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COMPONENT 1 - CORRECTIONAL AND SHERIFF SERVICES

Component 1 includes members who work as Correctional Officers in provincial prisons and as Deputy Sheriffs for the B.C. Sheriff Services.

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July 18, 2025

Public Service Bargaining Impasse reached with employer; prepare for strike v...

Bargaining update: Impasse reached with employer; prepare for strike vote   Negotiations between your bargaining committee and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA) have reached an impasse. Despite our ongoing efforts, and six months of bargaining, a significant gap remains. We have not seen meaningful progress in wage proposals, a classification system that properly values ou...

July 17, 2025

All Area 04 Members -Cultural and Carnival Day August 9, 2025 - BC General Em...

To: All Area 04 BCGEU membersRe: Cultural & Carnival Day Event August 9, 2025   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 9, 2025Place: 8555 198 A Street, Langley BC V2Y 0A9 (Fraser Valley Area Office)Time: 11 am – 3 pm The goal of this event is to bring together the rich...

July 10, 2025

Public Service Bargaining - This week in bargaining: Updates from your commit...

Updates from your committee chair This week, your Public Service Bargaining Committee resumed negotiations with the employer in Vancouver. In a new video update, BCGEU President and Bargaining Committee Chair Paul Finch outlines the latest developments at the table. While there has been some progress in the last week-particularly on component proposals and non-monetary items like the Rapid Grie...

July 04, 2025

Back at the table: Bargaining resumes in Vancouver - BC General Employees' Un...

Back at the table: Bargaining resumes in VancouverThis week, bargaining resumed in Vancouver between your bargaining committee and your employer – the B.C. government's Public Service Agency. Your bargaining committee remains steadfast on advancing the key priorities identified by thousands of members through the most extensive consultation in our union's history. These priorities include: Co...

June 27, 2025

Monetary counteroffer reflects member priorities - BC General Employees' Unio...

Monetary counteroffer reflects member priorities Earlier this week, your bargaining committee presented a monetary counteroffer to the employer-including proposals on wages and benefits. In his opening remarks at the table with the employer, Committee Chair Paul Finch made it clear: the employer's initial wage offer falls far short of what members have identified as fair and reasonable.  Your b...

June 27, 2025

Component 1 Executive Achieves Progress on Respirator Policy Reforms - BC Gen...

Component 1 Executive Achieves Progress on Respirator Policy Reforms For several years, the Component 1 executive has been a strong advocate for revising respirator policies, including but not limited to the Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR). Many of the measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic have remained in place, despite no longer aligning with current risk levels or practical w...

June 26, 2025

Public Service Worksite Contacts - Understanding your role as a Worksite Cont...

As a Worksite Contact during this round of public service bargaining, we understand you likely have questions about your role. We want to make sure that you feel prepared to take on this important work. That’s why we have just released this video to guide you:  In addition, we have prepared a resource package and one-pager that you can refer to for information about the Member Web App, how to c...

June 20, 2025

Public Service Members - Employer tables opening wage offer - BC General Empl...

Employer tables opening wage offer Public service bargaining has resumed in Vancouver following a pause in negotiations between your Public Service Bargaining Committee and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA).On Tuesday, your employer tabled its monetary proposals, including wages and benefits. This includes a proposed two-year agreement with the following General Wage Incre...

June 13, 2025

Your priorities – and what you’re willing to fight for - BC General Employees...

Dear Friend, Next week, we're heading back to the bargaining table, with more talks scheduled for the following week.  We're still working through key non-monetary issues-like modernizing our collective agreement and securing fair telework provisions. But we expect to exchange proposals on wages, benefits, and other monetary items soon.  That's when we'll see if the employer is bringing an offe...