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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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...
June 04, 2025
Public Service Members - MOU 1 and Your Job Security - BC General Employees' ...
MOU 1 and Your Job Security
In recent months, many BCGEU members working for B.C.'s public service have voiced concerns about job security. We understand the reasons for this concern and want to remind you of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 1-an important provision in our collective agreement that safeguards regular civil service positions.The current version of MOU 1 has been in effect since...
May 30, 2025
Public Service Bargaining committee changes - BC General Employees' Union (BC...
New lead negotiator: We are pleased to welcome veteran negotiator Linsay Buss as the new Lead Negotiator for the Public Service Bargaining Committee. Linsay is widely regarded as one of the most skilled negotiators in the province, known for securing significant gains at the bargaining table.She brings a wealth of experience, having served on the public service bargaining committee for four rou...
May 23, 2025
Public Service Members - Being prepared for job action - BC General Employees...
Being prepared for job action
Bargaining update
In a new video update to members in the public service, Paul Finch, president of the BCGEU and chair of the Public Service Bargaining committee, discussed preparations for a potential strike vote and what to expect as we approach the upcoming bargaining dates in June. Watch the video here.
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May 22, 2025
Local 104 Members - *Revised* Local Executive Election Results- BC General Em...
The local 104 election has now closed. Thank you to everyone that participated in the process and congratulations to the new executive. We are pleased to announce the following for the Local 104 Executive:
In solidarity,
Chad BlackeyStaff Representative
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