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COMPONENT 6 - SOCIAL, INFORMATION AND HEALTH

Component 6 primarily includes members work for the Government of B.C. in a variety of social, cultural, educational, information technology, research, health care delivery and associated direct technical support functions. Component 6 also includes members who perform services in these fields at employers contracted by the government.

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January 14, 2023

Job action postponed for seniors’ care workers - BC General Employees' Union ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 14, 2023   MEDIA ADVISORY: Job action postponed for seniors' care workers BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Job action has now been postponed for members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor in Salmon Arm. This follows 72-hour strike notice issued to the company on...

January 13, 2023

Seniors’ care workers issue 72-hour strike notice - BC General Employees' Un...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 13, 2023Seniors' care workers issue 72-hour strike notice BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have issued 72-hour strike notice to Vantage Living Inc. – owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor – as of 11:00 a.m., January 13, 2023. This action is being taken following several months of negotiatio...

January 05, 2023

Nominations for Local 601 Chairperson - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the position of Local 601 Chairperson.Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from the BCGEU Victoria area office or Component Vice-President Judy Fox-Maguire [email protected] or any one of the 601 Executive members https://www.bcgeu.ca/local-601.The term will be from February, 2023 until the next set of scheduled loca...

January 04, 2023

Hours of Work Umpire Hearing at MCFD Provincial Centralized Screening - BC G...

The Employer advised the Union on November 1, 2022, that they were proceeding with the Hours of Work Proposal for Provincial Centralized Screening (PCS) to go to a 24/7 rotating schedule effective February 26, 2023. The Union held several meetings and conducted a survey amongst PCS employees in the first two weeks of November. The participation by members in the meetings and the survey was very...

December 23, 2022

New agreement wage updates - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Your Public Service Bargaining Committee continues to monitor the employer's implementation of the terms of the 19th main agreement, and we want to update you on several issues which members have brought to our attention this week. General wage increaseThe PSA has previously advised that BCGEU pay increases are targeted for the December 23rd payday.Processing of exceptions will be completed in ...

December 09, 2022

Community Living BC - bargaining dates set - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

As you know, your bargaining committee met at the end of October to review member input and discuss and prepare proposals. To keep CLBC members appraised of our efforts, we wanted to advise members that we have set our first bargaining dates. We will meet with the employer on February 22nd, and have more dates set in March. Our team is ready to get down to work right away, and we will keep you ...

December 02, 2022

Main Agreement Implementation Update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Your Public Service Bargaining Committee continues to monitor the employer’s implementation of the terms of the 19th main agreement. It is vital that members understand that the employer is responsible for implementing the terms of the agreement.When the final version of the agreement is formatted and ready for production, you will receive the complete agreement. Please note that this process c...