NEWS & UPDATES
May 27, 2025
HSPBA bargaining update - May 27, 2025 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Your bargaining committee met with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) for the third round of bargaining on May 20-23.To date, the bargaining committee has tabled more than 50 proposals, each of which is based on specific ideas submitted by members and prioritized in discussions at the fall bargaining proposal conference. Bargaining committee members are working to m...
May 23, 2025
LifeLabs - Town hall follow up & updates - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Thank you to all those who attended the town halls this week to discuss the changes to our collective agreement. We met with the employer today to discuss some of the issues raised at those town halls, including:
Pension contributions on retroactive moneys.
2024 vacation pay-outs.
The implementation of new classifications (Print Operators, PSC Assistants & Lab Techs) on the wage grid an...
May 22, 2025
Online Grief Circle - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The Tragedy of April 26 at the Lapu Lapu Day event has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host a grief circle-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circle-to help those impacted process what happened.
In times like these, it is important to come togeth...
May 21, 2025
Members in Area 03 & Area 04 -Lapu Lapu Day Grief Circle - BC General Employe...
Last month's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host two grief circles-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circles-to help those impacted process what happened.In times like these, it is important to come together. There wil...
May 21, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement - BC General E...
MEDIA RELEASEMay 21, 2025LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – After 14 months of negotiations and 10 weeks on strike, mediator Mark Brown has given his binding recommendations for a settlement with the employer that will make up LifeLabs workers' new collective agreement, now in effect until March 31, 2027.“LifeLabs workers have improved thei...
May 20, 2025
LifeLabs - We have a new collective agreement! - BC General Employees' Union ...
We have a new collective agreement!
On May 14, 2025, the BCGEU received the final report from mediator Mark Brown that outlines his binding recommendations on the remaining issues from the last 14 months of negotiations. These recommendations, along with all the previously agreed to proposals, constitute our new collective agreement. This new agreement expires March 31, 2027.
We will be compi...
May 20, 2025
LifeLabs - Wage calculator and comprehensive report - BC General Employees' U...
We've been working hard over the last several days to compile a comprehensive report explaining the changes to our collective agreement. This is now available to view or download here: Highlights on the Renewal Agreement. A detailed report of all the changes is also available here: Full Renewal Agreement. We've also developed a wage calculator tool so you can calculate your increase here: https...
May 16, 2025
International day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia Statement - BC...
Tristen Wybou, BCGEU executive vice-president and chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee
For the last twenty years, May 17 has marked International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. When reviewing our community's history, it is difficult to hold the decades of resilience and resistance that have resulted in significant wins for love and pride alongside a global reality of ongoing...
May 16, 2025
Nikkei Seniors Collective Agreement Now Available - BC General Employees' Uni...
The 2024-2027 Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society collective agreement is now available on the BCGEU collective agreements website. Hard copies will be provided for distribution at the worksite once they have been printed. Questions about the content of your collective agreement may be directed to a worksite steward. In solidarity, Ryan StewartStaff Representative, Negotiations Depar...
May 16, 2025
FBA bargaining update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Dear BCGEU, Your representatives from the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) met with the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC) on May 15 to continue discussions on a renewed collective agreement for members in the Facilities subsector.
More proposals and counterproposals were tabled during the day of negotiations with health care employers, covering staffing levels, overtime, health...
May 13, 2025
Lifelabs members - Update on delay, details coming soon - BC General Employee...
Members working at Lifelabs,
We want to thank you for your patience as we continue to wait for the mediator's recommendations that will make up our new collective agreement.
We know you are eager to see the details of our settlement and to see a resolution to this round of bargaining after a long strike – we share those feelings! While this process is taking longer than expected, things are mo...
May 09, 2025
Sienna-Baltic Assisted Living Common Table Bargaining Committee fully elected...
We are pleased to announce that Erlinda Frijas has been acclaimed to the bargaining committee from The Royale Peninsula and Diana Thuyen Tran and Van Anh Pham have been acclaimed to the bargaining committee from Sienna Living at Mayfair Terrace. The committee will meet soon to develop proposals and schedule dates for Bargaining. Your full committee is: Erlinda Frijas, Bargaining Committee Membe...
