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COMPONENT 5 - RETAIL STORES AND WAREHOUSE

Component 5 includes members who work for the BC Liquor Distribution Branch in retail stores and related warehouse operations.

NEWS & UPDATES

May 16, 2023

Local 503 - Executive Election Results

Balloting for the Local 503 Member-at-Large positions, closed on May 11, 2023 and the ballot count was conducted on Tuesday, May 16th. We are pleased to announce the election results for the member at large position below:     In accordance with the Provincial Executive Policy Reference Manual, Policy D‑8, members have the right to appeal. Appeals: 41. A candidate may appeal the election resul...

April 28, 2023

LDB GLS 218 Fort Street - Shop Steward Nominations - BC General Employees' Un...

To: All BCGEU Members, Local 0501, Liquor Distribution Branch GLS 218 Fort Street, 1960 Foul Bay Road, VictoriaRe: Shop Steward Nominations  Nominations are now open for up to four (4) shop stewards at the Liquor Distribution Branch, GLS 218 Fort Street, 1960 Foul Bay Road, Victoria. The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is: May 29, 2023 at 5 p.m. Nomination forms must be s...

April 18, 2023

2023 Day of Mourning - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

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April 18, 2023

2023 National Union scholarships - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Did you know the BCGEU is a component of the National Union of Public and General Employees? The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is a family of 11 component and three affiliate unions. The BCGEU is a component of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE). Just like the BCGEU, our national union offers its own scholarships program. There are nine scholarsh...

April 17, 2023

Kiara Agnew-In Remembrance - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

On behalf of our union's 85,000 members, we would like to offer our most sincere condolences on the tragic death of one of our members, 23-year-old Kiara Agnew. Kiara's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence while she was on vacation in Mexico last month to celebrate her upcoming birthday.  Kiara worked at Lakeview Credit Union in Dawson Creek and was a BCGEU member for just over a y...

April 11, 2023

BCGEU statement on the ongoing decampment of unhoused people on Vancouver’s D...

The City of Vancouver's ongoing forced, mass decampment of unhoused people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) without alternative supportive housing in place is unnecessary and a violation of human rights.    Since last week, Vancouver police and city staff have been actively dismantling tents, throwing out belongings and forcibly removing unhoused people from structures along Hastings Street in V...