NEWS & UPDATES
April 29, 2022
Union investor successfully pushes Toronto’s Thomson Reuters to prioritize hu...
Union investor successfully pushes Toronto's Thomson Reuters to prioritize human rights and re-evaluate ICE contracts
Canadian media and data giant to adopt United Nations human rights framework and publish a human rights report after 3-year investor battle
(Burnaby, Canada) Thomson Reuters' enabling of U.S. immigration surveillance prompted the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)-a minor sha...
April 28, 2022
Salvation Army Harbour Lights ARC - Bargaining Updates - BC General Employees...
This is an important notice. Please consider having someone translate it for you.
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 ਤੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ।
Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
Friends,
Strike Preparation
We are very pleased to announce that effective immediately Brian Kellett and Take Mori will be coordina...
April 28, 2022
Salvation Army Richmond House - Bargaining Committee Nomination – Three (3) P...
As the collective agreement with your employer expired on March 31, 2022, 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 elect ...
April 27, 2022
All Members at HCN-Revera Lessee (WHITECLIFF) - Bargaining Update – Employer ...
Friends, We are writing to advise that your Employer has agreed to mediation in an attempt to reach a tentative settlement on the renewal of your collective agreement. The mediation is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19. We will provide an update following or sooner if circumstances warrant. We also thought it would be useful to take this opportunity to provide a bargaining ...
April 27, 2022
All BCGEU Members at HCN-Revera Lessee (WHITECLIFF) - Bargaining Update – Emp...
Friends, We are writing to advise that your Employer has agreed to mediation in an attempt to reach a tentative settlement on the renewal of your collective agreement. The mediation is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19. We will provide an update following or sooner if circumstances warrant. We also thought it would be useful to take this opportunity to provide a bargaining ...
April 27, 2022
Public service bargaining hits impasse over wage proposals - BC General Emplo...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 7, 2022
VICTORIA, B.C. – Negotiations between the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the provincial government's Public Service Agency (PSA) reached an impasse this week over an unresolved gap in wage proposals. The current agreement between the parties, which covers more than 33,000 union members, expired on March 31, 2022.
"Our members have been clear from d...
April 26, 2022
City of Burnaby Greenlights BCGEU Affordable Housing Project - BC General Emp...
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For Immediate Release
City of Burnaby Greenlights BCGEU Affordable Housing Project
Replicable model could be a gamechanger for tackling housing affordability
Burnaby - Yesterday, Burnaby councillors voted seven to two in favour of a rezoning application brought forward by the BCGEU that had the potential to offer a new model for tackling housing affo...
April 25, 2022
BCGEU releases investor brief calling on Loblaw (TSX: L) to take action on su...
Ahead of the Loblaw (TSX: L) annual meeting of shareholders on May 5, 2022, the BCGEU has released an investor brief about its shareholder proposal, raising concerns about forced labour and supply chain controversies at Loblaw. The Proposal asks Loblaw to disclose the results of its supplier audits. In line with its peers
BCGEU encourages investors to vote for this proposal.
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April 22, 2022
Health Facilities bargaining slowly progressing - BC General Employees' Union...
Your health facilities bargaining team met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) again this week, but negotiations are moving slowly. We remain committed to reaching a deal that secures better working conditions for health care workers and a compensation package that protects wages against inflation.Progress is slow, but the committee is working hard formalizing responses to propo...
April 22, 2022
BCGEU librarians ratify collective agreement with Vancouver Island Regional L...
BURNABY, B.C. (COAST SALISH TERRITORIES) – Seven months after starting bargaining and almost seven weeks after starting job action, members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) have voted almost 90% in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement. “This has been a challenging round of bargaining, but these members st...
April 21, 2022
Harbour Light ARC - Bargaining Update–Essential Services - BC General Employe...
This is an important notice. Please consider having someone translate it for you.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 ਤੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ।Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
Friends,
As promised in our April 11th update, we are writing with additional information about essential services staffing levels...
April 21, 2022
Salvation Army Southview & Terrace - Bargaining Committee Nomination – Three ...
As the collective agreement with your employer expired on March 31, 2022, 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 elect ...
April 13, 2022
All Local 404 Members Working at Willow Manor - Willow Manor Bargaining Updat...
This is an update from your bargaining committee regarding the ongoing negotiations with the employer. The past week the parties met virtually for three days of bargaining. We can report that there was some progress in discussions between your bargaining committee and the employer's committee. We are currently working our way through non-monetary proposals. The two committees are currently look...
April 12, 2022
Vancouver Island library job action paused as BCGEU librarians consider wage ...
BURNABY, B.C. (COAST SALISH TERRITORIES) – Members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) have reached a tentative agreement with their employer and, as a result, are pausing job action. The offer comes after a month of rotating pickets at various VIRL branches. Following meetings to discuss the terms of the tentative ag...
April 11, 2022
It’s Lab Week! - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
It's National Medical Laboratory Week – a time to celebrate the vital role that laboratory professionals play in our health care system.BCGEU proudly represents hundreds of laboratory professionals in all corners of the province, including phlebotomists, lab technicians, cardiology technologists, medical lab couriers, and more. While these professionals often work behind the scenes, our health ...
April 11, 2022
All BCGEU Members at Harbour Light ARC - Bargaining Update – Essential Servic...
This is an important notice. Please consider having someone translate it for you.
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 ਤੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ।Ito ay isang mahalagang paunawa. Mangyaring pag-isipang ipa-translate ito para sa iyo
Friends,
As promised in our April 4th update, we are writing with a further update on the progress of designating essential service...
April 08, 2022
Health Facilities Bargaining members - Employers’ wage proposals fall short...
The Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) has tabled a wage proposal that falls short of what's needed to protect wages against inflation and fails to address a serious recruitment and retention crisis in the facilities subsector.Workers covered by the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) are falling behind with many of you looking to leave health care altogether. Employers needed to ma...
April 08, 2022
HSPBA Bargaining update – Wage proposal on track to be tabled next week - BC ...
The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) is preparing to table a wage proposal for health science professionals next week that addresses staff shortages, the rising cost of living, and closes the wage gap between B.C. and other provinces.
Meanwhile, your fellow BCGEU members in the public service have reached an impasse over wages in their negotiations with the provincial...
April 07, 2022
22% of RBC Shareholders Back Resolution on Financialization of Housing - BC G...
BURNABY, B.C. (COAST SALISH TERRITORIES) – Today, RBC (TSX: RY) shareholders voted 22% in favour of a proposal asking for the company to assess and mitigate the human rights and reputational risks involved in the financialization of housing. The proposal was presented by the B.C. General Employees’ Union, an institutional investor in RBC. In response to the AGM results, BCGEU President Stephani...
April 06, 2022
Day of Mourning on April 28 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Every year, on April 28, BCGEU members across the province come together to honour and remember co-workers and family members who were injured, made sick or killed because of something that happened at work. As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, our coming together this year will once again be in-person. It is critical that we all remember those workers and reiterate our commitment to fight for the ...
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