NEWS & UPDATES
May 16, 2022
Strike Vote begins today - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Today marks the start of the strike vote in B.C.'s public service. You and 33,000 other members in this bargaining unit will be casting your vote to help deliver a strong message to your employer to compel them to get back to the bargaining table with a wage offer that meets your needs. Your bargaining committee recommends that all member vote "YES" to show the employer that members are united ...
May 13, 2022
Strike vote begins for all members under the main public service agreement
Strike vote begins next week
As you know, your bargaining committee is conducting a strike vote for the 33,000 members of the public service bargaining committee starting next week. You are getting this email because you are part of that bargaining unit and are eligible to vote.From the very beginning of this round of bargaining, public service members have been unified around a central prio...
May 10, 2022
Component 6 - Social, Information & Health - Union Meeting - BC General Emplo...
COMPONENT: 6 – Social, Information & Health
LOCAL: 603DATE: Wednesday, May 25, 2022TIME: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmPLACE: Via Zoom
AGENDA
Our guest speaker will be Component 6 Vice President and Public Service Bargaining Committee member Judy Fox-Maguire. Judy will be speaking about bargaining and the importance of the strike vote.
What to do if you haven't received your strike vote ballot yet...
May 10, 2022
All BCGEU Members at Community Living BC (CLBC) - 6975 Alberni St, Powell Riv...
Nominations are now open for 2 Shop Stewards at 6975 Alberni St, Powell River.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees and provide information on BCGEU services. Solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU...
May 10, 2022
All BCGEU Members at Community Living BC (CLBC) - 6531 Metral Dr, Nanaimo - N...
Nominations are now open for 2 Shop Stewards at 6531 Metral Dr, Nanaimo.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees and provide information on BCGEU services. Solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU infor...
May 10, 2022
All BCGEU Members at Community Living BC (CLBC) - 4833 Southgate, Port Albern...
Nominations are now open for 2 Shop Stewards at 4833 Southgate, Port Alberni.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees and provide information on BCGEU services. Solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU i...
May 10, 2022
Community Living BC (CLBC) - Nominations for Shop Stewards 2231 Island Hwy S,...
Nominations are now open for 2 Shop Stewards at 2231 Island Hwy S, Campbell River.
What do stewards do?Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees and provide information on BCGEU services. Solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing...
May 10, 2022
All BCGEU Members at Community Living BC (CLBC) - Morison Ave, Parksville. -...
Nominations are now open for 2 Shop Stewards at 198 Morison Ave, Parksville.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees and provide information on BCGEU services. Solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU in...
May 09, 2022
BCGEU sues Vancity over pension dispute - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
(Burnaby) - On April 27, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) filed a Notice of Civil Claim in B.C. Supreme Court against Vancity Credit Union over the financial institution's unilateral decision to deny BCGEU members a jointly-trusteed, defined benefit pension plan that they had agreed to establish. "Filing a lawsuit against an employer is an extraordinary step for any union to take, and ...
May 06, 2022
BCGEU conducts strike vote for 33K members of the provincial public service -...
VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is conducting a provincewide strike vote to give 33,000 members of their public service bargaining unit a voice in how to move forward in bargaining with their employer, the Public Service Agency. Negotiations between the parties reached impasse in early April primarily due to a significant gap in wage proposals. “We’ve been clear from da...
May 06, 2022
Public Service Strike vote called by BCGEU Public Service Bargaining Committe...
Since the start of negotiations in February, your bargaining committee has been focused on achieving a new collective agreement that includes cost of living protection (COLA) for your wage increases. From day one our objective has been to get a deal at the bargaining table and that hasn’t changed. But we are at a point where a strike vote from the bargaining unit is the best path to getting a d...
May 05, 2022
Over 70% of Independent Loblaw Shareholders Demand Supplier Audit Transparenc...
Over 70% of Independent Loblaw Shareholders Demand Supplier Audit Transparency
Union-filed shareholder motion earns significant support
Burnaby — Today, at the Loblaw (TSX: L) annual general meeting of shareholders, independent shareholders voted 72% in favour of a shareholder proposal asking for the company to release more information on supplier audits (34% overall). The shareholder prop...
May 04, 2022
Red Dress Day 2022 Events - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Today the BCGEU recognizes Red Dress Day Red Dress day is a day to honour our missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people. This day first began on May 5, 2010 and has taken place annually every year since. It's a day to raise awareness and give voice to those whose stories have not been heard. We hang red dresses in public and private spaces and also wear red on this d...
May 04, 2022
All BCGEU Local 605 Members - Local 605 Interim Election - BC General Employe...
Please see attached nomination form for remaining vacant positions that will remain open until such time that a nomination is received.
Your Local Executive now consists of:
Local Chairperson: Cynthia Mepham-Egli
1st Vice Chairperson: Andrew Miller-Heer
2nd Vice Chairperson: Ava Perraton
Treasurer: Vacant
Recording Secretar...
May 04, 2022
Telephone Town Hall TOMORROW: Don’t miss out! - BC General Employees' Union (...
REMINDERYou’re invited: Telephone town hall
At 7pm on Thursday May 5th we will be calling every member covered under the Public Service Main collective agreement that we have a phone number for. When you get called simply stay on the line and you’ll be automatically connected to the event. If you want to make sure you get called, please log in to Member Portal and make sure we have your curren...
May 03, 2022
REMINDER: WEBINAR AND TOWN HALL THIS WEEK! - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Please note, there will be closed captioning and ASL interpretation for each of the Zoom webinars. Also, a reminder that all times are in Pacific Time (PT) and each run about one hour in length. See you then! As you are likely aware, bargaining with the employer has reached impasse and the next step is to conduct a strike vote. In preparation for that vote, your bargaining committee wants to ma...
April 30, 2022
Happy May Day – we’re now 85,000 members strong - BC General Employees' Union...
May Day – or International Workers' Day – is a day in which the labour movement around the world comes together to recognize working people's collective power. Only by organizing to protect our collective interests as a class can we shift the balance of power under capitalism.
As we celebrate working people, we're also proud to announce that our union is now 85,000 members strong!
Our union has...
April 29, 2022
Union investor successfully pushes Toronto’s Thomson Reuters to prioritize hu...
Union investor successfully pushes Toronto's Thomson Reuters to prioritize human rights and re-evaluate ICE contracts
Canadian media and data giant to adopt United Nations human rights framework and publish a human rights report after 3-year investor battle
(Burnaby, Canada) Thomson Reuters' enabling of U.S. immigration surveillance prompted the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)-a minor sha...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.