NEWS & UPDATES
November 01, 2019
Information conference calls: tentative agreement between BCGEU & CLBC and Me...
The BCGEU is hosting two conference calls to answer questions about the tentative agreement reached with CLBC earlier this month. You’re invited to participate by calling in. The calls will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at 12:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time. You can, but don’t need to, participate in both. Meeting one:Call information for: Nov. 5, 2019 12:00 P.M. Pacific Time. You can con...
October 28, 2019
BCGEU reaches tentative agreement with two inland ferries employers; Western ...
The communities of Arrow Lake, Adams Lake and Francois Lake will soon have a more sustainable ferry service. Late in the evening of October 24th, after two long days of bargaining in Kelowna, the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) reached a tentative agreement with WaterBridge Ferries and Waterbridge Equipment – two of the three employers who operate B.C.'s inland ferry services...
October 25, 2019
Members at BC Oil and Gas Commission - Bargaining Update #3 - BCGEU
Since our last update in July, your 2019 Bargaining Committee has met with the employer twice in Victoria, for three days in September and our most recent session, October 21st to 23rd. Over the course of those discussions, we have made progress in areas such as hours of work, language clarity, and transparency regarding recruitment processes.
While your bargaining committee had hoped to table ...
October 24, 2019
They're back! BCGEU resolves grievance restoring the right for wildfire membe...
In 2016, your employer implemented a policy that prohibited wildfire members from wearing crew patches.
Since then, at every worksite that your treasurer Paul Finch and I have visited, we have heard how much the 30-year tradition of crew patches means to you.
Crew patches not only build team spirit and show pride of place, they also help clearly identify members of different crews fighting the...
October 24, 2019
BCGEU applauds government on next steps towards implementation of UNDRIP in B...
Today's introduction of legislation by the provincial government to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is a significant and important step towards reconciliation in B.C.
"Thanks to the leadership of our members, the BCGEU has long been an active participant in the national project of reconciliation and decolonization," says BCGEU president Step...
October 22, 2019
Local 2003 Executive Results - BCGEU
Thank you to the members who put their names forward to fill the vacant positions on the Local 2003 Executive. The date to send in a nomination form has now passed and the nomination period has ended.
The following members have been acclaimed to the below mentioned positions:
Treasurer: Kevin Harding
Young Worker: Adam Kral
Congratulations to both members, I look forward to working with you. ...