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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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NEWS & UPDATES

November 10, 2022

Your new collective agreement: Frequently Asked Questions (BC Wildfire Servic...

As you know, BCGEU members working for the B.C. Public Service have a new collective agreement with the B.C. Public Service Agency (PSA), as ratified on October 17, 2022. Included in the agreement is a “Memorandum of Agreement Re: BC Wildfire Service Regular Full-time Appointments” (MOA). Highlights for BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) members include securing full-time regular work. This is signific...

November 10, 2022

NTT Data (Burnaby) Steward Election Results - BC General Employees' Union (BC...

After the close of the nomination period, the following members have been acclaimed as stewards: • Tara Exner• Christiaan Fernando• Navkirat Singh Congratulations, and welcome to your new role, Tara, Christiaan, and Navkirat! In solidarity Jason SinghStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here UWU/MoveUP

November 08, 2022

Ministry of Children & Family Development Members working at Provincial Centr...

Members of the Provincial Centralized Screening were advised of a proposed change to their Hours of Work to reflect a 24/7 operation effective February 2023. The Union would like to continue getting your feedback before discussing the proposed changes with the Employer. Please check your email for a link to the survey and complete as soon as possible; the deadline to complete the survey is 11:0...

November 07, 2022

Your Public Service collective agreement is ratified. Now what? - BC General ...

Your bargaining committee is currently working to make sure that the negotiated changes to our agreement are correctly integrated into the full text of the previous main agreement. Once the final draft is complete and the employer has signed off on it, the agreement will be formatted and ready for production. We anticipate that the printed collective agreement will be distributed early in the n...

November 04, 2022

BCGEU Stands with Ontario CUPE Members - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

BCGEU stands in solidarity with Ontario education workers We condemn the Doug Ford government for their callous attack on 55,000 education workers and their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.On Thursday, they made good on their reckless promise to pass legislation making it illegal for workers to strike and forcing a contract on them. Workers who disobey the ruling will b...

November 04, 2022

Winter School 2023 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Winter School 2023 will be taking place in-person! We are so excited that our communities will be able to come together, to learn and discuss with peers and colleagues at the upcoming Winter School. As we continue to work with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) on updating you with further details, please complete your registration application form to express your interest in attending. Please ...

November 03, 2022

Union Meeting - Ministry of Children & Family Development Members working at ...

COMPONENT:   6 – Social, Information & HealthLOCAL:             603 and 604 – All BCGEU Ministry of Children & Family Development Members working at Provincial                           Centralized ScreeningDATE:               Monday, November 7, 2022TIME:                1:00 PM to 2:00 PMPLACE:             Via Zoom   AGENDA Members of the Provincial Centralized Screening were advised o...

November 02, 2022

Meeting Notice - Ministry of Children & Family Development Provincial Central...

COMPONENT:   6 – Social, Information & HealthLOCAL:             603, 604 & 607 – All BCGEU Ministry of Children & Family Development Members                          working at Provincial Centralized ScreeningDATE:               Tuesday, November 2, 2022TIME:               7:00 pm – 8:00 pmONLINE:           Via Zoom AGENDA Members of the Provincial Centralized Screening were advised...

November 01, 2022

Local 603 members at NTT Data located at 2025 Willingdon Ave - Steward electi...

BCGEU by-laws state that interim steward elections will be held in workplaces as needed and, accordingly, nominations are now open for up to three (3) steward positions to represent BCGEU members at your worksite.  Please read and post the attached package on your union bulletin board.If you are interested in becoming a steward, or know someone who would be a great steward, please fill out the ...

October 31, 2022

Update on Community Living BC Bargaining - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

We recently met to finalize our proposals and the member bargaining team is ready to start bargaining. Now that the Public Service main table has been ratified, we are working with the employer to confirm bargaining dates in early 2023. Stay tuned for further details. In solidarity, Your CLBC Bargaining Team,Nancy Bell, Bargaining Committee ChairpersonLinda Atamanik, Bargaining Committee Member...