NEWS & UPDATES
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...
January 04, 2023
Burnaby Children’s Centre Society Bargaining Survey – We Need Your Input! - B...
Nominations have re-opened to elect your Bargaining Committee in the upcoming round of negotiations with the Employer. Once the bargaining committee is elected, they will meet to review priorities and develop bargaining proposals. To do so, it is important that your Bargaining Committee is aware of what is most important to you and where you want to see changes. Please take the time to fill out...
December 16, 2022
Squamish Helping Hands Society Steward Nominations - BC General Employees' Un...
Steward nominations are now open for one Shop Steward position at Squamish Helping Hands Society. You can find the nomination form posted on your Union Board.
Nominations will close at: Midnight on January 16, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact the lower mainland area office at 604.215.1499 or toll free at 1.888.238.0239.
In solidarity,
Andrea Duncan, Local 303 ChairpersonMegan C...
December 13, 2022
SPARC Bargaining Update / Tentative Agreement / Ratification Vote - BC Gene...
The Union and Employer have reached a tentative agreement! A meeting will be held via Zoom at 7:00 pm, Thursday December 15, 2022 to discuss and vote on the tentative agreement. This is an important meeting for all members and you are asked to attend if you can. Please join the Zoom meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84128987512?pwd=TEcrM3Bxd2poaThwUkkra2lRbXpEQT09Meeting ID: 841 2898 7512P...
December 09, 2022
Burnaby Children’s Centre Society - REMINDER: Bargaining Committee nomination...
This is a reminder that nominations are now open for three (3) Bargaining Committee members. Nomination forms must be received by the area office by midnight next Friday, December 16.
In accordance with your collective agreement, bargaining committee members must include a maximum of one member from any one program. If there are more nominations than positions available, or if there is more th...
December 08, 2022
Update on Bargaining Christmas Closure - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
To: All 303 Members at City Hall Childcare SocietyRe: Update on Bargaining Christmas Closure
Your Bargaining Committee is excited to share an update on bargaining.
As we await more information from your Employer to reach a tentative agreement that you can be proud of, the parties have come together to negotiate a Letter of Understanding in respect to the 2022 holiday season.
The Centre will b...
November 30, 2022
Burnaby Children’s Centre Society - Bargaining Survey – We Need Your Input! -...
Nominations have now opened to elect your Bargaining Committee in the upcoming round of negotiations with the Employer.Once the bargaining committee is elected, they will meet to review priorities and develop bargaining proposals. In order to do so, it is important that your Bargaining Committee is aware of what is most important to you and where you want to see changes.Please take the time to ...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.