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April 18, 2024
Major investors with $1.7 trillion AUM demand action from Canada’s largest co...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 18, 2024
Major investors with $1.7 trillion AUM demand action from Canada's largest companies on shareholder rights
(Burnaby, British Columbia) An international coalition of institutional investors and service providers, representing over $1.7 trillion CAD in assets under management and advisory, have signed on to an investor statement calling on Canada's largest co...
April 15, 2024
Lifelabs members - Happy Lab Week! - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
It's Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – and we're celebrating the incredible work you and your co-workers do.It's no exaggeration to say that our modern medical system couldn't function without lab professionals like you. Up to 70% of medical decisions rely on results from lab tests. Delivering accurate and timely results takes a highly skilled and specialized team. We know your work is of...
April 12, 2024
Broadmead Care Society - Collective Agreement has RATIFIED! - BC General Empl...
We are pleased to announce that your collective agreement ratified yesterday. This means that your new collective agreement is effective as of April 11th, 2024. Because the April 1st pay increase came in the middle of a pay period, it will still be effective on April 1st; however, the Employer has confirmed with us that it will be on your next pay period on April 26th, including retro for this ...
April 08, 2024
Petition to improve the safety and quality of BC’s highways - BC General Empl...
BCGEU,Will you sign this petition calling on the provincial government to make changes to B.C.'s highways maintenance program that will improve the quality and safety of our highways? For decades, highways workers maintained the roads as direct provincial government employees. Then in 1987, sweeping changes were made to restructure government and privatize many public services – this included a...
April 08, 2024
The Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC Agreement Reached – Update on the Empl...
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
Friends,
We are very pleased to announce that late Wednesday afternoon we reached an agreement on the necessary labour adjustments in response to the Employer’s operational changes.
We have scheduled in-person an...
April 04, 2024
Day of Mourning is 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. It is critical that we all remember those workers and reiterate our commitment to fight for the living to prevent further tragedies. Here are a few ways you can acknowledge Day of Mourning ...
April 03, 2024
Joint Statement: Canada must suspend arms trade with Israel (NUPGE) - BC Gene...
In the wake of recent civilian deaths, today the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) -- our national union -- joined with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to call on the Canadian government to suspend the trade of arms and military equipment with Israel. Click here to ...
April 02, 2024
2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Congratulations to the 2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners.
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2024 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners
Scholarship of $2000 for full-time students and $1000 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $90,000 awarded in the total.
Winners will be mailed a let...
March 28, 2024
All BCGEU AgeCare Members - Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (...
Your AgeCare Union Bargaining Committee met with your employer last week at the negotiation table. The Union had proposed some significant changes (at the table back in early January 2024) for the Collective Agreement and were anticipating a response from the employer last week. The employer did not provide a response to our monetary proposals last week. We are actively seeking a way forward, t...
March 26, 2024
All BCGEU Members at Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society - Bargain...
日本語版のダウンロードはこちらから。Download Japanese version here. Your bargaining committee and Employer have met for three days to negotiate your first collective agreement for Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society. Negotiations have taken place on February 12th, March 8th, and March 11th.Progress has been slow. Both parties tabled their non-monetary language proposals on February 12th, including 30 ...
March 26, 2024
LifeLabs members - A powerful show of solidarity to launch bargaining - BC G...
The first round of bargaining talks with the employer have just wrapped up, and we want to provide an update to members.
Bargaining kicked off on March 14 with a powerful show of solidarity. Across the province hundreds of LifeLabs members wore buttons to send a message to the employer that we're united and ready to fight for a fair deal.
Special thanks to all the members who stepped up as lead...
March 22, 2024
Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC - UPDATE ON THE EMPLOYER’S OPERATIONAL CHA...
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
Friends,
We are very pleased to announce that we had a productive two days of meetings with the Employer talking about its operational changes which include changes to the Kitchen and Shelters schedules. Although w...
March 21, 2024
Elim Christian Care Society - Nominations for Bargaining Committee EXTENDED ...
We would like to welcome the recent addition of members from the Hawthorn building in Chilliwack to the Elim Christian Care Society bargaining unit. To ensure that all members get a chance to participate in this very important process, we are extending the nomination period. This is to provide all members notice that in preparation for upcoming negotiations with your employer and the renewing o...
March 21, 2024
Revised - AgeCare UKG Vacation Entitlement Error – Stat Day Accrual - BC Gene...
"AgeCare UKG Vacation Entitlement Error
The Union has become aware of BCGEU members at AgeCare not being able to utilize their vacation entitlement. It is possible that this is due to an error with the employers UKG system.
For some members, they have no vacation balance in UKG and are unable to schedule any vacation for the year, yet they have not taken leave without pay and they have not util...
March 21, 2024
HSPBA members to receive maximum cost of living increase this year - BC Gener...
HSPBA members to receive maximum cost of living increase this yearNegotiated inflation-protection measures will trigger full 3.0% increase this yearBritish Columbia inflation data released this week confirm that the maximum wage protections in the 2022-2025 Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) collective agreement will be triggered, and members will receive the full 3.0% ...
March 19, 2024
AgeCare UKG Vacation Entitlement Error - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The Union has become aware of BCGEU members at AgeCare not being able to utilize their vacation entitlement. It is possible that this is due to an error with the employers UKG system. For some members, they have no vacation balance in UKG and are unable to schedule any vacation for the year, yet they have not taken leave without pay and they have not utilized their full (or any) of their vacati...
March 15, 2024
The Salvation Army - Harbour Light ARC Bargaining Update - EMPLOYER’S OPERAT...
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
Friends,Thank you to all of you who attended Tuesday’s member meetings or spoke with us individually throughout the week. We appreciate your participation, support, and encouragement. This bulletin is a summary of...
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