NEWS & UPDATES
October 18, 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: B.C.’s public service members ratify collective agreement - BC...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 18, 2022B.C.'s public service members ratify collective agreementBURNABY, B.C. – Over a two-week voting period, members of the BCGEU's (BC General Employees' Union) public service bargaining unit voted 53.4 per cent in favour of the tentative agreement reached with B.C.'s Public Service Agency (PSA) on September 6. More than 71 per cent of eligible members voted in ...
October 18, 2022
Public Service Bargaining Backgrounder - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The newly ratified agreement is now in effect as the 19th Main Agreement between the B.C. Public Service Agency and the BC General Employees' Union
The previous public service agreement – the 18th Main Agreement – took effect April 1, 2019 and expired on March 31, 2022.
The BCGEU is the only union covered by this agreement.
Employer: Public Service Agency
BCGEU members covered: approximatel...
October 17, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY - BCGEU members ratify three-year collective agreement with Pr...
WHAT: Members of the BC General Employees' Union's (BCGEU) public service bargaining unit have ratified a new collective agreement with the provincial government.
The deal was ratified by a vote of 53.4% with over 71% of eligible members voting.Voting on the tentative agreement was open for two weeks, closing at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 17, 2022. The tentative deal was reached in early Septemb...
October 05, 2022
Local 304 Members at Salvation Army Centre of Hope Tentative Agreement Ratifi...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that the Salvation Army Centre of Hope tentative agreement has been ratified by the membership.
The vote was 87% in favour of accepting the agreement.
Your Bargaining Committee thanks all of you for your support and assistance throughout the bargaining process.
In solidarity,
Pedro Isaac, Bargaining Committee memberCandice Rains, Bargaini...
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...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.