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COMPONENT 20 - ENVIRONMENT, TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONS

Component 20 includes members who work for the B.C. Government engaged in engineering support and inspectional duties at the technical level, as well as those charged with protecting and regulating natural resources or ensuring the quality of the environment.

NEWS & UPDATES

March 07, 2023

BCGEU to pursue policy grievance over delay in retroactive pay - BC General E...

We are writing to update you on the policy grievance the BCGEU filed to address your ongoing delay in retroactive pay. As you will recall we advised you of this initiative in our previous bulletin. The grievance states that "It has now been more than three months since the 19th Main Public Service Agreement was ratified. Despite this significant passage of time, BCGEU members continue to await ...

March 03, 2023

Shareholders call RBC and BMO to action on racial equity - BC General Employe...

Shareholders will soon get a chance to vote on two proposals on racial equity at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The proposals were jointly filed by BCGEU with Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) on behalf of the Atkinson Foundation. This comes following announcements from both the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and National Bank of C...

March 02, 2023

BCGEU and UBCIC announce partnership to push corporate Canada to operationali...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 2, 2023BCGEU and UBCIC announce partnership to push corporate Canada to operationalize FPICThe labour union and Indigenous political organization joined forces with the aim of combining their respective expertise to push financial institutions to operationalize FPIC.Vancouver, BC, Musqueam Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territories - The B.C. General Employees' Union ...

March 01, 2023

BCGEU community health workers ratify three-year deal - BC General Employees...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2023  BCGEU community health workers ratify three-year deal  BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The member unions of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is the lead union representing 13,000...

February 22, 2023

Royal BC Museum Shop Steward Election - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for one (1) shop steward at the Royal BC Museum to join the current stewards:  Annie Mayse (presently away on a TA) Derek Larson Anna Chinn  The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is:  March 8, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Nomination forms must be submitted by email to [email protected] elected stewards are entitled to training at the Union's expe...

February 21, 2023

BC Oil & Gas Commission - Bargaining Update #2 - BC General Employees' Union ...

To: All BCGEU Members at Oil & Gas CommissionRe: Bargaining Update #2 Your 2022/2023 Bargaining Committee just completed our second session of collective agreement bargaining. We sat down with the Employer in Victoria on February 14th and 15th to continue negotiations. We had intended to discuss monetary proposals at this session but official Ministerial sign-off of the PSEA mandate has sti...