NEWS & UPDATES
February 06, 2025
Are you one of our new member educators? - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU is seeking members who are interested in becoming member educators.Member educators play a vital role in delivering our worker-centered union education programs and facilitating meaningful and inclusive learning experiences for our members. If you are interested in being considered for the role, please complete this Expression of Interest form by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17.Member educators co...
February 05, 2025
An important message for all employees of the Aboriginal Coalition to End Hom...
Being a union member means we have rights and protections as workers
Two of our co-workers recently sent a letter and email asking us all to sign a form to decertify the BC General Employees' Union as our representative in employment matters. The letters and emails contain some unfortunate misinformation. We need to set the record straight. Decertifying the union now will end our painstaking ...
February 05, 2025
C14 Indigenous Services component members - You and the new BCGEU Component 1...
Friends,
Following recommendations from the Indigenous Sector Council, our Provincial Executive has decided to create a new component – Component 14 Indigenous Services.
This new component includes employers that exist primarily to serve Indigenous populations. It does not include employers who serve Indigenous populations alongside other populations – for example, the Ministry of Children and...
February 04, 2025
Our Place Society: Pandora Community Centre - Scheduling change notice issued...
Your employer has issued a notice under Section 54 of the Labour Relations Code to notify the Union that they intend to make a schedule change at the 919 Pandora Community Centre.The Employer would like to change the schedule of Support Workers, Team Leads and Paramedics to a 12-hour shift model like in Housing and Shelters. This would result in employees working 36 hours a week instead of 37.5...
February 04, 2025
ORGANIZER (Temporary) ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING J...
ORGANIZER (Temporary)
ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
JOB ID: UWU012
February 4, 2025
The B.C. General Employees' Union requires a temporary organizer to work in the Organizing Department. Term of assignment is up to 6 months or return of incumbent. Effective date to be determined.
DUTIES:
Organizers will perform a wide range of duties associated with organizing in the p...
February 04, 2025
ORGANIZER (Temporary) ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING JOB ID...
ORGANIZER (Temporary)
ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
JOB ID: UWU013
February 4, 2025
The B.C. General Employees' Union requires a temporary organizer to work in the Organizing Department. Term of assignment is up to 18 months or return of incumbent. Effective date to be determined.
DUTIES:
Organizers will perform a wide range of duties associated with organizing in the ...
February 03, 2025
BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE - TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING -...
BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
JOB ID:MU018
February 3, 2025
POSITION: TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING
GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT
WAGE RATE: $35.72 - $38.51 per hour
A temporary Administrative Assistant is required to perform administrative and word processing functions for staff representatives as required in the Organizing department, loca...
January 30, 2025
Call for Nomination for Sunset Child Care Society Bargaining Committee - BC G...
The current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2025. Your current agreement will remain in full effect until a new agreement is reached.
Call for Nominations Nominations are now open for a bargaining committee to negotiate renewal of the collective agreement with the Employer. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the union staff representative to ensure their voices are hear...
January 30, 2025
Victoria Cool Aid Society - REMINDER: Townhall Meeting tonight at 7pm - BC Ge...
In light of the employer's decision to eliminate paid meal periods, we urge all unionized workers of Victoria Cool Aid Society to join a meeting to plan and discuss next steps:
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: BCGEU Victoria Area Office, 588 Burnside Road East Via Zoom: https://bcgeu.zoom.us/j/87468550469?pwd=H2zqDNGULc3v5RUPbRxLDGs1MUwgYv.1Meeting ID: 874 6855 0469Passc...
January 29, 2025
Public service delegates set bargaining priorities at bargaining conference -...
Over 40 delegates from communities across the province, representing the 33,000 BCGEU members who work for the BC Public Service, gathered in Burnaby last Friday to discuss priorities and strategies for bargaining our next collective agreement early next year.
BCGEU president and Public Service Bargaining committee chair Paul Finch welcomed delegates to the Public Service Bargaining Conferenc...
January 28, 2025
Alternative Education Sites Closure - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) supports the coalition of former and current students who are opposing the closure of Surrey Learning Centres, also known as alternative education sites. Learning centres provide a safe and supportive environment where students can meet their educational needs. These centres focus on building trust and creating a comfortable space, which is essential for...
January 27, 2025
Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety - BC General Employees' ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2025 Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety
Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers are concerned that their safety is at a tipping point. These workers – members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) – ensure the safety of our roads and transportation systems by enforcing commercial...
