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September 19, 2023
It’s time to nominate your Stewards at Wellspring Support Inc. - BC General E...
Nominations are now open for shop stewards in Local 301 at Wellspring Support Inc.The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is:
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
Nomination forms may be submitted by fax to Attn: Kathleen Mann at 250-384-8060 or by emailed to [email protected] stewards are the backbone of our union. They are elected workplace leaders, and anyon...
September 19, 2023
Victoria Cool Aid Society - It’s time to nominate your Stewards - BC General ...
Nominations are now open for two (2) shop stewards in Local 301 at Victoria Cool Aid Society. Your current shop stewards are:
Kate Banky
Matthew Busby-O'Connor
Brian Calderwood
Luis DeSousa
Jaime Eaglestick
Lucas Hayes
Peter Janz
Kenon Sugie
The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is:
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
Nomination forms may be submitted by fax to At...
September 18, 2023
Lower Mainland Purpose Society Tentative Agreement Passed - BC General Employ...
Please be advised that the members at Purpose voted in favour of the tentative agreement as follows: 24 votes in favour (55.8%) 19 votes opposed (44.2%) 43 members out of 71 voted (60.6%) The Employer will commence adjusting your current pay and will also be paying out your retroactive pay to July 1, 2023, as well as implementing the other changes to the collective agreement. Thank you to K...
September 18, 2023
BCGEU Strongly Denounces Hate-Fueled Anti-Trans Attacks - BC General Employee...
Many of you will have heard about rallies planned across the country this week which look to further anti-trans hate speech. The B.C General Employees' Union (BCGEU) vehemently condemns the upcoming wave of hate rallies slated to occur under the misleading banner of #1millionmarch4children on September 20. These rallies represent an alarming assault on the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Our families, chi...
September 13, 2023
New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently nee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2023New report demonstrates vacancy control is a common-sense policy urgently needed to address housing crisis BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) today released Evaluating Prospects for Vacancy Control Policy in B.C.'s Housing Affordability Crisis, a comprehensive assessment of vacancy control policy (where re...
September 08, 2023
Local 301 - Growing Together Child & Parent Society - Bargaining Committee & ...
Nominations for two (2) bargaining committee members has closed and we have received two nominations.
We are happy to announce your bargaining committee –Lori Hamilton and Danielle Unger.
The Bargaining Committee will work with the BCGEU Staff Representative in negotiating your new collective agreement.The role of the bargaining committee members includes:
Attending caucus meetings and develop...
September 07, 2023
U-Hill Kinderclub Bargaining Questionnaire - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As the collective agreement with your Employer expires on December 31, 2023, we are preparing for the upcoming round of collective bargaining. The Union needs your help and participation in the preparations and bargaining process. A bargaining questionnaire has been attached to this notice. We will be preparing proposals that we will present to the Employer based on the responses received. All ...
September 05, 2023
Copy of Lower Mainland Purpose Society Tentative Agreement, Zoom Information ...
Please see the attached ratification document showing the changes in the tentative collective agreement. The features of the tentative agreement are as follows:
Two year agreement ending March 31, 2024;
8% wage increase for regular staff effective July 1, 2023;
10% to 13% wage increases for casual staff;
Reduction of Step 1 hours for casual workers from 1950 to 975; Step 2 hours reduced fro...
September 01, 2023
Lower Mainland Purpose Society Tentative Agreement and Zoom Information Meeti...
We are pleased to say that the Union bargaining committee has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Employer bargaining committee. The features of the tentative agreement are as follows:
Two year agreement ending March 31, 2024;
8% wage increase for regular staff effective July 1, 2023;
10% to 13% wage increases for casual staff;
Reduction of Step 1 hours for casual workers from 19...
September 01, 2023
U-Hill Kinderclub Bargaining Committee Nominations – Three (3) Positions - B...
As the collective agreement with your Employer expires on December 31, 2023, we are preparing for the upcoming round of collective bargaining.
The Union needs your help and participation in the preparations and bargaining process. The first step is to elect a Union bargaining committee which will negotiate the new collective agreement with the Employer bargaining committee. You will need to ele...
August 24, 2023
L301 - Sooke Society Shelter - Seniority Calculations - BC General Employees'...
To: All BCGEU Members at Sooke Shelter Society, Local 301Re: Seniority Calculations
Do you feel like your seniority has been incorrectly calculated?
We have become aware that some members at Sooke Shelter Society believe that their seniority calculation is incorrect because it is missing their work at the past shelter.
We have reached out to Sherry to resolve this issue at Step 1. Unfortu...
August 24, 2023
Emergency relief fund available for BCGEU members - BC General Employees' Uni...
These are unprecedented, difficult times. After weeks of the worst wildfire season yet, officials have declared a state of emergency and put in place evacuation orders for thousands of people in the Kelowna, West Kelowna and Shuswap areas.We have many members living in the Okanagan area and other impacted regions of B.C. Our thoughts are with you and your families at this time.As one of B.C.'s ...
August 18, 2023
Hudson Child Care Society – Membership Meeting - BC General Employees' Union ...
Hudson Child Care Society – Membership MeetingSeptember 6, 2023 – 7PM via ZoomHave your say on your next collective agreement!As you may know, your collective agreement is expiring at the end of August, and we're entering into bargaining with your employer. We need to hear from you on what your priorities are in this round of negotiations, so join us at 7PM on Wednesday September 6, 2023 via Zo...
August 14, 2023
Letter to MGEU Workers - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Dear MGEU liquor workers, On behalf of the B.C. General Employees' Union, I write to you to share an expression of solidarity as you stand on the line fighting for a new agreement with wages that reflect the rising cost of living. I know that you, and workers across the country, have seen your wages significantly eroded by inflation and that the government offer of a two per cent increase for e...
August 09, 2023
Trafalgar Out of School Care - Membership Meeting - August 16 - BC General Em...
We want to meet you! Your staff representatives Kike Ayantayo and Megan Cawood will be hosting a meeting at your worksite at 6pm on Wednesday August 16th, 2023. As you know, the BCGEU is about to enter bargaining with your Employer. We would like to take the time to meet with you and hear your concerns and priorities for the next Collective Agreement. We will also be able to answer any question...
August 09, 2023
Sooke Shelter Society - All-Staff Union Meeting on August 25, 2023
We will be hosting an all-staff union meeting for all union workers at Sooke Shelter Society. The meeting will be held on Zoom on August 25, 2023 at 10 am.In this meeting we will go over the classification process and what you can expect in the next few weeks. We'd love to see you there. To learn more about the classification process – click here.
Join us on Friday August 25 at 10:00 amhttps...
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