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COMPONENT 7 - EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

Component 7 includes members who work in colleges and institutes as instructors and support staff, in private environmental testing laboratories, legal services, and other related fields.

Employers include community colleges, the B.C. Institute of Technology, the Justice Institute of B.C., private labs, BC NDP Caucus and Constituency Offices, legal services to the public and many more.

NEWS & UPDATES

April 24, 2024

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ADVOCACY BCGEU - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICEINTERNAL POSTINGApril 24, 2024     POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ADVOCACY GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT WAGE RATE: $35.72 - $38.51 per hour An Administrative Assistant is required to perform administrative and word processing functions for staff representatives as required in the Advocacy department, located in Burnaby, BC. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Wil...

April 24, 2024

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICEINTERNAL POSTINGApril 24, 2024   POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT WAGE RATE: $35.72 - $38.51 per hour An Administrative Assistant is required to perform administrative and word processing functions for staff representatives as required in the Organizing department, located in Burnaby, BC. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Wil...

April 22, 2024

ASSISTANT COORDINATOR (SR4) ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT - BC General Employees' Union...

ASSISTANT COORDINATOR (SR4)ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT  INTERNAL POSTINGApril 22, 2024   The B.C. General Employees' Union requires an experienced lawyer, trade unionist or lay-person to fill the vacancy of Assistant Coordinator in the Advocacy department. Effective date to be determined. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The Assistant Coordinator will function as a member of the senior staff team of the ...

April 19, 2024

Kispiox Community School Bargaining Dates - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Damkxw, We are pleased to announce that we will be meeting with the Employer on May 7, 8, and 9 to begin the negotiations for your first collective agreement. We do not yet have agreement on the format of our meeting – the Employer wants bargaining to take place exclusively on Zoom whereas your bargaining committee wants to meet in-person believing that will better serve the community and help ...

April 18, 2024

Major investors with $1.7 trillion AUM demand action from Canada’s largest co...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 18, 2024 Major investors with $1.7 trillion AUM demand action from Canada's largest companies on shareholder rights   (Burnaby, British Columbia) An international coalition of institutional investors and service providers, representing over $1.7 trillion CAD in assets under management and advisory, have signed on to an investor statement calling on Canada's largest co...

April 08, 2024

Petition to improve the safety and quality of BC’s highways - BC General Empl...

BCGEU,Will you sign this petition calling on the provincial government to make changes to B.C.'s highways maintenance program that will improve the quality and safety of our highways? For decades, highways workers maintained the roads as direct provincial government employees. Then in 1987, sweeping changes were made to restructure government and privatize many public services – this included a...

April 04, 2024

Day of Mourning is April 28 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Every year, on April 28, BCGEU members across the province come together to honour and remember co-workers and family members who were injured, made sick or killed because of something that happened at work. It is critical that we all remember those workers and reiterate our commitment to fight for the living to prevent further tragedies. Here are a few ways you can acknowledge Day of Mourning ...

April 03, 2024

Joint Statement: Canada must suspend arms trade with Israel (NUPGE) - BC Gene...

In the wake of recent civilian deaths, today the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) -- our national union -- joined with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to call on the Canadian government to suspend the trade of arms and military equipment with Israel.  Click here to ...

April 03, 2024

ANSPAYAXW COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING UPDATE: APRIL 6, 2024 MEMBERS MEETING ...

Damkxw,  The now postponed April 6 members meeting and dinner was to have been held Saturday, April 6.  On behalf of the bargaining committee, we would like to again offer our deepest condolences to Patricia Hillis’ family and community.  In solidarity,Victor Denny, Bargaining Committee MemberHayley Harris, Bargaining Committee MemberHeather Raven Tuite, Bargaining Committee MemberZoe Towle, St...

April 02, 2024

2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Congratulations to the 2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners.   The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2024 scholarship recipients in their continuing education. 2024 BCGEU Scholarship Winners Scholarship of $2000 for full-time students and $1000 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $90,000 awarded in the total. Winners will be mailed a let...