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February 19, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: LifeLabs picket line in Vancouver - BC General Employees' Uni...
MEDIA ADVISORYFebruary 19, 2025LifeLabs picket line in VancouverBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at LifeLabs begin picket lines at various locations throughout the province on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Picket lines will subsequently rotate according to our essential services order.Union spokespersons will be available at ...
February 19, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: LifeLabs picket line in Victoria - BC General Employees' Unio...
MEDIA ADVISORYFebruary 19, 2025LifeLabs picket line in VictoriaBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at LifeLabs begin picket lines at various locations throughout the province on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Picket lines will subsequently rotate according to our essential services order. BCGEU members will be picketing at the Ro...
February 18, 2025
Media Release: BCGEU reacts to BC throne speech 2025 - BC General Employees'...
MEDIA RELEASEFebruary 18, 2025BCGEU reacts to BC throne speech 2025 In response to the 2025 B.C. throne speech, B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch released the following statement:
A strong public sector is critical to a thriving economy. The BCGEU is encouraged by government’s commitment to strengthen B.C.’s economy by putting people first – and we will hold them to th...
February 18, 2025
Check out the new Bargaining 101 video - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Did you know that more than one third of the 34,000 members of the public service have worked for the public service for less than five years? That means that up to one third of our bargaining unit may have never gone through a round of bargaining before. To ensure that all members know and understand the bargaining process, your bargaining committee encourages you to check out this new video: ...
February 18, 2025
Media Advisory - BCGEU president available for comment on B.C. throne speech ...
Media advisory – February 18, 2025 BCGEU president available for comment on B.C. throne speech B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch will be attending the throne speech at the B.C. legislature today, and will be available for interviews following. The BCGEU is urging government to put workers first as it lays out its plan to deal with the evolving economic situation facing ...
February 13, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE: LifeLabs workers issue 72-hour strike notice - BC General Empl...
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February 13, 2025
LifeLabs workers issue 72-hour strike notice
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at LifeLabs have issued 72-hours' strike notice to their employer. This action follows months of negotiations and LifeLabs' refusal to bring wages and benefits in line with the cost of living, or to address p...
February 13, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE: BCGEU president available for comment re: public service hirin...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 13, 2025BCGEU president available for comment, public service hiring freezeBurnaby (Coast Salish Territories) - Today the provincial government of British Columbia announced it will freeze hiring any new public service employees due to the looming threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.Paul Finch, president of the BCGEU, is available for media interviews via phon...
February 13, 2025
LifeLabs - Strike Notice Served - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
We officially served strike notice! Job action, which will involve a schedule of rotating strikes and other actions, starts on Feb 16. Our first picketers, who will walk the line on Feb 16 have already been contacted about their strike shift. If you were not contacted, you are not striking that day.But your presence is still needed! On Sunday, Feb 16 at 12 p.m. (noon) please come to the Strike ...
February 13, 2025
Western Community Seniors Low Cost Housing Society (Alexander Mackie) - Tenta...
Your bargaining committee is pleased to advise that the tentative Collective Agreement has been ratified by the membership on February 12, 2025! 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 ...
February 11, 2025
In the wake of coroner’s inquest and scandal, BCGEU urges B.C. government to ...
MEDIA RELEASEFebruary 11, 2025In the wake of coroner’s inquest and scandal, BCGEU urges B.C. government to return CLBC back to direct government The BCGEU (BC General Employees’ Union) is calling on the provincial government to bring Community Living BC (CLBC) back into direct government. The recent coroner’s inquest and conflict of interest concerns at the agency demonstrates that the CLBC’s ...
February 10, 2025
Media Statement - BCGEU unsurprised by RCY report findings, calls for workloa...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2025 BCGEU unsurprised by RCY report findings, calls for workload management tool Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - Members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) are unsurprised by the report issued February 6, 2025, by British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth, and call for the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)...
February 06, 2025
Are you one of our new member educators? - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU is seeking members who are interested in becoming member educators.Member educators play a vital role in delivering our worker-centered union education programs and facilitating meaningful and inclusive learning experiences for our members. If you are interested in being considered for the role, please complete this Expression of Interest form by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17.Member educators co...
February 06, 2025
Renfrew Care Centre (Well Being Services) - Steward Nomination – 1 (one) stew...
Nominations are now open for 1 (one) BCGEU steward position at your worksite and will close on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 5pm.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members. They make sure new employees sign union membership cards and provide information on BCGEU services. Stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU communication. The Union provides training to ...
February 03, 2025
Fleetwood Villa - BARGAINING UPDATE – TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED - BC Genera...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report that we have reached a settlement agreement with the employer.
Wages in the Fleetwood collective agreement continue to be levelled with other care facilities, and there are improvements to shift premiums and health and dental benefits. The new agreement will also include a new statutory holiday on September 30th: National Day for Truth and Reconcil...
January 29, 2025
Members covered under the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Asso...
