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May 12, 2025
Bargaining for our next collective agreement - BC General Employees' Union (B...
You're receiving this as a BCGEU member working as support staff for either British Columbia Institute of Technology, Coast Mountain College, Douglas College, Justice Institute of BC, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Northern Lights College or Okanagan College. Please read in full.
Friends,
As you may know, our current collective agreements expire on June 30, 2025, and preparations to barga...
May 07, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Fraser Valley Area Office (2 Positions) - BC Gener...
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Fraser Valley Area Office (2 Positions)
JOB ID: MU029
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
May 7, 2025
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant (2 positions) to join our Fraser Valley Area Office team. Reporting to the Director, the Administrative Assistant will be provide administrative support across a variety of functions...
May 06, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners - BC General Employees'...
The BCGEU is pleased to support our 2025 scholarship recipients in their continuing education.
2025 BCGEU Scholarship Winners
Scholarships of $2,500 for full-time students and $1,500 for part-time students were awarded to members and their families across the province with a total of $130,000 awarded in total.
Winners will be mailed a letter with instructions on how to claim their scholarship....
May 05, 2025
CLERK – MEMBERSHIP RECORDS (L3) - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
CLERK – MEMBERSHIP RECORDS (L3)
BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
Job ID: MU028
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
May 5, 2025
JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Director of Development and Records, the Membership Records Clerk works as support to the Membership Records Staff Representatives and is responsible for updating and maintaining the union's member data under the direction of Staff Representat...
May 02, 2025
TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
B.C. GENERAL EMPLOYEES' UNION
TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING
JOB ID:MU027
May 2, 2025
POSITION: TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ORGANIZING
GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT
WAGE RATE: $36.43- $39.67 per hourA temporary Administrative Assistant is required to perform administrative and word processing functions for staff representativ...
April 28, 2025
BCGEU statement on Lapu Lapu Day tragedy - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The BCGEU extends its deepest condolences to the families and communities who lost loved ones during the mass casualty incident at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26, 2025. Our thoughts are with the Filipino-Canadian community in B.C. and all that are impacted by this devastating act of violence.
In times like these, it is important to come together. We extend our deepest gratitude...
April 28, 2025
Remembering lives lost, recommitting to safer workplaces - BC General Employe...
Remembering lives lost and recommitting to safer workplaces: A message on Day of Mourning 2025
Every year on April 28, the Day of Mourning is recognized by people across Canada and around the world to remember those who have been injured, become ill or tragically died in needless workplace incidents.
In 2024, 195 people in B.C. died due to work. The impact of these workers' deaths – of the ...
April 24, 2025
BCGEU calls on B.C. and Canadian governments to address cuts and support post...
MEDIA STATEMENT
April 24, 2025
BCGEU calls on B.C. and Canadian governments to address cuts and support post-secondary institutions
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – As one of the largest unions in B.C., with over 95,000 members including 4,100 post-secondary workers who will begin bargaining with the province in a couple months, the president of the B.C. General Employees' Un...
April 23, 2025
Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day - BC General Employees' Union (B...
Dear Members, Today is Administrative Professionals Day - a special opportunity to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of administrative professionals across the BCGEU. You are the organizers, communicators, and problem-solvers who keep everything running smoothly. Whether you're managing schedules, coordinating teams, or being the first point of contact for the public, your ...
April 17, 2025
Members in Area 03 and Area 04 - Labour History Seminar - BC General Employee...
Venue: BCGEU - 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3 Date: Saturday May 3, 2025Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm The Area 03 and 04 Cross Component Committees are putting on a Labour history seminar presented by Mark Leier. What is May Day? Why is it celebrated by workers around the world, but largely ignored as a day of workers' protest in North America? What is its...
April 14, 2025
Recognition of the nine-year anniversary of the opioid crisis as a public hea...
On April 14, 2016, the BC Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency around the significant increase in opioid-related overdose deaths. Since that time, we have all been impacted as the lives of over 16,000 people have been lost in our province. We have also seen the nature of the crisis evolve into one of mass drug poisoning among an unregulated supply, while our workers cont...
April 14, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers and patients to deliver message to governmen...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 14, 2025
LifeLabs workers and patients to deliver message to government at legislature
BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Bringing together striking LifeLabs workers and the patients that rely on them, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and the BC Health Coalition will be marching to the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday to deliver a message from thousands...
April 10, 2025
Media Release - BCGEU urges government to make good on announcement, bring Li...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 10, 2025BCGEU urges government to make good on announcement, bring LifeLabs into public systemBURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) applauds the provincial government's announcement today to move existing contracts away from U.S. suppliers in favour of supporting B.C. and Canadian businesses, but questions whether this al...
April 10, 2025
Local 701 Executive Election Results - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
We are pleased to announce the results of the Elections for the Local 701 Executive:
A reminder per the D-8 Policy, where no nomination is received for an office, nominations will be considered to remain open, but by-elections should not occur until all appeals are exhausted. During the three-year term, if a member in good standing submits a nomination for a vacant position, the local executiv...
April 10, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers rally in Nanaimo for fair deal - BC General ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 10, 2025LifeLabs workers rally in Nanaimo for fair deal BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – LifeLabs workers on strike in Nanaimo aren't just picketing for fair wages. They’re fighting to stop the constant turnover of staff at Patient Service Centres and the negative impact this has on patient care.
“LifeLabs workers receive 4-16 per cent below what others in ...
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