NEWS & UPDATES
May 30, 2023
STAFF REPRESENTATIVE (Temporary) - CARIBOO AREA OFFICE - BC General Employees...
STAFF REPRESENTATIVE (Temporary)CARIBOO AREA OFFICE
INTERNAL POSTINGMay 30, 2023
The B.C. General Employees' Union requires a temporary staff representative to work in the Cariboo Area Office, effective date to be determined. The term of assignment is up to 6 months.
DUTIES:
Assist officers, stewards and membership in the day-to-day administration of their union by attending membership meeti...
May 30, 2023
Bargaining for Retirement Concepts (Well Being Services Ltd.) - BC General Em...
Your bargaining committee met with the Employer on May 24th and 25th to continue discussions on non-monetary items. We are working on achieving common language which will apply to all nine collective agreements and have reached agreement on nearly half of the proposals tabled to date. The Union's monetary package will not be tabled until we have completed all non-monetary discussions.
We have a...
May 30, 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees'...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2023 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
Click here for the 2023 scholarship winners
(Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship).
This year, applicants were asked to write an essay or submit a video on one of five topics:
1. Workplace health and safety is a core value of the labour movement. What r...
May 29, 2023
Atira workers unionize, join BCGEU - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2023
Atira workers unionize, join BCGEU
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Today over 500 workers at Atira Women's Resource Society (AWRS) have officially joined the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU). This incredible win is the result of workers organizing and making connections across over 35 worksites and a significant majority of workers signing ca...
May 26, 2023
EXCLUDED HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
EXCLUDED HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
EXPRESSION OF INTERESTMay 26, 2023
The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Human Resources Officer. The position is located at its headquarters in Burnaby and will report to the Director and Executive Director of Human Resources.
Effective date to be determined.
This position will be part of a team in ...
May 24, 2023
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR IT SERVICES DEPARTMENT - BC General Employees' Union (...
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR IT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL / EXTERNAL POSTINGMAY 24, 2023
The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in British Columbia representing over 85,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the private sector and public services.
The BCGEU seeks an experienced Systems Administrator to join a team of dedicated staff supporting the u...
May 24, 2023
Salvation Army Harbour Light Detox - Transfer to Health Services and Support ...
On February 27th, your Employer, The Salvation Army Harbour Light Detox, was granted membership into HEABC (Health Employers Association of British Columbia) by virtue of an Order in Council (OIC) of the Provincial Government. What does this mean for you?This means that all BCGEU members working at Harbour Light Detox will soon be covered by the terms and conditions of the Health Services &...
May 23, 2023
The Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
HARBOUR LIGHT ARC BARGAINING COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
这是一份重要通知。请考虑请人为您翻译。ਇਹ ਇਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤ ੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰ ।Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
I am pleased to advise that the following members will represent you on your bargaining committee for the renewal of your 2021-2023 collective agreement.o T...
May 18, 2023
Bargaining for Retirement Concepts (Well Being Services Ltd.) - BC General Em...
Your bargaining committee met with the Employer on April 12th and 13th and again May 10th and 11th. In April both parties tabled their non-monetary packages. We have made excellent progress with agreement reached on many proposals for common language which will apply to all collective agreements.
We have additional dates scheduled for May 24th & 25th and June 13th & 14th at which time w...
May 16, 2023
Component 4 Executive and All Health-Facilities Stewards - Retroactive Pay fo...
Please consider sharing the following information update with any former BCGEU members who are eligible for retroactive pay, as per the terms outlined below.
At the end of April, the Facilities Bargaining Association and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) reached an agreement on retroactive pay for those eligible members who ceased employment on or after April 1, 2022....
May 11, 2023
Carecorp Seniors Services (Cerwydden) - Member-to-Member Site Visit, May 17, ...
To: All BCGEU Members, Local 401, at Carecorp Seniors Services (Cerwydden) 3243 Cowichan Lake Road, Duncan, BC V9L 4B8
Re: Member-to-Member Site Visit, May 17, 2023
Please join Local 401 Chairperson, Richard Ziemianski, and BCGEU Staff Representative, Stacey Campbell, who will be hosting a Member-to-Member site visit.This is your opportunity to meet with your elected representative and to ask ...
May 08, 2023
Locals 402 & 403 - Call for Delegates to HSP Council - BC General Employees' ...
A Health Science Professionals Sectoral Council was created by the BCGEU back in 2019, to address the specific concerns of the more than 3,000 Health Science Professionals working in BC Health Authorities.We are seeking one delegate each from Locals 402 and 403 who is interested in being part of this Council for a three-year term (2022-2024). Some of the duties of the delegates to this Council ...
May 05, 2023
Salvation Army Harbour Light - Bargaining Committee Elections - BC General Em...
To: All BCGEU Members at Salvation Army Harbour Light Re: Bargaining Committee Elections
这是一份重要通知。请考虑请人为您翻译。
ਇਹ ਇਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤ ੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰ ।
Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
The BCGEU would like to thank those members who submitted their names for a Bargaining Committee position. The nominatio...
May 02, 2023
Alexander Mackie Lodge tentative agreement ratifies - BC General Employees' U...
We are pleased to advise that the tentative Alexander Mackie Lodge/BCGEU Collective Agreement was ratified by our members on May 2, 2023! We are now in the process of finalizing the Collective Agreement. Once the new Collective Agreement has been finalized, the Union will post it to the BCGEU website at www.bcgeu.ca. In the meantime, please refer to your ratification bulletin. On behalf of the ...
April 25, 2023
Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC - REMINDER NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BARGAINI...
这是一份重要通知。请考虑请人为您翻译。
ਇਹ ਇਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤ ੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰ ।
Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
Nominations are now open for the three bargaining committee member positions for The Salvation Army Harbour Light ARC. The collective agreement says that one member must be from 108, another member from 119 and...
April 24, 2023
Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion -Worksite Visit/Meet with BCGEU Representatives *DRO...
Worksite Visit Details:
Date: Friday, April 28, 2023
Time: Between 1-2 PM, attendance in person
Place: The Kiwanis Pavilion, Activity Room Visit with: Suzanne Steffen, BCGE First Vice-Chairperson, Component 4, and Stacey Campbell, BCGEU Staff Representative
Please come drop in and meet representatives of your Union, say hello, ask a question or two or help yourself to a Union trinket.This is no...
April 21, 2023
Alexander Mackie Lodge - Tentative Agreement Reached! Ratification Meeting a...
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with your Employer on a new collective agreement. Talks took some time, but on the afternoon of April 19th we got there! Full details of all of the changes and improvements to the agreement will be shared with the you at next week's ratification meeting: Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Alexander M...
April 21, 2023
The Summit on Hillside - worksite visit/meet with BCGEU representatives *DROP...
Worksite visit details:Date: Friday, April 28, 2023Time: Between 11 AM-Noon, attendance in personPlace: The Summit on Hillside, (Room TBD)Visit with: Suzanne Steffen, BCGEU First-Vice Chairperson, Component 4, and Stacey Campbell, BCGEU Staff Representative
Please come drop in and meet representatives of your union, say hello, as...
April 21, 2023
Elections for Local 401 Executive – Member-at-Large - BC General Employees' U...
The BCGEU is holding elections for one (1) Member-at-Large position on the Local 401 executive. Candidate statements are attached for those candidates who provided them:
Julia Sunderland-Baker (bio attached)
Surinder Gill
Nicole Shaver
Melody Khadir
All local 401 members should receive an electronic ballot starting Monday, April 24, 2023, to the email address we have on file for you via our S...
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