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June 28, 2025
Remembering the Stonewall Uprising - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
A Statement from BCGEU's Executive Vice-President and Chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee Tristen Wybou“No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us” ~ Marsha P. Johnson
When you think Americana, you probably don’t think of the Stonewall Inn – the gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich village that was raided by police on this day in 1969, famously catalyzing a multi-day resistance to stat...
June 27, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - BCGEU Condemns Violent Incident at MLA Bowinn Ma’s Constituen...
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BCGEU Condemns Violent Incident at MLA Bowinn Ma's Constituency Office
Burnaby, B.C. June 27, 2025 –
We are deeply disturbed by the violent incident that unfolded today in front of the constituency office of MLA Bowinn Ma. We are grateful to hear that no one was injured and that the BCGEU members working in this and other constituency offices across...
June 19, 2025
Join us for Pride Events in Area 01 on June 22 and July 6! - BC General Emplo...
As we head into Pride, we are reminded that the first Pride was a collective uprising against injustice. It is in that spirit of solidarity and defiance that we mark this Pride season with our new theme:
Our Pride, Our Right, Our Future, Our Fight.
We hope you'll join us at one of the following Pride events in Area 01:
Cowichan Pride on Sunday, June 22
Victoria Pride on Sunday, July 6
To ...
June 19, 2025
BGC South Vancouver Island - Results of Voting – Part-Time Statutory Holiday ...
There was an online vote regarding the method for paid holidays for part-time employees at BGC South Vancouver Island (as per Article 17.11 in the Collective Agreement). The choice was to opt into a paid holiday time bank based on 5.0% of your regular straight-time hours worked, OR alternatively, receive an additional 5.0% of straight-time pay on each paycheque. Members have voted for part-time...
June 17, 2025
Election Results for Bargaining Committee for Pacifica Housing Advisory Asso...
Thanks for your active participation in the election process for your bargaining committee. Thanks especially to those who allowed their names to stand for nomination. Your participation in the process has ensured a fulsome democratic process of elections.
The election closed today at noon. The three candidates with the most votes and fulfil the criteria of at least one committee member from ea...
June 12, 2025
Nominations for Encompass Support Services Society Stewards - BC General Empl...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Encompass Support Services Society and will close at 5:00 pm on June 26, 2025. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-work...
June 12, 2025
Ann Davis Transition Society - Nominations for Stewards - BC General Employee...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Ann Davis Transition Society and will close at 5:00pm on June 26, 2025.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-workers ab...
June 12, 2025
Archway Community Services - Nominations for Stewards - June 12, 2025 - BC Ge...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Archway Community Services and will close at 5:00pm on June 26, 2025.Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-workers about t...
June 12, 2025
Chilliwack Opportunity Society - Nominations for Stewards - BC General Employ...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Chilliwack Opportunity Society and will close at 5:00pm on June 26, 2025.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.
Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-workers a...
June 12, 2025
Local 304 BCGEU Members at Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living - N...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living and will close at 5:00 pm on June 26, 2025.Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening ...
June 12, 2025
Local 304 BCGEU Members at Options Community Services Society - Nominations f...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Options Community Services Society and will close at 5:00 pm on June 26, 2025.
Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union.Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-worke...
June 12, 2025
Government to Transfer Supportive Housing Agencies to Community Health - BC G...
Government to Transfer Supportive Housing Agencies to Community Health I am writing to you today to inform you of a big first step our province is taking to start fixing BC's supportive housing sector - an initiative that's long overdue. On Thursday June 12, 2025 the Public Sector Employers' Council (PSEC) informed 39 agencies - your employers - that they will be moving into the Health Employ...
June 10, 2025
Election for Pacifica Housing Advisory Association Bargaining Committee - BC ...
Unfortunately, there was an error in creating the electronic ballot information that means we must reboot the election process. This bulletin contains the details for the rebooted election. Our apologies for this inconvenience. The reboot is necessary to ensure that an election is fair to all the candidates and accurately represents your collective will for representation at the bargaining tabl...
June 09, 2025
Pacifica Housing Advisory Association Did You Get a Ballot? - BC General Empl...
Balloting opened at 10am today.If you haven’t received a voting credential, please follow these steps:
check your spam/ junk mail folder first. If your credential is there, that’s all you need;
add the email [email protected] to your approved senders list with your email provider;
contact the BCGEU Negotiations Department at [email protected] or by calling 604-291-9611 o...
June 06, 2025
Election for Pacifica Housing Advisory Association Bargaining Committee - BC ...
At the close of nominations, the following six members were nominated for three positions of Bargaining Committee Member and so an election is required:
Candidate Name
Local
Dan Ouellette
301
Louise Watson
301
Camilla Pierce
302
Tanner Donald
302
Sterling Marchand
302
Mike Burke
301
(in all cases the order of the candidates’ names has been randomiz...
June 05, 2025
Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group - OUR VOICE MATTERS: Help Shape Our Fir...
Friends and Colleagues,Congratulations once again on becoming unionized! Together, we've taken an important step toward making a real difference at our workplace. Now it's time to decide what we want to bargain for in our first collective agreement-and we need your input.We're inviting all Fernwood employees represented by the BCGEU to complete a short survey to help us understand your prioriti...
June 04, 2025
Members in Area 03 & Area 04 - Event: In-Person Grief Circle - BC General Emp...
🕊️ In-Person Grief Circle: Kwentuhan (Talking) Circle for Healing & Mourning 🕊️
In the wake of the April 26 tragedy at Lapu Lapu Day and with the 40th day of mourning approaching, BCGEU invites all affected to a grief circle-kwentuhan (Tagalog for "talking") circle-to grieve, reflect, and heal together in community.
🗓️ Saturday, June 7, 2025 🕚 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT 📍 BCGEU Lower Mai...
June 03, 2025
Victoria Cool Aid Society - Mediation Update and Important Survey on Next Ste...
We understand the past several months have been a challenging time for many. As we move towards taking the next step in the Section 54 process we wanted to provide an update and ask again for your input with a quick, final survey before we head into mediation.
Please fill out this quick survey containing two questions which will guide our advocacy efforts during mediation:
A. Do you prefer stag...
June 02, 2025
Local 301 members at Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria - Union Town Hal...
DATE: June 16, 2025 (5:30 pm) or June 17, 2025 (9:00 am)PLACE: BCGEU Victoria Office or Zoom (details below)
You are invited for a Union Town Hall meeting!The purpose of this meeting is to discuss your Local Issues negotiations ahead of the scheduled Local Issues Bargaining Committee meeting on June 17th. You may attend in-person or by zoom. The two meeting date options are below and make sure ...
May 30, 2025
Sooke Transition House Society - Vote to Decide on Method of Paid Holidays f...
One of the decisions that you must make as a group is to vote on how regular part-time employees will receive statutory holiday pay (includes holidays like Family Day, Christmas etc.).
You will have two options:
Paid Stat Holiday Bank - Put away the 5.0% in a Stat Holiday bank where regular part-time employees can take a paid day off for their stat holidays.
Get 5.0% paid out on each pay cheq...
May 30, 2025
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria - Vote to Decide on Method of Paid Ho...
One of the decisions that you must make as a group is to vote on how regular part-time employees will receive statutory holiday pay (includes holidays like Family Day, Christmas etc.).
You will have two options:
Paid Stat Holiday Bank - Put away the 5.0% in a Stat Holiday bank where regular part-time employees can take a paid day off for their stat holidays.
Get 5.0% paid out on each pay cheq...
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