Article 7) - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Our union’s Constitution and Bylaws describe the rights and responsibilities of union membership and how we govern ourselves. At the BCGEU’s 2024 Convention in May, delegates adopted changes to Article 7 of the Constitution which lays out the process of discipline for members found to have violated our union’s constitution. These updates affect the role of local chairs under the Complaint Proce...

July 12, 2024

Local 1710 Members at the City of Fort St John - Mediation Talks Fail – Strik...

Your bargaining committee and the City’s bargaining committee met on June 20th in mediation. We reminded the Employer of your strong strike mandate and insisted they table a better proposal for the fair wages and some other monetary conditions of employment that we say you deserve. The City’s bargaining committee returned to City Council to seek a new mandate. The Council decided not to improv...

July 02, 2024

Members at IDEXX Reference Laboratories - Steward Nominations - BC General Em...

Nominations are now open for 3 (three) stewards and one (1) alternate at IDEXX Reference Laboratories.   New stewards are trained by the union.   If you wish to know more about the roles and responsibilities of the steward, please contact your Local Area Office.   The deadline for nominations is July 9, 2024 by 5:00 pm   The nomination form (attached) must be used. The deadline for submission i...

July 02, 2024

BCGEU Members at Interior Savings Credit Union (Okanagan and Thompson) and Gr...

BCGEU MEMBER INFORMATION MEETINGS APPLICATION TO CONSOLIDATE THE BEEM CERTIFICATIONS(Interior Savings Okanagan, Interior Savings Thompson and Grand Forks Credit Union)THURSDAY, JULY 4, 20246:00 p.m. Virtual meeting via Zoom  ----Monday, July 8, 20246:00 p.m. Virtual meeting via Zoom  For the Zoom meeting link, please email Zoe Towle at [email protected].  If a member at your worksite didn't...

June 28, 2024

Sodexo at BC Place - Bargaining preparations underway - BC General Employees'...

Your bargaining committee met for three full days last week to go over your questionnaires, develop proposals, and begin our strategic planning. We are ecstatic with the number of questionnaires we received from all of you. Your input was incredibly helpful as we prepare to meet with the employer at the bargaining table. We will begin bargaining with Sodexo Live in August. We're waiting to conf...

June 28, 2024

0142 : BC Housing Management Commission - Administration - BC General Employe...

The results of your ratification vote are in, with the majority of you voting in favour of the tentative settlement. The tentative settlement, which runs from April 2022 to April 2025, will now form our new collective agreement. The new provisions are in effect immediately.  The maintenance bargaining unity also ratified their collective agreement this week which means that this round of bargai...