May 08, 2025
FBA bargaining update - May 8, 2025 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Two more days of talks were held in the first week of May between representatives of the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) and the Health Employers Association of B.C. (HEABC), where proposals and counter proposals were exchanged for a renewed collective agreement covering 58,000 Facilities subsector members.On Tuesday and Wednesday, your FBA committee continued to put forward new monetar...
May 06, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees'...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2025 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners
Scholarships of $2,500 for full-time students and $1,500 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $130,000 awarded in total.
Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship....
April 30, 2025
Sienna-Baltic LTC Common Table - Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Un...
Your bargaining committee has been hard at work for the last two days to achieve a collective agreement. We have agreed to some changes and have started to discuss monetary proposals but remain far apart. We may hold union information meetings later if required, however in the meantime we have scheduled more bargaining dates for June. If you have any questions, please contact your bargaining co...
April 29, 2025
HSPBA Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
HSPBA Negotiations Update: Second round of talks complete Your bargaining committee for Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) contract members has wrapped up three days of negotiations with the employer which ran April 22-25. This is the second round of talks with the employer. Negotiations first began in March. At this early stage, talks are focusing on no...
April 28, 2025
BCGEU statement on Lapu Lapu Day tragedy - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The BCGEU extends its deepest condolences to the families and communities who lost loved ones during the mass casualty incident at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26, 2025. Our thoughts are with the Filipino-Canadian community in B.C. and all that are impacted by this devastating act of violence.
In times like these, it is important to come together. We extend our deepest gratitude...
April 28, 2025
Remembering lives lost, recommitting to safer workplaces - BC General Employe...
Remembering lives lost and recommitting to safer workplaces: A message on Day of Mourning 2025
Every year on April 28, the Day of Mourning is recognized by people across Canada and around the world to remember those who have been injured, become ill or tragically died in needless workplace incidents.
In 2024, 195 people in B.C. died due to work. The impact of these workers' deaths – of the ...
April 23, 2025
All Members at Sherwood House in DuncanFinalized Collective Agreement - BC Ge...
The BCGEU and Sherwood House are pleased to confirm the 2024 – 2027 Collective Agreement has been finalized. Both parties are pleased with the results we were able to achieve together this round of bargaining. Attached is the newly signed Collective Agreement that expires March 31, 2027, and it can also be found on the BCGEU website with other Collective Agreements https://agreements.bcgeu.ca/....
April 23, 2025
Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day - BC General Employees' Union (B...
Dear Members, Today is Administrative Professionals Day - a special opportunity to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of administrative professionals across the BCGEU. You are the organizers, communicators, and problem-solvers who keep everything running smoothly. Whether you're managing schedules, coordinating teams, or being the first point of contact for the public, your ...
April 17, 2025
Members in Area 03 and Area 04 - Labour History Seminar - BC General Employee...
Venue: BCGEU - 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3 Date: Saturday May 3, 2025Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm The Area 03 and 04 Cross Component Committees are putting on a Labour history seminar presented by Mark Leier. What is May Day? Why is it celebrated by workers around the world, but largely ignored as a day of workers' protest in North America? What is its...
April 17, 2025
Parkwood Manor - Parkwood Manor Collective Agreement Now Available - BC Gener...
The 2023-2026 Parkwood Manor collective agreement is now available on the BCGEU collective agreements website. Hard copies will be provided for distribution at the worksite once they have been printed. Questions about the content of your collective agreement may be directed to a worksite steward. In solidarity, Ryan Stewart, Staff Representative, Negotiations DepartmentDownload a PDF of this no...
April 16, 2025
403 BCGEU Members at BC Emergency Health Services (Logistics) - 5901 Delesall...
Your BCGEU Vice President of Component 4 - Health Services, Mahen Ramdharry, will be conducting a worksite visit on:
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PMLocation: 5901 Delesalle St. Burnaby, BC V5J 0G8
This is an opportunity to meet with representatives of your Union and to:
Address any workplace concerns or issues
Discuss priorities for bargaining
Receive a Union orientation...
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