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June 18, 2018
National Indigenous Day 2018 Events Around the Province - BCGEU
Please click the links below to find events in your area!
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Northern BC
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Greater Vancouver Regional District
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Vancouver Island
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Interior
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June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Northern BC - BCGEU
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout the Northern BC:
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BURNS LAKELake Babine Nation and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation, BCJune 21, 201810:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Burns Lake Spirit Square
The National Indigenous Peoples Day Annual Parade will be taking place with all si...
June 15, 2018
CSSBA reaches tentative agreements for community social services workers - BCGEU
The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers' Association (CSSEA) have reached a tentative agreement on three-year collective agreements for General Services and Community Living. These agreements provide significant compensation increases for workers in this sector while meeting the government mandate of improving the services British...
June 15, 2018
Community Bargaining Association reaches tentative agreement for workers in c...
The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement. The BCGEU represents the majority of unionized workers in the community health sector. "We've made substantial gains in a number of key areas. We're very happy with the tentative agreement. We're confident members in commun...
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Interior - BCGEU
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout the Interior:
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BOSTON BARBoston Bar First Nation celebrationJune 21, 201810:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Boston Bar, BC, First Nation in the Tuckkwiowhum Village Longhouse
Boston Bar First Nation is hosting our annual event. Terry Philips, cultural s...
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Greater Vancouver Regional Distri...
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout the GVRD:
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ABBOTSFORDNational Indigenous Peoples DayJune 21, 20182:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Thunderbird Memorial Square, 2788 Sumas Mountain Road, Abbotsford, BC. Plaza in front of Clearbrook Library.
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day at th...
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Vancouver Island - BCGEU
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout Vancouver Island:
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CAMPBELL RIVERNorth Island Métis Nation celebration, June 21, 201810:00 AM – 4:30
123Aa-740 Robron Road, Campbell River, Gathering at the Big House and march to Spirit Square
BBQ, Teepee, Elders, beading display and work f...
June 13, 2018
BCGEU reaches tentative agreement for public service workers - BCGEU
The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the B.C. Public Service Agency (PSA) for members working in direct government service. "It's been an intensive round of negotiations, sometimes stretching into the early morning hours, but we're pleased to have reached an agreement for our public service members," said BCGEU p...
June 13, 2018
B.C. public service agency, union reach tentative collective agreement - BCGEU
VANCOUVER-The B.C. Public Service Agency has reached a tentative collective agreement with the union representing government employees, nine months before their existing contract was set to expire.
The government announced the formation of a three-year tentative agreement in a news release Wednesday afternoon. It's the first agreement to be formed under the NDP government's Sustainable Services...
June 13, 2018
B.C. government reaches tentative three-year deal with public service workers...
The agreement with the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union calls for general wage hikes in each year of the deal. It also provides for targeted increases for specific jobs to help recruit and retain workers, union president Stephanie Smith said in an interview.
"We were optimistic about going into bargaining with a government who seems to have a mandate that's in alignment with us, whi...
June 11, 2018
Casino workers petition BCLC for fairness - BCGEU
Workers rallying at BCLC offices on Monday at 12:30pm
(Vancouver) - Members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at casinos are petitioning BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) on Monday, June 11 asking them to ensure fairness in wages and working conditions at casinos across the province.
Workers from several BC casinos will gather outside the BCLC office at 2940 Virtual ...
June 08, 2018
Workers vote to strike at Gateway Okanagan Casinos - BCGEU
An astounding 93.1% vote in favour of strike action
Over 675 members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Gateway Casinos in the Okanagan voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action against their employer this week.
In a vote held from June 4 to 6, over 88% of Gateway staff in casinos in Kelowna, Kamloops, Penticton and Vernon came out and voted 93.1% ...
June 07, 2018
Parents stunned to learn Downtown Eastside daycare to close - BCGEU
The sudden closure of a downtown Vancouver daycare centre has upset parents and raised questions about the timing of the decision. Angela Giannoulis, whose three-year-old son Nikolas has been attending the Phil Bouvier Centre for two years, says the idea of a closure is heartbreaking. "The relief to know that while you are at work your child is being lovingly cared for … and to think that's bei...
June 07, 2018
Parents raise questions after daycare's decision to close - BCGEU
Parents and union officials are raising questions about a prominent East Vancouver daycare's decision to close its doors just days after its workers applied to join a union. The Vancouver Native Health Society, which runs the Phil Bouvier Family Centre daycare, sent a letter Monday citing "problems and hardships" for the closure. "As a not-for-profit society, there is only so much we can do wit...
June 04, 2018
Public service bargaining continues into fifth week - BCGEU
UPDATE #4 The BCGEU is entering the fifth week of public service bargaining with the B.C. Government, following a full month of negotiations that continued late into last weekend. "All issues are on the table during this round of bargaining," said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith. "We worked late into the weekend and we continue to move forward with negotiations on behalf of our members." N...
May 31, 2018
Wine in grocery stores: A simple convenience prompted B.C.’s latest trade war...
British Columbia's liquor laws were overhauled by the former Liberal government, generating innumerable merry announcements – stretched out over many months –about convenient, common-sense and consumer-friendly changes to the province's archaic booze regulations. The populist measures included Sunday opening of government liquor stores and "happy hour" sales in bars. One of the splashiest refor...