NEWS & UPDATES
November 15, 2019
CLBC - Electronic Ballot for Ratification Vote - BCGEU
As you are aware, the BCGEU is conducting a ratification vote for the CLBC collective agreement by electronic ballot. A link to cast ballots was emailed out to each CLBC member who has an active email address on file with the Union.
Please canvass the staff in your office and encourage anyone who has not received this link by 5:00 pm on November 15th from the BCGEU to contact us at evotingarea0...
November 14, 2019
BCGEU Dawson Creek chalk painting night
BCGEU Dawson Creek Chalk Painting NightWhere: South Peace Campus, Northcourt10808 15 St., Dawson Creek BCWhen: December 9, 2019From 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Get in on the new décor trend of the year!Chalk Couture's silk screen transfers make decorating fast, easy and beautiful.With the reusable surfaces, you can change up the look of your sign over and over!Open to all BCGEU Members but space is limit...
November 13, 2019
Steward Nomination Results for MCFD at 200-13630 72nd Ave, Surrey - BCGEU
Steward nominations have closed for the Ministry of Children and Family Development at 200-13630 72nd Ave, Surrey.Please be advised that Connie Figueroa has been acclaimed to the position of Steward for Local 1204.We would like to thank everyone who participated in the process.Congratulations and welcome Connie.In solidarityDJ Pohl Kevin HagglundLocal 1204 Chairperson Staff RepresentativeDownlo...
November 07, 2019
604 Members with Social Development and Poverty Reduction at 101-16088 84 Ave...
Steward Election Results
Steward nominations have closed at the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reductions located at 101-16088 84 Ave in Surrey.
Please be advised that Mallika Sahai has been acclaimed to the position of Steward for Local 604.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the process.
Congratulations and welcome Mallika.
In solidarity
Harbinder Gill ...
November 06, 2019
CLBC Ratification Meetings – November 13, 14 & 15, 2019 - BCGEU
Ratification meetings for the new tentative agreement have been scheduled as follows:
November 13th at 11:30 am: Victoria CLBC office
November 14th at 11:30 am: Surrey CLBC office
November 15th at noon: CLBC HQ office
As previously stated, ballots will be sent out via email on November 15th. We hope you are able to attend one of these important meetings.you can read the memorandum of settleme...
November 05, 2019
Steward Nomination Results for Local 604 Social Development and Poverty Reduc...
Steward nominations have closed at the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction at 5753 Glover Road in Langley. Please be advised that Michelle Levergood has been acclaimed to the position of Steward for Local 604. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the process. Congratulations and welcome Michelle. In solidarity Harbinder GillLocal 604 Chairperson
Kevin HagglundSt...
November 01, 2019
Information conference calls: tentative agreement between BCGEU & CLBC and Me...
The BCGEU is hosting two conference calls to answer questions about the tentative agreement reached with CLBC earlier this month. You’re invited to participate by calling in. The calls will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at 12:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time. You can, but don’t need to, participate in both. Meeting one:Call information for: Nov. 5, 2019 12:00 P.M. Pacific Time. You can con...
October 31, 2019
Respect the Picket Line – PEA Job Action - BCGEU
Respect the picket lines! PEA job action at LSS Vancouver Regional Center on Friday, November 1, 2019
Your comrades from the Professional Employees Association (PEA) has served strike notice for the Legal Services Society Vancouver Regional Centre for Friday, November 1 starting at 7:00 am. A rally and media event is planned for 12:00 pm.
Please respect the PEA picket line, and do not cross it....
October 28, 2019
BCGEU reaches tentative agreement with two inland ferries employers; Western ...
The communities of Arrow Lake, Adams Lake and Francois Lake will soon have a more sustainable ferry service. Late in the evening of October 24th, after two long days of bargaining in Kelowna, the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) reached a tentative agreement with WaterBridge Ferries and Waterbridge Equipment – two of the three employers who operate B.C.'s inland ferry services...
October 24, 2019
They're back! BCGEU resolves grievance restoring the right for wildfire membe...
In 2016, your employer implemented a policy that prohibited wildfire members from wearing crew patches.
Since then, at every worksite that your treasurer Paul Finch and I have visited, we have heard how much the 30-year tradition of crew patches means to you.
Crew patches not only build team spirit and show pride of place, they also help clearly identify members of different crews fighting the...
October 24, 2019
BCGEU applauds government on next steps towards implementation of UNDRIP in B...
Today's introduction of legislation by the provincial government to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is a significant and important step towards reconciliation in B.C.
"Thanks to the leadership of our members, the BCGEU has long been an active participant in the national project of reconciliation and decolonization," says BCGEU president Step...