NEWS & UPDATES
April 03, 2020
It’s time to support essential workers – COVID-19 update - BCGEU
It's time to support essential workers – COVID-19 updateFrom the moment Coronavirus was declared a public health crisis several weeks ago through the declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic last month, thousands of you have raised concerns to your Stewards, Local Chairs and Component VPs about how your work and your workplaces have been impacted. Your union has been working hard with your ...
April 01, 2020
Child care for essential service designated workers – COVID-19: All members -...
Province helps essential service workers find child care
In response to concerns expressed by the BCGEU since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased that the B.C. government has launched a process to provide child care to parents who are essential service workers. This process will match parents who are working on the front lines of B.C.'s COVID-19 response with child care in th...
March 31, 2020
Beware of fraudulent Emails related to Covid-19 - BCGEU
We are seeing a significant increase in the number of phishing and other fraudulent email scams being sent to BCGEU members, some trying to capitalize on people's fears related to COVID-19. Please review all incoming messages carefully, and if in any doubt about the authenticity of the message, do NOT click on any attachments or links contained within the message, delete the email.
The overwhel...
March 30, 2020
City of Fort St. John bargaining committee elections - BCGEU
Bargaining committee nominations closed March 25 at 5:00 p.m. We have received more nominations than positions which will require an election. The following members were nominated; Bargaining Committee Chair – Kurt Langdon (Acclaimed) Congratulations! Bargaining Committee Members – 4 positions plus one alternate Charlene JacksonNaomi GallantBob CorbettSelena YatesAshley MurphyMichael IrwinYana ...
March 24, 2020
Election of Bargaining Committee and Member Survey for Compass Group Canada L...
BCGEU Bargaining Committee 2020
Congratulations to our six Bargaining Committee members, elected by acclamation:
Candy Ehrhardt - Fraser Regional Correctional Centre
Lorne Andrew - Ford Mountain Correctional Centre
Francois Dube - Surrey Pre-Trial
Bhupinder Thandi - Surrey School Board
Mike Witteveen - Nanaimo Correctional Centre
Marcie McLean - Okanagan Correctional Centre
Chair...
March 20, 2020
Bargaining in Abeyance for BC Housing - Administrative/Clerical Division - BCGEU
Further to our bulletin on March 16th, we were scheduled to meet with the employer this week. However, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing, all meetings have been postponed at this time. Your Bargaining Committee is committed to getting back to the table as soon as conditions allow. In the meantime, please contact any member of your Bargaining Committee with ...
March 20, 2020
Bargaining Update for BC Housing - Maintenance/Service Division - BCGEU
In early April of 2019, your Bargaining Committee began meeting in Union caucus to make bargaining preparations. In those preparatory meetings of the Bargaining Committee, we: Reviewed your submitted bargaining survey results so that we could better understand your priorities and guide our work; Evaluated the entire existing collective agreement and identified sections to propose improvements...
March 19, 2020
COVID Update: C17 Casino Workers - Advocating for you during this crisis - BCGEU
From the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak through the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic your union has been working to protect your health, your safety and your rights while also following the science to stop the spread of the virus.
We support the Provincial Health Officer's decision to close the province's casinos as a necessary measure to protect your physical health and stop the spread ...
March 18, 2020
Best Western Plus Burnaby Hotel and Crest Hotel ratification vote result - BCGEU
This is to advise you that a majority of members have voted to accept the contract package consisting of the employers' latest wage and term proposals in addition to the other proposals the parties had agreed on. The result was 61% in favour of renewing the collective agreement as presented.Highlights of the agreement include an average total wage increase over the life of the agreement of near...