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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

February 02, 2024

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation - Bargaining Update – Bargaining Survey...

We want to hear from you. As we prepare for bargaining with Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, we're engaging in consultation with members to ensure that our bargaining proposals reflect your top priorities. As part of our consultation process, we invite you to drop in to chat with your Bargaining Committee on February 14, 2024, at your work location in the boardroom during the lunch hour ...

February 01, 2024

All BCGEU Members at Western Canada Wilderness Committee - Call for Nominatio...

The Union is beginning preparations for the next round of bargaining as your collective agreement expires on April 30, 2024. This is an important process: the collective agreement is your job contract! Bargaining is the means to negotiate monetary and other improvements and address contract issues! Please note that the current collective agreement remains in full force and effect while we barga...

January 19, 2024

Royal BC Museum - Shop Steward Election Results - BC General Employees' Union...

On January 11, 2024, the Union sent a communication to members at the location above, it advised that nominations were open for one (1) shop steward. The nomination period has closed and because there was only one (1) member nominated, we are now able to acclaim Winter Stacey as shop steward. Congratulations Winter on becoming a shop steward! Below is a list of Shop Stewards at Royal BC Museum,...

January 18, 2024

Area 04 Education Opportunity - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

The Area 04 Cross Component Committee wishes you a very Happy and Prosperous 2024. We appreciate that we all have busy lives, but we are asking for your input by filling out this survey https://form.123formbuilder.com/6595892/area-04-cross-component. One of the purposes of the committee is to provide education and events for BCGEU members in our area. We have a number of events planned for this...

January 15, 2024

Integrated Camera Unit – Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General - Call...

Your union, the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU), is opening nominations for one union steward position at your worksite. Nominations close on January 29, 2024. Stewards are the eyes and ears of the union at the worksite and have an important role within the union. Stewards are involved in assisting union members with: Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement; ...

January 12, 2024

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation - Bargaining Committee Election Result...

The BCGEU is pleased to announce that the following Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation members have been acclaimed as your Bargaining Committee: Cherish Fairclough, Bargaining Committee Chair(Acclaimed) Robert Pirot, Bargaining Committee Member (Acclaimed) Congratulations to the new bargaining committee! The committee will be meeting in the near future to prepare for bargaining.It is i...

January 11, 2024

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

Nominations are now open for one (1) shop steward at the Royal BC Museum to join Anna Chinn and Derek Larson. The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is: Thursday, January18, 2024 at 5 p.m. Nomination forms must be submitted by email to [email protected] Newly elected stewards are entitled to training at the Union's expense, including paid leave from work and ongoing su...

January 08, 2024

BCGEU calls for Vacancy Control, not more unaffordable rent hikes  - BC Gener...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 8, 2024  BCGEU calls for Vacancy Control, not more unaffordable rent hikes  (Burnaby, B.C.)   While some B.C. renters are bracing themselves for another 3.5-per-cent rent-hike in 2024, those looking for a new home will be paying much more to stay in their communities, says the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU), calling again for vacancy control measures.  Accord...