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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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August 14, 2024

BCGEU reacts to WCB report on Jordan River fatality - BC General Employees' U...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 14, 2024BCGEU reacts to WCB report on fatal accident in B.C.Wildfire Service last yearIn response to a recent Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) report regarding the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS), B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) president Paul Finch released the following statement:  With the release of the redacted WCB report, our thoughts are with the Gale fami...

July 31, 2024

Cultural & Carnival Day Event August 24, 2024 - BC General Employees' Union (...

The Area 04 Cross Component invites you and your family for a cultural and carnival celebration taking place at our Fraser Valley Office!                                                                           Date:               Saturday, August 24, 2024                                           Place:              8555 198 A Street, Langley BC V2Y 0A9 (Fraser Valley Area Office)            ...

July 25, 2024

Supportive housing workers one step closer to pay equity but gaps remain - BC...

Union members win significant pay increases, pledge to continue fight for full equity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Supportive housing workers are celebrating a major step toward pay equity in the sector. Effective in September, workers at 50 supportive housing agencies will receive significant raises that bring them closer to peers at higher-paid agencies. Th...

July 23, 2024

No Time to Wait: A review of MCFD’s child welfare workforce - BC General Empl...

  Today, B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) released a follow-up report to last week's report Don't Look Away. Today's report – No Time to Wait: A review of MCFD's child welfare workforce – focuses on workforce capacity and centres around the survey results from hundreds of BCGEU members who work as social workers and other MCFD staff from across the province. Our union is pleas...

July 17, 2024

BCGEU applauds RCY new report: Don’t Look Away - BC General Employees' Union ...

Our union welcomes the recommendations laid out in a report released today from British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth (RCY). The report, titled Don't Look Away, paints a picture of a child welfare system that poorly serves countless young people and their families in BC and calls for profound and meaningful change at many levels.   The report highlights the need for a collect...

July 16, 2024

Discipline process updated (Article 7) - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Our union’s Constitution and Bylaws describe the rights and responsibilities of union membership and how we govern ourselves. At the BCGEU’s 2024 Convention in May, delegates adopted changes to Article 7 of the Constitution which lays out the process of discipline for members found to have violated our union’s constitution. These updates affect the role of local chairs under the Complaint Proce...