NEWS & UPDATES
July 04, 2022
Preparations for public service strike escalate as talks break down - BC Gene...
After three days of positive negotiations last week, your bargaining committee was surprised and disappointed that despite our best efforts to bridge the gap, your employer – the B.C. government through the Public Service Agency (PSA) – has refused to table a proposal that meets your key demand of cost-of-living protection.
Talks between your bargaining committee and the employer broke down thi...
July 01, 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 BCGEU Scholarship Winners. - BC General Employees...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2022 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
Click here for 2022 winners
(Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay on one of five topics:
The BC provincial government recently passed legislation for paid sick leave for all workers. Do you think t...
June 30, 2022
Updates from your Community Social Services negotiating committee - BC Genera...
Bargaining updateYour community social services negotiating committee was back at the bargaining table last week. We continued to work through a number of significant items, including further discussions on the monetary priorities put forward by community social service workers from all three sub-sectors- Community Living Services, General Services and Indigenous Services.Discussions around co...
June 29, 2022
All BCGEU Members at UBC Child Care Services - Follow-Up to Member Drop-Ins -...
Friends,
Thank you to each of you who took the time to drop-in on June 16, June 22 or otherwise reach out. The results of the short form survey are supported by what we heard: your workload is excessive, you are tired of doing work for which your Employer is responsible such as meeting staffing levels, and that you want to be able to focus on the job for which you have been hired which is to pr...
June 23, 2022
Fellow BCGEU members in the public service voted in favour of strike action -...
Have you heard the news? Your fellow BCGEU members in the Public Service voted 94.6% in favour of striking for a fair collective agreement that includes cost-of-living-adjustments. Here’s how this affects you: Members directly employed by the Government of B.C. took a strike vote to push their employer, the Public Service Agency (PSA), to improve their disappointing wage offer and come back wit...
June 22, 2022
Nearly 95 per cent of BCGEU’s public service members vote in favour of strike...
Nearly 95 per cent of BCGEU's public service members vote in favour of strike in their fight for a fair contractEmployer bends before votes are counted and asks union to return to bargainingBURNABY, B.C. – Hundreds of BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) activists have pressured their employer to return to negotiations by organizing the union's biggest ever strike vote for 33,000 members in the ...
June 22, 2022
Shaughnessy Heights Early Learning Centre - Strike Vote - Time is running ou...
Just over one week left to complete your strike vote. A strong strike vote and a high turnout are critical to reaching a deal that members – you – will want to ratify.
By now you should have all received an email with an electronic ballot via Scytl platform. As well a reminder email has now been sent out.
If you have not received the electronic ballot or the reminder email, please check your ju...
June 21, 2022
All BCGEU Members at West Point Grey Daycare Society - West Point Grey Day...
Chihiro Matsuda was acclaimed for the position of bargaining committee member for West Point Grey Daycare Society. I want to thank Chihiro for stepping forward to represent you during this round of bargaining.
In solidarity Paula DribnenkiStaff Representative
Download PDF of notice here
June 21, 2022
All Members at Trafalgar Out Of School Care Society, Local 303 - - BC Genera...
Congratulations friends! After a long round of bargaining, I can confirm that both the Employer and the members at Trafalgar Out of School Care Society have ratified the tentative agreement. The members in fact voted 100% in favour of ratification! Your Union and the Employer will now work on drafting the revised collective agreement for signing by the parties. Once the new collective agreeme...
June 21, 2022
Local 303 UBC Child Care Services - Revised REMINDER, MEMBER DROP-IN - BC Gen...
"Corrected, June 21, 2022"
Friends, Our sincere apologies. The bulletin you received yesterday, June 20, 2022, was a draft. Please replace it with this corrected copy. The changes are found Under Know Your Contract. Specifically, the second paragraph in that section. Everything else remains unchanged although the verbiage has been cleaned up. A reminder that the next member drop-in is scheduled...
June 20, 2022
All BCGEU Members at Pooh Corner Day Care Society, Local 303 - Bargaining Upd...
We now have two members on our bargaining committee. Thank you to Helena Upham from the Toddler Program for putting your name forward to join Ani Gugasyan on the bargaining committee.
After our Zoom meeting with all of you on April 28, 2022 where we discussed what your priorities were for bargaining, Ani and I met on May 12, 2022 to discuss those priorities in further detail.On July 12, 2022, A...
June 20, 2022
UBC Child Care Services - REMINDER, MEMBER DROP-IN - BC General Employees' Un...
Friends,
A reminder that the next member drop-in is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in the Main Office Seminar Room from 0900 hours to 1600 hours. If you couldn't attend on June 16th this Wednesday is another opportunity for you to share your concerns, ask questions or make suggestions to a member of your bargaining committee. Thank you to everyone who completed the bargaining short...
June 16, 2022
United Way Period Promise Campaign - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
To: All Area 01 BCGEU Members
WHAT: Period Promise: Fill the busWHEN: June 25, 2022, between 10 am and 3 pm, at Tillicum Mall
Please help us help the United Way with their Period Promise: Fill the Bus Campaign! The United Way Southern Vancouver Island's Period Promise campaign is a cornerstone of the good works we do with our partners in the labour movement. We are hoping BCGEU leaders and memb...
June 15, 2022
CSSBA members - Collective bargaining 101 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Community social services bargaining is on a scheduled break this week and will resume next week at the bargaining table. Before the break, your bargaining committee started to talk about monetary priorities with the employers' representatives. We expect those discussions to continue when bargaining resumes. Your bargaining committee is bringing forward the priorities of members and is working...
June 15, 2022
Your input is needed: Impacts of working night shift - BC General Employees' ...
Are you a night shift worker? Are you interested in supporting research about the health effects of working nights?Researchers from UBC and the BC Cancer Research Institute are studying the health effects of working nights, and whether taking melatonin supplements can help. They are looking for night shift workers in the Lower Mainland to participate in their study. If you meet all the criter...
June 14, 2022
All Area 01 BCGEU Members 2022 Pride Day Parade and Festival - BC General Emp...
The BCGEU is committed to advancing equity and human rights for everyone. Please come out and support the 2022 Pride Day Parade and Festival!
Look for the Victoria Labour Council and BCGEU Banner!
Join the Pride Festival at MacDonald Park in James Bay after the parade (starting at 11 a.m.) for an afternoon of festivities with live bands, children's entertainment, community groups, drag perfo...
June 13, 2022
Investors join union in plea for equity firm to set clear emissions-reduction...
Investors join union in plea for equity firm to set clear emissions-reduction targets
BCGEU celebrates strong first shareholder vote at Brookfield Asset Management AGM after launching ambitious climate action campaign
BURNABY – At the annual meeting of shareholders, over 17% of Brookfield (TSX:BAM.A) Class A shareholders voted in favour of a shareholder proposal asking Brookfield to have its la...
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