NEWS & UPDATES
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 ...
October 28, 2025
Nominations Completed for New Bargaining Committee - BC General Employees' Un...
The nominations are completed for the bargaining committee. Please see below the acclaimed members for each group. Groups over 100 members are entitled to two committee members, groups under 100 are entitled to one committee member and one alternate. We anticipate bargaining will commence in early 2026. Bargaining caucus meetings will soon begin to develop proposals. Once elected, the nine Barg...
October 28, 2025
Nomination Results for Local 410 Stewards - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Nominations for Local 410 Steward closed on October 24, 2025
The following is your newly acclaimed Steward:
Ramandeep Singh
They now join the following previously elected Local 410 Chair, Meaghan Mallough in representing workers in Local 410.
Please join us in welcoming them in their role as worksite Steward!
In solidarity,
Tennille Penner
Staff Representative
UWU/MoveUP
October 28, 2025
Local Executive 1st Vice Nomination Results - BC General Employees' Union (BC...
Nominations have now closed for the 1st Vice position.
Congratulations to Ramandeep Singh who was acclaimed as your Local 410 1st Vice!
Ramandeep joins your current Local 410 Executive Members:
Chair: Meaghan Mallough
Sincerely,
Tennille Penner
Staff Representative
UWU/MoveUP
October 27, 2025
FBA bargaining update - October 27, 2025 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Bargaining for a renewed Facilities agreement will enter a new phase of negotiations, following today's announcement of a tentative deal for public service workers.
The tentative deal announced Sunday morning marks another major step on the road for public sector bargaining in our province. The work ahead for the FBA bargaining committee now shifts to evaluating how the results of public servic...
October 27, 2025
HSPBA Bargaining Update - October 27, 2025 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As your bargaining committee enters the second of five weeks of scheduled negotiation dates, we are keeping your priorities at the forefront of our bargaining efforts.
Your bargaining committee is ramping up discussions with the Health Employers' Association of BC (HEABC). After weeks of inspiring members to show support for public service workers striking for a reasonable pay increase, and wa...
October 26, 2025
BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Provincial Government After Eight Week...
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2025
BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Provincial Government After Eight Weeks of Job Action
BURNABY, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government, bringing an end to a historic strike that involved more than 25,000 public service workers and eight weeks of job action acros...
October 26, 2025
Tentative agreement reached thanks to your solidarity - BC General Employees'...
Tentative agreement reached thanks to your solidarity
After nine months of negotiations and eight weeks on strike, your bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with your employer – the BC Public Service Agency (PSA). The next step is ratification: all 34,000 members of the public service will now have the opportunity to review and vote on the agreement.
The tentative agreement ...
October 26, 2025
PEA Reaches Return to Work Agreement – All BCGEU Picket Lines Standing Down -...
PEA Reaches Return to Work Agreement – All BCGEU Picket Lines Standing Down
We're pleased to share that the Professional Employees Association (PEA) has reached a return to work agreement with the provincial government.
With this development, all BCGEU picket lines will now come down across the province. Zone and picket captains have been provided with instructions to ensure an orderly and coo...
October 24, 2025
Update on Statutory Holiday Pay - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As you may know, your union is pursuing legal action against the employer at the Labour Relations Board (LRB) for violations of the Employment Standards Act and your collective agreement regarding payment of statutory pay for those who were eligible. Our LRB legal action includes anyone who should have been paid stat pay based on the Employment Standards Act and your collective agreement but di...
October 24, 2025
All BCGEU Area 01 Members - Picket Pay cheque pick up, BCGEU Victoria Area Of...
To: All BCGEU Area 01 Members
Re: Picket Pay cheque pick up, BCGEU Victoria Area Office
Due to flooding at the Victoria Area office, there will be minimal access to the building until the restoration process is complete. As of 1 p.m. today, the BCGEU Victoria Area Office 2994 Douglas Street entrance will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Monday to Friday.Picket Pay cheque pick up:For members ...
October 23, 2025
All PS members - Mediation update: Day 6 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Mediation Update: Day 6
As mediation enters its sixth day, discussions continue and progress remains steady. While we have nothing substantial to report since yesterday, both parties are still at the table, and your bargaining committee remains focused on achieving results. There are still key issues where the parties remain apart, but the mediators are working hard to help bridge those gaps. T...
October 22, 2025
Mediation enters day five - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Mediation enters day five Today marks the fifth day of a prolonged mediation. While progress has slowed, discussions continue and your bargaining committee remains motivated and fully committed to securing a tentative agreement that addresses the affordability challenges public service workers are facing and recognizes the vital work you do every day. There's still significant work ahead, but w...
October 22, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - BCGEU job action escalates with all of BC Wildfire, Forests j...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2025BCGEU job action escalates with all of BC Wildfire, Forests joining the strike
BURNABY, B.C. – Amid an ongoing prolonged mediation with the government, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced that the ongoing job action escalated this morning, with all remaining members from BC Wildfire and the Ministry of Forests joining the strike, bringing t...
October 21, 2025
Opening of Steward Elections - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
We have received a nomination for a steward position, as such we are opening Steward nominations for Local 410.
Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board. Nominations are now opened and will close on Friday, October 24, 2025, at midnight. Please email, fax, mail or drop off your nomination forms to:
Email: [email protected]: 250-785-0048 or 1-800-946-0...
October 21, 2025
L410 members - Nominations for Local 0410 Executive – 1st Vice - BC General E...
To: All BCGEU Local 0410 Members
Re: Nominations for Local 0410 Executive – 1st Vice
We have received a nomination form for the 1st Vice position in your local. As this is a vacant position, we have opened nominations as per the D-8 policy.The BCGEU Elections Manual states the following in regard to the D-8 Policy:
Please find attached a 1st Vice Nomination Form (copy if necessary). Please...
October 21, 2025
Mediation enters fourth day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Mediation continues into day four
Your bargaining committee has been in mediation with respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers since Saturday, and talks will continue today. We've put all outstanding key issues before the mediators and made it clear why each must be addressed. From the start, members have been united about their expectations in this round of bargaining.
Over the past...
October 20, 2025
Bargaining update: Mediation continues - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Bargaining update: Mediation continues
Dear BCGEU,
Following the government's request last Thursday to enter non-binding mediation, talks began at noon on Saturday and have continued throughout the weekend. Respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers are facilitating discussions aimed at resolving this labour dispute as it enters its eighth week.
For more information on what mediation i...
October 17, 2025
C4 - Happy Healthcare Workers Day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Happy Health Care Assistants’ Day 2025.
This year, we honour the work that you do keeping our healthcare system strong and resilient. Your patients, their families and the wider community benefit immensely from your hard work and dedication to those you serve.
Your dedication, expertise, and compassion form the backbone of our healthcare system, often under conditions of intense pressure and pe...
October 17, 2025
BCGEU to enter mediation with Province in ongoing public service strike - BC ...
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2025
VANCOUVER – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced today that its Public Service Bargaining Committee has agreed to enter non-binding mediation with the Government of British Columbia, with respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers facilitating the process.
The decision follows a request from government late Thursday af...
October 17, 2025
Our plan to turn up the heat on NDP MLAs - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Our patience is running out.
We've been clear with government: we're ready to negotiate as soon as they bring an improved wage offer. But instead of coming to the table, they're stalling-hurting workers, small businesses, and families across B.C.
To break the deadlock, we need to turn up the pressure on individual NDP MLAs in their own ridings. The NDP's majority is razor thin, and many MLAs ...
October 17, 2025
All PS members - Mediation begins tomorrow — and our solidarity remains our s...
Dear public service members,As we close our seventh week on strike, we have an update for you regarding mediation. After receiving a call from government yesterday requesting that the Public Service Bargaining Committee enter non-binding mediation, we can confirm that mediation will begin today at noon, and we expect it to continue through the weekend.
Government only called for mediation after...
October 16, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action across the province - BC General Employees' Union ...
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October 16, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action across the province
BURNABY, B.C. – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is once again ramping up job action across the province as the provincial government continues to refuse to return to the bargaining table with a fair wage offer for public service workers.
As the Professional Employees' Association (P...
October 16, 2025
All PS members - Update on Meeting with Government this Morning - BC General ...
Dear Public Service members, We wanted to provide you with a quick update on ongoing developments. This morning, we met informally at the request of the government with George Heyman, Special Advisor to BC Minister of Finance, and a representative from the Premier's Office, as our goal remains to keep lines of communication open and to ensure your voices are heard at every opportunity. No barga...
October 15, 2025
Update on Meeting with Government this Morning - BC General Employees' Union ...
Dear members,
We wanted to provide you with a quick update on ongoing developments. This morning, we met informally at the request of the government with George Heyman, Special Advisor to BC Minister of Finance, and a representative from the Premier's Office, as our goal remains to keep lines of communication open and to ensure your voices are heard at every opportunity. No bargaining took plac...
October 15, 2025
BCGEU to join PEA at major job action announcement - BC General Employees' Un...
Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2025
BCGEU to join PEA at major job action announcement
VICTORIA – BCGEU President Paul Finch will join Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the Professional Employees Association (PEA), and BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) President Sussanne Skidmore for a press conference on Thursday, October 16, to announce a major escalation of job action by...
October 14, 2025
Has the NDP abandoned workers? - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Dear BCGEU,
The government has failed to come to the bargaining table with a fair deal, and as a result, members of the public service have been on strike for weeks. This isn't what any of us wanted, and it's especially disappointing coming from a government who promised to prioritize workers' rights.
With government failing to return our calls, it feels like the BCNDP is turning their backs on...
October 10, 2025
Media Advisory - BCGEU Escalates Strike Action to Include All Remaining Staff...
Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2025
BCGEU Escalates Strike Action to Include All Remaining Staff at Adult Correctional Facilities Province-wide
BURNABY, B.C. – As the sixth week of job action comes to a close, the British Columbia General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is escalating job action once again. Today, all remaining staff at adult correctional facilities across the pro...
October 09, 2025
Public Service workers filled the streets and sent a clear message - BC Gener...
Dear BCGEU members not working in the Public Service,
A lot has happened with the public sector strike since we were in touch last week.
