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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

June 01, 2024

Our newly elected executive committee - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Our union's 52nd constitutional convention has just adjourned. Since the call to order on Wednesday evening, nearly 600 delegates representing every region and component debated and passed a wide range of resolutions, which will help shape the direction of our union for the next three years.Members also elected our union's new Executive Committee. We are pleased today to share that the followin...

May 31, 2024

Western Canada Wilderness Committee - Bargaining update - BC General Employee...

We wanted to provide an update on bargaining between BCGEU and Western Canada Wilderness Committee. In the last few weeks, we have been preparing extensively for bargaining, including by reviewing member survey results that clearly identify your bargaining priorities. Thank you for your valuable input! This week, we sat down and bargained with your employer for two full days - Tuesday May 28 an...

May 29, 2024

BC’s fastest growing union kicks off leadership-defining convention - BC Gene...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2024 BC's fastest growing union kicks off leadership-defining conventionVANCOUVER-Almost 600 delegates from across the province are gathered today for the start of the 52nd Convention of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU). Over the next three days at the triennial event, delegates will determine the direction of their union by voting on policy resolutions and ...

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 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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...