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May 21, 2024
BCGEU expands Cariboo Region strike, calls on the Regional District to bargai...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2024BCGEU expands Cariboo Region strike, calls on the Regional District to bargain in good faith WILLIAMS LAKE - Cariboo Regional District workers, who have been fighting for a fair contract for months, expanded their strike action this morning. Forced by the Regional District's inaction, they are now picketing the library in Williams Lake and Quesnel's City Hall.Th...
May 16, 2024
BCGEU Emergency Relief Fund - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As we learn more details of the fast-moving wildfire threatening Fort Nelson, officials have placed almost 5,000 people under an evacuation order due to the wildfire affecting the Town of Fort Nelson and the Fort Nelson First Nation.We have hundreds of members like you living and working in the area, and our thoughts are with you and your families at this uncertain time.As one of B.C.'s largest...
May 14, 2024
Survey: Workplace Violence & Harassment - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Violence and harassment at work is a major problem in Canada, and a major concern for BCGEU members. To prevent and respond to this problem, we need to develop effective strategies based on data from workers like you. With the help of researchers at Western University, our union is surveying all 90,000+ members about experiences of violence and harassment in our workplaces. Will you complete th...
May 13, 2024
Cariboo Region District workers form picket line in Williams Lake - BC Genera...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2024Cariboo Regional District workers form picket line in Williams LakeWILLIAMS LAKE – Today (May 13), just under 50 BCGEU members who work at the Cariboo Regional District's (CRD's) main office in Williams Lake have decided to escalate their job action, moving from an overtime ban to a full strike in the fight for a fair deal.Starting at 8:00 am, only staff whose r...
May 10, 2024
Cariboo Regional District Workers Reject Employer’s Unfair Final Offer - BC ...
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May 10, 2024Cariboo Regional District Workers Reject Employer's Unfair Final Offer
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Yesterday, local government workers, who have been bargaining with the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) since January, blocked the Regional District's attempts to ram through a deal that would have threatened the workers' financial security and risked exacerbating recr...
May 09, 2024
Technical Safety BC – Suite 600, 2889 E. 12th Ave, Vancouver - Call for BCGE...
Your union, the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU), is opening steward nominations at your worksite. Nominations close on May 17.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;
Supporting co-workers in meetings...
May 08, 2024
Local 2004 Executive - Nomination Results - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
To: All BCGEU Local 2004 Members
Re: Local 2004 Executive - Nomination Results
We are pleased to announce that the following members were nominated and acclaimed to the Local 2004 Executive:
· Young Worker – Hanbin Choi
· Member at Large – Rupinderjit Sandhu
· Member at Large – Alexander Redchurch
· Member at Large – Guy Rosenfeld
Congratulations to the Executive!
In solidarity,
Rob Davis...
May 08, 2024
BC Polling shows that the housing crisis has worsened, and a majority of resi...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 8, 2024
BC Polling shows that the housing crisis has worsened, and a majority of residents confirm that all levels of government need to enact further measures to fix it
Support for regulation and public investment in housing remains strong
BURNABY – An updated Research Co. poll shows that as the housing crisis worsened over the last two years, support for progressive...
May 06, 2024
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation - Bargaining Update – Collective Agreem...
We are pleased to announce that your collective agreement ratified by 84.6%. This means that your new collective agreement is effective as of April 1, 2024. You will receive retro pay for any wages owing. Changes to your future wage rate and retro pay will be paid in the near future, your employer will have a better idea on the exact date.The Employer and the Union will be working on proofing t...
April 26, 2024
Article 29 Committees - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
What are Article 29 Committees? Article 29 Committees are a place for our union and management to meet and discuss workplace issues on a regular basis. There is one for each ministry and they are established under your collective agreement. Known informally as "labour-management committees", Article 29 committees are important because they facilitate relationship-building during the term of yo...
April 26, 2024
Day of Mourning: Joint statement from Shannon Salter (PSA) and Stephanie Smit...
This message was distributed to all employees of the BC Public Service Agency, including those who are BCGEU members.
Every year on April 28, we recognize the National Day of Mourning to remember those who have been injured, become ill or have tragically died in workplace incidents. Not only is this day an important opportunity to honour these individuals, it's also a means of reinforcing the c...
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