A Health Science Professionals Sectoral Council was created by the BCGEU back in 2019, to address the specific concerns of the 3,400 Health Science Professionals working in BC Health Authorities. We are seeking one delegate from each local who is interested in being part of this Council for a three-year term. Some of the duties of the delegates to this Council will include:
Attend Meetings - t...
January 29, 2025
Public service delegates set bargaining priorities at bargaining conference -...
Over 40 delegates from communities across the province, representing the 33,000 BCGEU members who work for the BC Public Service, gathered in Burnaby last Friday to discuss priorities and strategies for bargaining our next collective agreement early next year.
BCGEU president and Public Service Bargaining committee chair Paul Finch welcomed delegates to the Public Service Bargaining Conferenc...
January 28, 2025
Alternative Education Sites Closure - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) supports the coalition of former and current students who are opposing the closure of Surrey Learning Centres, also known as alternative education sites. Learning centres provide a safe and supportive environment where students can meet their educational needs. These centres focus on building trust and creating a comfortable space, which is essential for...
January 27, 2025
Local 412 members - Fraudulent email alert - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
It has come to my attention that a number of members have received fraudulent or phishing emails from scammers who pretend to be writing on behalf of someone at the BCGEU. In the past couple of years, the BCGEU has seen an increase in the number of fraudulent, or phishing, emails being sent to BCGEU members.Often, these emails look like they come from someone at the BCGEU. In other circumstance...
January 27, 2025
Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety - BC General Employees' ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 27, 2025 Urgent Action Needed to Protect CVSE Worker’s Safety
Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers are concerned that their safety is at a tipping point. These workers – members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) – ensure the safety of our roads and transportation systems by enforcing commercial...
January 27, 2025
Progress in ES means strike is imminent - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
We're pleased to report that we made significant progress in our essential service (ES) negotiations on Jan 21 & 22. Mediation talks have turned a bit in our favor, so if we continue down this path, we're likely to finalize our ES levels on Jan 29 (the next scheduled mediation date) or soon after, depending on the employer's willingness to co-operate.Strike ReadyThis progress dovetailed wit...
January 27, 2025
Holocaust Remembrance Day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Today, we join together as a union to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day stands as reminder of one of history's darkest chapters, when six million Jewish men, women, and children, along with millions of other innocent victims targeted because of their religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality or political ideology, were systematically murdered during the Holo...
January 24, 2025
Area 01 - Workshop on Labour History - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Greetings, Have you ever wondered about how we achieved the gains we have today? Things like the minimum wage, paid vacation and Occupational Health & Safety were won over generations of struggle by trade unionists, and the fight continues today. If this history piques your interest at all, please read on!The Area 01 Cross Component Committee would like to invite you to an interactive works...
January 22, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - B.C. Public Service bargaining begins today - BC General Empl...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 21, 2025Negotiations to begin for collective agreements covering over 34,000 BCGEU members working in the public serviceBurnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the B.C. government’s Public Service Agency (PSA) will meet for the first time to exchange bargaining proposals on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Victoria. This...
January 21, 2025
Media Release - Solidarity Rally - Balfour Ferry Terminal - January 22 at 3:3...
MEDIA ADVISORY January 22, 2025 BALFOUR, B.C. (Ktunaxa, Syilx, Sinixt, and Kinbasket (Secwepemc) territories) - The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is holding a solidarity rally on January 22 at 3:30pm at the Balfour Ferry Terminal to support workers at Western Pacific Marine (WPM), who have been on strike for over two months.“Our members live and work in these communities and deeply care...
January 17, 2025
LifeLabs members - Keep up the Momentum - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity and resilience as we face down the bleak and insulting employer offer that we showed you on Dec. 16. You know what you deserve, and we have a few updates for you, so you can stay involved and keep up the momentum: Essential Services Firstly, your bargaining committee met with our union’s legal counsel on Jan. 14 to continue the work of finalizing essential...
January 16, 2025
Media Release - BCGEU responds to ministers’ mandate letters: Investing in pu...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2025BCGEU responds to ministers' mandate letters: Investing in public sector workers is vital as economic uncertainty looms Burnaby, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) - In response to the release of the executive council's mandate letters, B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch released the following statement:
We're encouraged to see the gover...
January 16, 2025
Members at Langley Lions Housing Society - Nominations for Bargaining Committ...
This is to provide all members notice that in preparation for upcoming negotiations with your employer and the renewing of your collective agreement, nominations are now open for three (3) bargaining committee members.
If you would like to serve on the committee or you know a member that you think would be a good person to represent you and your co-workers, please fill out the nomination form p...
January 13, 2025
Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society - Collective Agreement Ratific...
This is a resend of our bulletin of December 11, 2024 which now includes a link to the Japanese version.
日本語版のダウンロードはこちらから。Download Japanese version here.
We are pleased to announce that employees of Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society have voted 84.4% in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement.
The collective agreement is now in effect as of today, December 11, 2024. While the f...
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