The employer has left us no choice but to escalate job action sharply and we've added thousands of workers to the strike in the past few days. The vast majority of public sector workers are now on strike. Over 25,000 BCGEU members are taking job action and 475...
October 09, 2025
Media Advisory - BCGEU Escalates Strike Action: Over 25,000 Frontline Workers...
Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025
BCGEU Escalates Strike Action: Over 25,000 Frontline Workers Now on Strike Across B.C., including 11 Fully Struck Ministries and Crown Corporations
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is escalating job action once again. Today, more than 25,000 frontline public service workers across 475 worksites will b...
October 08, 2025
PS Members - Important Strike Pay Update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Dear PS members,
As we continue to stand strong together on the picket lines, we want to share an important update about strike pay (including for those doing essential services work) and to provide some information on when strike pay is paid. Strike Pay Has Changed!
Effective immediately, strike pay has changed from the target pay system to a flat rate system. The new flat rate strike pay wi...
October 07, 2025
HSPBA bargaining update - October 7 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
HSPBA bargaining update
Dear HSPBA member,
Your HSPBA bargaining committee met with the employer for another round of negotiations last week. We presented our comprehensive package of proposals addressing key issues identified by you, including:
wages and premiums
safe work-life balance
recognition and respect
partnership in quality health care
To date, HEABC has not tabled a wage offer...
October 07, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY - 2,600 more workers added to escalation of BCGEU public servi...
Media AdvisoryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 7, 2025Almost 2,600 more workers added to escalation of BCGEU public service strike
BURNABY, B.C. – A day after more than 10,000 union members, allies and community members marched and rallied at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has escalated strike action again with 48 more worksites representing almost 2,600...
October 06, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - Over 10,000 rally at B.C. Legislature to support striking pub...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 6, 2025 Over 10,000 rally at B.C. Legislature to support striking public service workers VICTORIA, B.C.– Coinciding with the start of the fall legislative session, more than 10,000 union members and allies marched through Victoria today in a powerful show of unity with nearly 19,700 striking public service workers represented by the B.C. General Employees' Union (BC...
October 05, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY - Fund the Frontlines Rally – March on Legislature - BC Genera...
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October 5, 2025
Fund the Frontlines Rally – March on Legislature
VICTORIA, B.C. – Senior leaders from across the labour movement and allied organizations will join striking BCGEU members in a mass march and rally to demonstrate strength and solidarity as B.C.’s public service strike enters its sixth week. Coinciding with the opening of the fall legislat...
October 03, 2025
PS members receiving strike pay by cheque - Action required: Collecting your ...
Action required: Collecting your strike pay cheque
Because Canada Post workers are on strike and mail delivery has been suspended across the country, we are currently unable to send your strike pay cheque by mail.
To receive your cheque, please call or email your area office to let them know you are receiving your strike pay by cheque. You can find contact information for all area offices ...
October 03, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - CBA announces talks have broken down and reached impasse; Nea...
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October 3, 2025
CBA announces talks have broken down and reached impasse; Nearly 23,000 healthcare workers set to join BCGEU/PEA Strike
VICTORIA, B.C. – Members of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) – including 13,000 represented by the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) – announced this morning that negotiations with the Health Employers Association of BC ...
October 03, 2025
HSPBA Bargaining Update: Recruitment and retention incentives program extende...
Programs slated to expire last month will continue to December 31 thanks to union advocacy
Dear BCGEU,
Despite the government's moves to dramatically restrain spending on programs including health care, incentives for recruitment and retention of health science professionals will be extended to the end of the year while your union continues to advocate for more supports to reduce shortages and...
October 03, 2025
All PS Members - Escalation Update – Friday Oct 3 - BC General Employees' Uni...
Escalations are continuing today, with 30 additional worksites on picket lines. This escalation includes over 20 more BC Liquor Stores and BC Cannabis Stores as well as frontline staff from the Ministry of Environment and Parks; Children & Family Development; Energy and Climate Solutions; and Water, Land and Resource Stewardship whose work is critical to our communities and our economy.
A ...
October 03, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - BCGEU escalates job action: Nearly 900 more public service wo...
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October 3, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action: Nearly 900 more public service workers join picket lines
BURNABY, B.C. – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has escalated its province-wide public service strike again today, with nearly 900 additional workers from 22 worksites joining the job action. This escalation includes over 20 more BC Liquor Stores and BC Can...
October 02, 2025
All PS Members - The employer has left us no choice (Escalation Update) - BC ...
The employer has left us no choice but to escalate job action today, with 24 new worksites and 1,200 workers across government and the LDB now on picket lines across the province. Our message is clear: we will keep fighting for the deal that addresses the affordability crisis that members face, and we won't back down. Job action will continue to escalate until government returns to the table wi...
October 02, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: 1,200 more workers added to escalation of BCGEU public servic...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 2, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY:1,200 more workers added to escalation of BCGEU public service strike
BURNABY, B.C. – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has escalated strike action again with 24 more worksites representing over 1,200 members now on picket lines.
This escalation includes five additional BC Liquor Stores (for a total of 82 now on strike) and affect...
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