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November 03, 2023
BCIT - Support - NOTICE OF POLL – Ratification Vote and Membership Meeting - ...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report we have reached a settlement we are unanimously recommending you vote YES to ratify the agreement. The Ratification Document can be found here.
You will receive voting credentials, from Simply Voting, on Thursday, November 9th at 9:00 am. at the email that the Union has on file for you. If you do not receive an email with your voting credentials y...
October 31, 2023
All BCGEU Members at Bureau Veritas - Collective Agreement Ratified - BC Gene...
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that the tentative agreement has been ratified by the bargaining unit! Members voted 84% in favour of ratification. We are pleased to report that your Employer has now also ratified the tentative collective agreement. The renewed 2023 to 2026 collective agreement is therefore in effect as of October 31, 2023. It will take some time for the partie...
October 30, 2023
BCIT – Faculty - Ratification Information Meeting - BC General Employees' Un...
There will be a virtual ratification information meeting this week, to go over the Ratification Document and the proposed changes to your collective agreement.
Ratification Meeting Details:
Date: Wednesday, November 1stTime: 12:00PM to 1:00PMLink: To join the Zoom meeting, please speak to a member of the bargaining committee.
Voting wil...
October 27, 2023
BCIT Support - Tentative Agreement Reached! - BC General Employees' Union (BC...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce we have reached a tentative agreement!Details of the agreement will be provided in the next few days. Plans are underway for virtual meetings so your Bargaining Committee can review the settlement with you, and you can ask any questions you might have. An electronic ballot will follow the ratification meetings.Please ensure that the BCGEU has you...
October 26, 2023
Kispiox Community School Bargaining Committee - BC General Employees' Union (...
Friends, I am pleased to advise that the following members will represent you during negotiations for your first collective agreement. Hayley Harris Alex Johnson Heather Tuite Please join me in congratulating them and, offering your support and involvement as we begin preparing for first collective agreement negotiations. We will keep you informed throughout the process. If you know a BCGEU...
October 25, 2023
BCIT – Faculty Bargaining Update BCGEU - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
A tentative agreement has now been reached between the BCGEU and BCIT Faculty.
Details of the agreement will be provided to members in the next few days. A ratification meeting for our members to meet with the bargaining committee are planned for next week. An electronic ballot will follow the ratification meeting. A Zoom invitation to the ratification meetings will be sent out from the BCGEU. ...
October 16, 2023
Atira workers rally for pay equity, fair contract - BC General Employees' Uni...
Atira workers rally for pay equity, fair contract
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – Newly unionized members of the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working at Atira Women's Resource Society (AWRS) will rally in the Downtown Eastside to demand a fair contract that provides the same rights, protections and compensation as thousands of other community health workers.
AWRS is one ...
October 13, 2023
All BCGEU members at BCIT - Support - Bargaining Update - BC General Employee...
Negotiations continued at the main table during August, but the parties have yet to reach a settlement.We have also met numerous times, during the summer, in sub-committees to try to reach agreement on some of the more difficult proposals in the area of: Contract employees (Terms); Hard-to-Recruit stipends (Service Improvement money) and the 2023/24 Flexibility Allowance. All these areas are st...
October 13, 2023
Ans’Payaxw School Society-Kispiox Community School nominations reminder - BC...
REMINDERKISPIOX COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS CLOSE @ 5:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023Nomination Form can be found here
The bargaining committee will negotiate the first collective agreement with the Employer. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the Union staff representative and other elected leaders to help ensure their voices are heard and interests ar...
October 12, 2023
KPU Collective Agreement Ratified! - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Your bargaining committee is pleased to report that the ratification vote is now complete and 83.4% of voting members were in favour of the collective agreement. Thank you for your support during the bargaining process. In solidarity Your Bargaining Committee Trina Whitsitt, Bargaining Unit ChairpersonMonica Wyllie, Bargaining Committee MemberKatie Mackie, Bargaining Committee MemberNicki Pear...
October 11, 2023
Local 703 Kenneth Gordon School Members - Bargaining Update - BC General Empl...
The Union and your Employers met on October 10, 2023 and discussed several non-monetary and Occupational Health and Safety proposals. We are glad to report that both parties have again agreed on many proposals, and we continue to make good progress. The next date the parties are scheduled to meet is October 12th, 2023. To ensure that the bargaining progress does not stop there, we have booked t...
October 11, 2023
Reminder of Ratification Meetings for Bureau Veritas Canada members - BC Gene...
On Wednesday, October 18 and Thursday October 19, drop-in meetings will be held to review the tentative agreement. Departments will allow for small groups to attend throughout the day. A Comprehensive Ratification document will be available for your review. We look forward to meeting you and explaining the various aspects of the tentative agreement. You will be able to vote after the meeting. Y...
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