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August 30, 2022
Returning to work after job action - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
To all BCGEU members employed by the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch who have been in strike action:Your solidarity on the picket lines these last few weeks succeeded in getting the employer to invite us back to the table and working towards a tentative agreement. As an act of good faith we agreed to end our strike action while negotiations continue. Please note that the media and communication...
August 30, 2022
Following talks with PSA, BCGEU stands down job action in BC Public Service -...
Following a return to the bargaining table, the BCGEU's Public Service Bargaining Committee has stood down job action at BC Public Service worksites as a sign of good faith. The committee returned to the bargaining table with the BC Public Service Agency (PSA) last Thursday and has made significant progress. The two sides will continue to meet throughout the week, hoping to finalize a tentati...
August 23, 2022
BCGEU accepts government offer to return to the bargaining table - BC General...
BCGEU accepts government offer to return to the bargaining table(BURNABY, B.C.) Late last night the Public Service Agency (PSA) invited the BCGEU's Public Service Bargaining Committee back to the table to resume talks. The bargaining committee has accepted that invitation. Bargaining is expected to resume soon, but logistics are still being confirmed.This is a significant development, and it is...
August 22, 2022
BCGEU escalates job action by declaring an overtime ban in the B.C. Public Se...
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August 22, 2022 BCGEU escalates job action by declaring an overtime ban in the B.C. Public ServiceBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The bargaining committee representing 33,000 BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members in the B.C. Public Service is escalating job action by declaring a ban on non-emergency overtime for BCGEU members working in the B.C. public ser...
August 17, 2022
Members located at 601 – 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver - Steward Electio...
I am pleased to announce that Kimberley DeCruze has been acclaimed to a steward position at 601-700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver.
Please join me in welcoming Kimberley as your new steward.
In solidarity
Jennifer Arnold
Staff Representative
Download PDF of notice hereUWU/MoveUP
August 17, 2022
Handling Pacific Coast shipments now struck work - BC General Employees' Unio...
Job action update: Handling shipments from Pacific Coast is now struck workOn Monday August 15th at 3:30 pm your fellow BCGEU members working at the distribution and wholesale centres commenced strike action. Since then your union has learned that the employer has distributed product through a third party, Pacific Coast Distribution Ltd. We are taking immediate strike action in response to thi...
August 15, 2022
BCGEU begins job action - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) public service bargaining unit will begin targeted job action at select BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres at 3:30 pm today after issuing strike notice on Friday, August 12.
Picket lines will go up at the following locations:
Delta Distribution Centre (DDC) – 7003 72nd Street, Delta...
August 15, 2022
BCGEU members at LDB distribution centres provincewide begin job action Monda...
BCGEU members will set up picket lines at 3:30 Monday at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres.
The job sites involved are:
Delta Distribution Centre
Kamloops Distribution Centre
Richmond Distribution Centre
Victoria Wholesale Centre
Only the BC LDB distribution sites listed above will be picketed.
Who else is picketing:
workers at the Wholesale Customer Centr...
August 12, 2022
BCGEU issues 72-hours’ strike notice: job action begins Monday, Aug. 15 - BC ...
Today, our union issued 72-hours’ strike notice to the Public Service Agency (PSA). This notice covers the 33,000 members of the public service bargaining unit who work for direct government. We will be in a legal strike position on Monday, Aug. 15 at 2:46 p.m. Keep an eye on your email for details on targeted sites to be picketed. A general message will be sent out on Monday morning. If your s...
August 12, 2022
BCGEU serves strike notice on provincial government - BC General Employees' U...
BCGEU serves strike notice on provincial governmentBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The bargaining committee representing 33,000 members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) who work for the provincial government issued 72-hours' strike notice this afternoon. The B.C. public service bargaining unit will be in a legal position to take job action as of 2:46 p.m., Monday, August 15...
August 11, 2022
Members at MCFD Provincial Centralized Screening - New Labour Management (LMC...
Thank you for the expressions of interest we received for LMC. Please join me in welcoming the following two (2) new members on our PCS LMC:
· Graham Adamson, Local 603, [email protected]
· Stephanie Penner, Local 603, [email protected] (alternate)
These members will be joining our existing members on the committee:
· Alison Barker, Local 603, [email protected]
· Nicci Yeo,...
August 05, 2022
We’re ready - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Photos: picket signs at BCGEU headquarters are ready to be distributed to
While your bargaining committee waits for the provincial government to call us back to the bargaining table, our union is continuing to work with our legal team in final preparations to action the 95 per cent strike mandate. We will be in a position to issue strike notice to your employer soon and we will update you as ...
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