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November 25, 2025
BCGEU conservation officers help with aftermath of grizzly bear attack - BC G...
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November 25, 2025BCGEU conservation officers help with aftermath of grizzly bear attack
BURNABY, B.C. – In response to the recent grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, Sebastian Kallos, Vice-President of Component 20 (Environment, Technical and Operations) with the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU), is available for comment. Kallos released the following statement:
W...
November 24, 2025
Local 403 Executive Meeting - December 19, 2025 - BC General Employees' Union...
Hello 403 Executives,The Local 403 Executive meeting has been scheduled for Friday, December 19, 2025, from 12:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. This is a hybrid meeting, so you have the option to either join online through the Zoom link provided above or attend in-person at the BCGEU's Lower Mainland Area Office. The office address is 130-2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver.The Local 403 General Meeting will commen...
November 24, 2025
L403 General Meeting - December 19, 2025 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Hello 403 Members, The Local 403 General Meeting will take place on Friday, December 19, 2025, from 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. This meeting will be hybrid and members of the Local can join the meeting online through Zoom link or attend in-person at the BCGEU's Lower Mainland Area Office. The office address is 130-2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 4:00 PM i...
November 21, 2025
All HSPBA members - HSPBA Bargaining Update: Strike Vote Survey Extended - BC...
HSPBA Bargaining Update: Strike Vote Survey Extended
Dear members,
Negotiations for your next contract are not going well – the employer is refusing to offer what other unions are receiving, and that means we can't fix problems with classifications, protect benefits, ensure fair premiums, and invest in retaining burnt out staff.
Thousands of members have shared their thoughts about whether w...
November 21, 2025
Sienna-Baltic Assisted Living - Bargaining News - BC General Employees' Union...
Your bargaining committee met with the Employer's committee this week to exchange and discuss all non‑monetary proposals. The parties have had productive discussion, and your bargaining committee is reviewing each and every proposal thoroughly in order to best formulate responses to the employer.
The parties are working on scheduling additional bargaining dates in December to continue negotiati...
November 20, 2025
BCGEU Honours Transgender Day of Remembrance - BC General Employees' Union (B...
A statement from BCGEU Executive Vice-President and Chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee Tristen Wybou
Any life shortened by transphobia deserves to be honored and memorialized. By the same token, all trans people who survive hate and violence - but shrink, hide, edit themselves or lower their expectations just to get by in an unjust world - deserve allyship. They deserve people who will stick ou...
November 19, 2025
All BCGEU members - A win for all workers and health care providers - BC Gene...
A win for all workers and health care providers
Last week, the provincial government made an important announcement that is good news for all workers and relief for health care providers.
Effective immediately, new employment standards regulations will limit when your employer can ask for a doctor's note for short-term illness. Employers in B.C. cannot require a sick note from a worker for the ...
November 18, 2025
All FBA members - FBA bargaining update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Dear members,
Late last night, the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) reached a tentative agreement with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC).
Your bargaining committee has walked away from the bargaining table as BCGEU proposals were not adequately addressed, and there was a lack of transparency in the process. We will not be recommending this deal to BCGEU members. ...
November 14, 2025
All HSPBA members - Bargaining update, feedback needed - BC General Employees...
The HSPBA bargaining committee has serious concerns about the lack of progress on key priorities for health science professionals. These priorities include:
Helping health science professionals manage affordability issues
Continuing to modernize the classification system
Putting barriers in place to lessen the impacts of workload and fatigue
Improving flexibility in scheduling...
November 14, 2025
Well-Being Services LTD (Common Employer) - AMENDED: Nominations Completed f...
Please note the below addition to the union Bargaining Committee in this round of negotiations:Local 404 *corrected* - Auburn Seniors Residence – VacantLocal 402 - Comox Valley Seniors Village – Kelly Mandseth, Bill ClaytonLocal 404 - Guildford Seniors Village – Almira Galvez, Avtar Baraj (alternate)Local 402 - Nanaimo Seniors Village – Randi HallidayLocal 404 - Peace Portal Seniors Village – J...
November 13, 2025
BCGEU public service members ratify tentative agreement - BC General Employee...
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November 13, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. – BCGEU members of the public service have voted in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement reached between the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA). Of all public service members, 79% took part in the vote, and 89.3% of those who voted supported (ratified) the tentative agreem...
November 13, 2025
PS members - Tentative Agreement Ratified – Thank you for your strength and s...
Dear members of the public service,We are pleased to share that BCGEU members have voted in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement reached with the provincial government. This vote marks the conclusion of a long and challenging round of bargaining, one defined by your strength, unity, and unwavering commitment to fairness.
