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COMPONENT 3 - COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES

Component 3 includes members who work in community social services.

These caring professionals provide supports, services, and resources to vulnerable families and individuals across the province. They include supporting adults and children with developmental disabilities, women and children fleeing violence, youth-at-risk, child care, community justice services, Indigenous services, and employment services, among others. With over 13,000 workers in the sector, BCGEU is the largest community social services union in B.C.

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February 06, 2023

Tentative deal reached for Community Social Services - BC General Employees' ...

The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) is pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with the Community Social Services Employers Association (CSSEA). This includes agreements for workers in the Community Living Services, General Services and Indigenous Services sub-sectors. The tentative agreement was negotiated with nine other unions who represent members...

February 06, 2023

Nineteen thousand workers in community social services reach tentative agreem...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 6, 2023 Nineteen thousand workers in community social services reach tentative agreementBURNABY, B.C.- Following one year of negotiations, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA), made up of about 19,000 union members provincewide, has reached a tentative agreement with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA). The agr...

February 06, 2023

Beacon Community Services members - Nominations for Bargaining Committee - RE...

With your collective agreement soon to expire, nominations are now open for the positions of the bargaining committee. Three (3) committee member positions are open. No previous experience in negotiations is required to be a member of the Bargaining Committee, but you must have a signed membership application card on file with the Union in order to run or vote in an election. As a bargaining co...

February 03, 2023

Independence Networking Solutions Inc. - Joint Occupational Health & Safety R...

We are pleased to announce that the following members have been appointed as your Joint Occupational Health & Safety Representatives by your Local 310 Chairperson, Melody Carleton:  Anoop Thomas Bessy Solaman Premdas Rafail Rhonda Ryan Christina Schindel  These five member representatives will meet with the Employer every 60 days to discuss health and safety concerns as per the Worksafe B...

February 02, 2023

Bargaining Update for members at Pooh Day Care Society - BC General Employee...

he Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with the Employer.  A Zoom meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7th at 6:45pm to review all the proposed changes. Here is the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82909817052 Following the meeting the members will be given an opportunity to vote on the tentative agreement. Highlights include: 2-year agree...

February 01, 2023

Pacifica Housing Advisory Association - Call for Nominations - BC General Emp...

To: All BCGEU Members at Pacifica Housing Advisory AssociationRe: Call for Nominations Friends,  Your collective agreement expires on June 20, 2023. We are therefore commencing the process of negotiating your next collective agreement by electing your bargaining committee. The first step is the opening of nominations, and then conducting an election if there are more candidates than positions. ...

February 01, 2023

Black History Month 2024 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Black History Month 2024: Celebrating Black Excellence — A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build. Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements, investments, and contributions of Black communities and to commit ourselves to lifelong learning and allyship. Let's not only reflect on the history and ongoing legacy of racism, but also take action to dismantle systemic o...

January 31, 2023

UBC Childcare Services Program - Bargaining Scheduled to Start February 14, 2...

To: All BCGEU Members at UBC Childcare Services ProgramRe: BARGAINING SCHEDULED TO START FEBRUARY 14, 2023   Friends, Negotiations for your renewal collective agreement will start Tuesday, February 14, 2023. We have also set down February 16, 21, 23, 24, March 1 and 3. We will be holding a meeting following those first set of dates to present the proposals and provide an opportunity to ask ques...

January 26, 2023

Vantage Living - Tentative deal for seniors’ care workers - BC General Emplo...

BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor – reached a tentative agreement with their employer after meeting with a mediator on January 25, 2023. Until the vote on the tentative agreement is held, the union's job action will stand down.  "From the 84 per cent...

January 18, 2023

Community Social Services bargaining resumes today - BC General Employees' Un...

Negotiations between the nine-union Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the provincial Community Social Services Employers' Association (CSSEA) – which covers you and 17,000 other unionized workers in the sector – resumes today.Bargaining dates are scheduled for this week and next, through to Friday, January 27 in Burnaby. Your bargaining committee remains committed to ...

January 14, 2023

Job action postponed for seniors’ care workers - BC General Employees' Union ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 14, 2023   MEDIA ADVISORY: Job action postponed for seniors' care workers BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Job action has now been postponed for members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor in Salmon Arm. This follows 72-hour strike notice issued to the company on...

January 13, 2023

Seniors’ care workers issue 72-hour strike notice - BC General Employees' Un...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 13, 2023Seniors' care workers issue 72-hour strike notice BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have issued 72-hour strike notice to Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor – as of 11:00 a.m., January 13, 2023. This action is being taken following several months of negotiatio...