NEWS & UPDATES
October 04, 2022
Bargaining paused until November - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
After returning to the negotiating table in mid-September, talks continued over wages and compensation with a focus on making gains in the areas that members have mandated us to achieve in this round of bargaining. As it stands, the parties still do not agree on how to reach a tentative agreement that includes a fair and equitable compensation package, meaningful recognition and reconciliation ...
October 04, 2022
Local 310 Dawson Creek Society for Community Living Members - Steward Nominat...
Please Post notice and nomination form on Union bulletin board
Steward Elections are now open on the following Local 0310 Worksite, to fill 3 vacancies.
· Dawson Creek Society for Community Living, all Worksites (3 vacancies)
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now open and close on Midnight, November 3, 2022. Please email, fax, mail or d...
September 29, 2022
Ratification update: e-voting information and other ratification FAQs - BC Ge...
Ratification update Over the last two weeks, your bargaining committee has hosted 13 Telephone Town Halls (TTH) and webinars, where nearly 10,000 members of your bargaining unit participated and had the opportunity to hear directly from the committee about your tentative agreement. Watch the webinar here in case you missed it. We’ve developed an FAQ based on the questions from the TTHs and webi...
September 29, 2022
Learn, Reflect and Participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliati...
Tomorrow is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and union encourages all members to take the day to learn, reflect and participate in events going on in our communities. Learn and Reflect - Reconciliation is an ongoing process, and in addition to the events that are occurring tomorrow, our union has gathered a variety of resources including suggestions of some Indigenous business...
September 26, 2022
Salvation Army- Centre of Hope - Steward Nomination Results - BC General Empl...
Please be advised that the following members have been acclaimed as stewards at Salvation Army- Centre of Hope.
Candice Rains
Amadiel Lopez- Morales
Angela McClelland
Debbie Buckles
These stewards join the existing team of Cindy Sale and Robyn Smith.
Should you have any questions or concerns at your worksite, please contact the above noted stewards. If a steward is unsure of the answer to you...
September 21, 2022
SPARC BC - Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Your collective agreement expired on March 31, 2022, and since then your Bargaining Committee has met on two occasions to prepare and twice to bargain with the Employer. To date bargaining with the Employer has been limited to non-monetary items. Progress has been slow, but steady.
Your Bargaining Committee is seeking additional bargaining dates with the Employer in the near future: to hopefull...
September 20, 2022
Members at Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services Association (Harbourview Daycare & ...
Please join me in congratulating your new bargaining committee, who were all elected by acclimation! Thank you for stepping up to represent your colleagues in negotiating a renewal of the collective agreement.
· Julia Seymour & Kitty Jones - Harbourview Daycare
· Maria Cervino & Karin Ludditt - Neighbourhood House
· Omri Haven - Alternate
The bargaining committee will be meeting soon t...
September 16, 2022
Wages, compensation and Indigenous rights dominate contract talks this week -...
As negotiations for your new collective agreement continue, talks are heating up between your community social services bargaining association and representatives of the employers' association.
This week, your committee countered the employers' wages and compensation offer. Your committee has heard loud and clear from our members across the community social services sector that protection again...
September 12, 2022
Community Social Services Bargaining Association is back at the table - BC Ge...
Last week, your Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSEA) was back at the negotiations table with the Community Social Services Employers Association of BC (CSSEA) to continue negotiations on a new collective agreement for 17,000 unionized workers in the community social sector.Discussions at the table are now focused on monetary priorities. Your bargaining committee has made it ...
September 09, 2022
100% of members reject offer at Shaughnessy Heights Learning Centre; BCGEU is...
Yesterday, our union issued 72-hours' strike notice to the Shaughnessy Heights Learning Centre (SHELCS). We will be in a legal position to take job action on Sunday, September 11th at 3 p.m. Strike notice was issued after results were released by the Labour Relations Board from the Last Offer Vote. 100% of the members voted to reject the deal by the employer.Our union will not be releasing furt...
September 08, 2022
Salvation Army – Centre of Hope - Steward Nominations - BC General Employees'...
Nominations are now open for stewards at Salvation Army- Centre of Hope. Nominations will close on Thursday, September 22, 2022. New stewards are trained by the union.If you wish to know more about the roles and responsibilities of the steward, please contact you Local Chair Tamara Peterson at [email protected] deadline for nominations is September 22, 2022 by 5:00 pmThe nomination form ...
September 07, 2022
BCGEU reaches tentative agreement in B.C. public service bargaining - BC Gene...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 7, 2022BCGEU reaches tentative agreement in B.C. public service bargainingVICTORIA, B.C. –Following more than seven months of negotiations and a historic job action that lasted almost two weeks, the BC General Employees' Union's (BCGEU) public service bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government's B.C.'s Public Service Agen...
September 02, 2022
Fort St. John Association for Community Living - Steward Election Results - B...
Nominations closed September 1, 2022 at midnight for election of Stewards at Fort St. John Association for Community Living.
Your newly elected Steward for Fort St. John Association for Community Living is:
Evelyn Laing
Please join us in welcoming them in their role as worksite Steward!
In Solidarity,
Angie PanouliasStaff Representative
Download PDF of notice here
UWU/MoveUP
September 02, 2022
Milieu Children and Family Services & Milieu Family Services Inc - Steward ...
Please be advised that the following members have been acclaimed as stewards at Milieu Children & Family Services and Milieu Family Services Inc.
Nolly Ayogbe
Akashdeep Devgun
Rodney Lund
Should you have any questions or concerns at your worksite, please contact the above noted stewards. If a steward is unsure of the answer to your question or concern, they will call the Union on your beh...
September 02, 2022
Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Vancouver (Catholic Charities Men’s She...
Now that you are members of the BCGEU, you are covered by the Community Social Services Sectoral Collective Agreement. The agreement includes Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) #1 which spells out how we will negotiate what are considered "local issues" that are not included in the main agreement.
These local issues are things that differ between employers including hours of work, casual call-in pro...
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