Of all public service members, 79% took part in the vote, and 89.3...
November 13, 2025
All Bargaining Members of Westminster House GRM Care Corp - Bargaining Update...
To: All Bargaining Members of Westminster House GRM Care Corp
Re: Bargaining Update
Your Bargaining Committee met with your Employer on October 30, 2025, to bargain wage rates as wage leveling at Westminster House is expected to expire on December 31, 2025. Since the wage leveling is expected to end before the expiration of your Collective Agreement (June 30, 2026), it triggers the following l...
November 12, 2025
All BCGEU Members at Well-Being Services LTD (Common Employer) - AMENDED: No...
To: All BCGEU Members at Well-Being Services LTD (Common Employer)
Local 401 - Auburn Seniors Residence
Local 402 - Comox Valley Seniors Village Local 404 - Guildford Seniors Village
Local 402 - Nanaimo Seniors Village
Local 404 - Peace Portal Seniors Village
Local 403 - Renfrew Care Centre
Local 404 - Rosemary Heights Seniors Village
Local 401 - Wellesley of Victoria
Local 404 - White ...
November 07, 2025
C4 - All FBA members - FBA bargaining update - BC General Employees' Union (B...
With health employers moving quickly to table a four-year collective agreement term when talks resumed last week, the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) has now shifted its efforts to review the impact of a longer term on the bargaining proposals. With the news in late October of a four-year tentative agreement for public service workers, it's not surprising that health employers are now ...
November 07, 2025
BCGEU Demands BC Wildfire Service act immediately to protect wildland firefig...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2025
BCGEU demands BC Wildfire Service act immediately to protect wildland firefighters
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is calling on the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) to take immediate and meaningful action to protect wildland firefighters following yesterday's significant administrative penalty issued by ...
November 07, 2025
BCGEU public service members begin vote on tentative agreement - BC General E...
Media Advisory:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 7, 2025BURNABY, B.C. – BCGEU members of the public service began voting yesterday on the tentative agreement reached between the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA). Voting will be done online via Simply Voting and will take place between November 6 and 13.BCGEU president Paul Finch says t...
November 07, 2025
All HSPBA members - HSPBA Bargaining Update: Initial Monetary Offer Falls Sho...
HSPBA Bargaining Update: Initial Monetary Offer Falls Short
The employer has responded to your bargaining committee's proposal for a reasonable pay increase. Their initial offer is disappointing.
Members have identified a pay increase, concrete action on shortages, workload, classification improvements, and cost of living as the most important issues in this round of negotiations. These were ...
November 05, 2025
2026 CLC Winter School registration is now open for applications! - BC Genera...
2026 CLC Winter School registration is now open for applications! Every year, union members from across British Columbia gather at the Canadian Labour Congress's Winter School to build a stronger labour movement through a number of engaging workshops and courses. All BCGEU members interested in learning more about the labour movement and our union can apply to attend! The 2026 Winter School wil...
November 04, 2025
L403 & L404 - Sienna-Baltic Assisted Living - Common Table Bargaining Update ...
To: All BCGEU Members at Sienna-Baltic Assisted LivingRe: Common Table Bargaining Update & Committee Chair
Your bargaining committee has met again on November 3 and 4, 2025 to prepare a comprehensive proposal package based on priorities identified by you in bargaining surveys. The package will be presented to the employer to start negotiations on November 19 and 20, 2025.Further updates wi...
November 03, 2025
PS members - Component Agreements Now Available Online - BC General Employees...
Component Agreements Now Available Online
Good afternoon public service members,
We're pleased to share that all Component Agreements from this round of bargaining are now available on our website.
Members can now review the full text of their component-specific language, including updated provisions, clarified language, and improvements secured through bargaining.
Access to the individual ...
October 31, 2025
C4 (HSPBA members) - HSPBA Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (B...
On Wednesday, your bargaining committee called off discussions with the employer for the remainder of the week because insufficient progress is being made on priority issues. The committee tabled a wage proposal on behalf of HSPBA, but the employer has indicated they would not be responding to it this week. Negotiations will resume on Monday, and the committee is hopeful that more meaningful di...
October 30, 2025
Public Service members - Your Tentative Agreement: What It Means and What Com...
Your Tentative Agreement: What It Means and What Comes Next
The ratification process is officially underway - and BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Paul Finch has an important video message for you. In it, he reflects on the mediation process that got us here, what this tentative agreement means for members and key highlights of the agreement, and what comes next in ...
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