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October 26, 2021
CLC Winter School 2022 - BCGEU
Winter School 2022 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 ...
October 24, 2021
BCGEU members at LifeLabs reach tentative agreement – vote to go to membershi...
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members working at LifeLabs have reached a tentative agreement with their employer in the early hours of Sunday, October 24. The member bargaining committee is consolidating details of the tentative agreement for presentation to members on Monday. Following details being shared, BCGEU members at LifeLabs will vot...
October 22, 2021
1,550 BCGEU members launch job action against LifeLabs - BCGEU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 22, 2021 1,550 BCGEU members launch job action against LifeLabs BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) –B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members working at LifeLabs across B.C. will commence job action at 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 22. The union served 72-hours strike notice on Wednesday, October 19 after several months of negotiations failed to secure a new...
October 20, 2021
LifeLabs workers issue 72-hour strike notice - BCGEU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 20, 2021 LifeLabs workers issue 72-hour strike notice BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have issued 72-hour strike notice to LifeLabs as of 7:00 p.m., October 19, 2021. This action follows several months of negotiations, 30 days at the bargaining table and eight days of mediation. The main outstanding iss...
October 15, 2021
All BCGEU Members at Community Living BC - Nominations for Community Living B...
Call for Nominations – amendments in yellow highlight and underlined (on the PDF copy at the bottom of the page)Nominations are now open for the bargaining committee to negotiate a renewal collective agreement with your Employer. Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2022. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the Union Staff Representative and other elected leaders...
October 14, 2021
BC Parks OHS Reps, September 22 meeting follow-up - BCGEU
You’re receiving this email as an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) member representative within BC Parks. Please forward this email to other BC Parks worker OHS reps that did not receive it, and let them know they can update their contact information with the BCGEU here.A big thanks to all who joined our September 22 meeting of BC Parks OHS worker reps. We had a very good turnout, and there...
October 12, 2021
BCGEU recommendations for Budget 2022 - BCGEU
Each year, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) offers input into next year's provincial budget by making recommendations in a written submission to the B.C. government's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. These recommendations reflect the voice of our union's 80,000 members, based on direct input from the BCGEU's senior elected leadership.Last week, our union pr...
October 07, 2021
All Public Service BCGEU Members - Update - BCGEU
We would like to share more information about the recently announced vaccine policy. Our union's role is to protect your rights as laid out in the collective agreement and ensure members who require representation, receive it. Our responsibilities include fighting for workplace safety, as well as accommodations for workers who cannot get vaccinated for legitimate medical grounds protected by t...
October 07, 2021
Nominations for Community Living BC Bargaining Committee - BCGEU
Call for NominationsNominations are now open for the bargaining committee to negotiate a renewal collective agreement with your Employer. Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2022. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the Union Staff Representative and other elected leaders to help ensure members' voices are heard and interests are protected and advanced through t...
October 05, 2021
B.C. Gov announces vaccine mandate for public service workers BCGEU
The head of B.C.'s public service announced today that all B.C. public service workers will be required to provide proof of full vaccination beginning November 22, 2021. The current flexible work arrangement has also been deferred to November 22. We haven't seen the full policy as it has not yet been released, and we are waiting to understand what exemptions and accommodations will be in place....
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