NEWS & UPDATES
September 22, 2021
Boat Daycare Society - Call for Nominations for Bargaining Committee - BCGEU
In preparation for negotiations, a new bargaining committee must be elected to participate in the bargaining process.
The bargaining committee has one (1) vacancy that must be filled. As such, nominations for one (1) bargaining committee member from Boat Daycare is now open.
A nomination form is attached to this bulletin. Nominations close on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 and can be faxed to 604.21...
September 10, 2021
BCGEU provides submission to BC Gov’t to help build a long-term economic plan...
BCGEU provides submission to BC Gov't to help build a long-term economic plan for B.C.
This past June, the B.C. government requested input from business, labour, Indigenous and other stakeholders for the development of our province's long-term, post-pandemic economic plan.
Your union represented the voices of our 82,000 members in the consultative process, which involved Ravi Kahlon, Minister o...
September 10, 2021
Join Child Care Now in a National Day of Action for Early Learning & Child C...
Join Child Care Now in a National Day of Action for Early Learning & Child Care! Save the date! September 14th is the National Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care. With the federal election just days away, it is a critical time to highlight the importance of implementing a universal, quality and affordable child care system for families across the country. The COVID-19 pandemic ...
September 02, 2021
Solidarity in Post-Secondary Labour Movement - BCGEU
Solidarity in Post-Secondary Labour Movement
(British Columbia, September 2, 2021) – With last week's ever-changing landscape in COVID-related announcements affecting BC's post-secondary sector we saw what's possible amidst chaos. Union leaders jumped to action to represent their members in a variety of ways and one of those ways was that we, the undersigned unions, came together as a collectiv...
August 30, 2021
B.C. government liquor and cannabis workers rally for essential pay outside e...
B.C. government liquor and cannabis workers rally for essential pay outside employer's head office, September 1
BURNABY, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES – After five months without response from the Minister of Finance, B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members working for the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB) will rally outside the BCLDB's head office to call for their employer's support in r...
August 26, 2021
BCGEU welcomes the return of provincial mask mandate, calls for employers to ...
BCGEU welcomes the return of provincial mask mandate, calls for employers to ensure safe worksitesBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) are pleased by the reissuing of a provincial mask mandate for indoor, public spaces, and calling it an important layer of protection for front-line workers."Vaccines are an amazing tool in stopping the s...
August 25, 2021
UPDATE: Public Service remote work and mask mandate - BCGEU
UPDATE - Remote work and mask mandateWe are pleased to report that the BC Public Service has agreed to our request -- see Monday's bulletin and letter here -- to allow employees who are working from home to continue to do so beyond the September 7 deadline without an approved telework agreement until at least October 12.Our union will continue to advocate for health and safety precautions that ...
August 23, 2021
BCGEU calls for delay of telework requirement, reinstatement of masks in publ...
In today's COVID update, the B.C. government announced that the province would not be moving to Step 4 of the provincial restart plan as anticipated on September 7, 2021. September 7 had been set as the date that members continuing to work from home would be required to have an "approved telework agreement", as per a July 20 communication from the BC Public Service:
"those who wish to continue ...
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