January 27, 2025
Holocaust Remembrance Day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Today, we join together as a union to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day stands as reminder of one of history's darkest chapters, when six million Jewish men, women, and children, along with millions of other innocent victims targeted because of their religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality or political ideology, were systematically murdered during the Holo...
January 24, 2025
Area 01 - Workshop on Labour History - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Greetings, Have you ever wondered about how we achieved the gains we have today? Things like the minimum wage, paid vacation and Occupational Health & Safety were won over generations of struggle by trade unionists, and the fight continues today. If this history piques your interest at all, please read on!The Area 01 Cross Component Committee would like to invite you to an interactive works...
January 22, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - B.C. Public Service bargaining begins today - BC General Empl...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 21, 2025Negotiations to begin for collective agreements covering over 34,000 BCGEU members working in the public serviceBurnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the B.C. government’s Public Service Agency (PSA) will meet for the first time to exchange bargaining proposals on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Victoria. This...
January 21, 2025
Media Release - Solidarity Rally - Balfour Ferry Terminal - January 22 at 3:3...
MEDIA ADVISORY January 22, 2025 BALFOUR, B.C. (Ktunaxa, Syilx, Sinixt, and Kinbasket (Secwepemc) territories) - The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is holding a solidarity rally on January 22 at 3:30pm at the Balfour Ferry Terminal to support workers at Western Pacific Marine (WPM), who have been on strike for over two months.“Our members live and work in these communities and deeply care...
January 20, 2025
It’s Time to Nominate Your Stewards at Bernard C. Vinge - BC General Employee...
Nominations are now open for anyone who would like to become a Bernard C. Vinge Steward. Nominations will close at 5:00 pm on January 27, 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 managem...
January 16, 2025
Media Release - BCGEU responds to ministers’ mandate letters: Investing in pu...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2025BCGEU responds to ministers' mandate letters: Investing in public sector workers is vital as economic uncertainty looms Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - In response to the release of the executive council's mandate letters, B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch released the following statement:
We're encouraged to see the gover...
January 16, 2025
Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres - Corrected VSOCC Collective Agreemen...
A revised 2023-2026 VSOCC collective agreement, with corrections to several 1¢ rounding errors on the wage grids, will be available on the BCGEU collective agreements website as of tomorrow (Friday, January 17th). Hard copies have been printed and shipped to VSOCC and will be distributed at worksites once corrective labels have been applied to the wage grid pages. Thank you for your patience an...
January 09, 2025
Local 303 & 304 BCGEU Members at posAbilities - It’s time to nominate a Stewa...
Nominations are open for shop stewards in Locals 303 and 304 at posAbilities.
The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 5:00pm. Nomination forms may be submitted by fax to Attn: Andii Stephens at 604-215-1410 or by email to [email protected]
BCGEU stewards are the backbone of our union. They are elected workplace leaders, and anyone ...
January 08, 2025
Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services -Steward Nominations - BC General Employees' U...
Nominations are now open for anyone who would like to become a Kiwassa Steward. Nominations will close at 5:00 pm on January 15, 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.
Liste...
January 07, 2025
Burnaby Family Life - UPDATE: Certification Job Classification Completed for ...
Dear BCGEU Members,
This is in follow up to the October 22, 2024, bulletin previously sent to you regarding the classifications for the ECE and ECEA jobs at Burnaby Family Life. The Union has now received the final remaining job description from your Employer for the Before and After School Worker job and we are pleased to advise that the review of job descriptions and classifications of ALL jo...
January 03, 2025
Media Release: Kootenay Ferries - job action expansion - BC General Employees...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, Jan 3, 2025The BCGEU issued 24-hour strike notice for the cable ferries operated by Western Pacific Marine (WPM) at Glade and Harrop today, with job action set to begin on Monday, January 6th at 6:30am. BCGEU President, Paul Finch says "Ferry workers are committed to reaching a fair agreement that supports a sustainable ferry service. Unfortunately, Western Pacific ...
December 20, 2024
Salvation Army Fort St. John - Steward Election Results - BC General Employee...
The stewards at The Salvation Army are:Allan FineAdithya MaprakavilLenn FisherCameka EdwardsKadesha Francis Stewards are representatives of our union at the worksite, and will help you and your coworkers solve problems at your workplace. They will receive ongoing training from the BCGEU to ensure they can advise and represent you when you are facing challenges with your employer. If you are req...
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