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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.

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January 20, 2022

Employment standards act changes five days paid sick leave - BC General Emplo...

  2022 Public Service Bargaining Bulletin #2The Province of B.C. recently introduced five 100 per cent paid sick days under the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”).  Members in the public service have been questioning the application of this legislative change to employees in the public service. This bulletin describes the impact of this legislative change on our collecti...

January 19, 2022

Public Service Negotiations Scheduled to Commence - BC General Employees' Uni...

BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Stephanie Smith announced this week that negotiations aimed at reaching our 19th public service main and component collective agreements will kick off at the end of this month."I'm pleased that the BCGEU and the PSA will begin negotiations on January 31 well ahead of the March 31, 2022 expiry of the current collective agreements," sa...

January 19, 2022

Public Service Negotiations Scheduled to Commence - BC General Employees' Uni...

BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Stephanie Smith announced this week that negotiations aimed at reaching our 19th public service main and component collective agreements will kick off at the end of this month."I'm pleased that the BCGEU and the PSA will begin negotiations on January 31 well ahead of the March 31, 2022 expiry of the current collective agreements," sa...

January 18, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ADVOCACY - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE  INTERNAL POSTINGJanuary 18, 2022     POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ADVOCACY GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT   An Administrative Assistant is required to assist secretarial and word processing functions for staff representatives, as well assist with the implementation of library projects. DUTIES:  General Advocacy administrative duties may include processing a...

January 18, 2022

Nomination for Local 2003 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson                                         1 position First Vice-Chairperson                        1 position Second Vice-Chairperson                   1 position Treasurer 1 position Recording Secretary                           1 position Member at Large                                3 positions Member ...

January 14, 2022

Technical Safety BC - Bargaining Committee Elections - Revised Dates for Elec...

You will be receiving an email with your credentials to vote for your Bargaining Committee.There will be two consecutive elections - one for the Bargaining Committee Chairperson - and a subsequent one for the remaining two Bargaining Committee positions. The Bargaining Committee Chair Election will start on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 12:00 noon and end Friday, January 21, 2022 at 12:00 noon. ...

January 13, 2022

Technical Safety BC Bargaining Committee Chairperson Election - BC General Em...

I'm sorry to report that there was an error in the current election for Bargaining Committee Chair that requires the election to be re-run. Not all the candidate biographies provided to the union were uploaded to the election platform from the outset of the election.  We're working with our IT Department to set a new election date and set up another e-vote. This takes more time with the new e-v...

January 12, 2022

Nomination for Local 2001 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Local Chairperson 1st Vice Chairperson 2nd Vice Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary Member at Large – 5 position Young Worker The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is attached.  The deadline for nominations is:  Thursday, February 10, 2022 4:30 p.m. Nominatio...

January 12, 2022

Nomination for Local 2011 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson 1st Vice Chairperson 2nd Vice Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary Member-at-Large (5 Positions) Young Worker (1 Position) The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.  The deadline for nominations is:  February 10, 20...

January 11, 2022

Local 2009 Nomination for Local Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson 1st Vice 2nd Vice Treasurer Recording Secretary Member at Large – 4 positions Young Worker  The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office. The deadline for nominations is:  Thursday, February 10, 2022 If there is an election f...

January 11, 2022

Nomination for Local 2010 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive:• Chairperson• 1st Vice Chairperson• 2nd Vice Chairperson• Treasurer• Recording Secretary• Member-at-Large• Member-at-Large• Member-at-Large• Member-at-Large• Member-at-Large• Member-at-Large (Youth Worker)The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your a...

January 11, 2022

Call for Nominations for Local 2005 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (...

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson 1st Vice Chairperson 2nd Vice Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary 5 Members-at-Large 1 Member–at-Large: Youth Worker (29 years of age or younger) The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office and is attached to this bull...

January 10, 2022

COVID-19 Safety And Omicron - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Our union is once again seeing an increase in COVID-19 numbers throughout the province, with 80% of the reported cases being attributed to the Omicron variant . On January 7, the PHO announced an order requiring businesses to return to COVID-19 Safety Plans. The situation is evolving daily and the BCGEU will be updating you as we get more information.The BCGEU will continue to advocate for meas...