NEWS & UPDATES
May 28, 2025
Native Education College - Bargaining Committee Nominations - BC General Empl...
The current collective agreement expires on June 30, 2025. Nominations are now open for a bargaining committee for upcoming negotiations 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 are protected and advanced through the bargaining process.The bargaining committee...
May 27, 2025
Lax Kw’alaams Wap Suwilaawksa - Notice of Strike Vote - BC General Employees'...
Since our mediation dates with the Employer at the end of February, we have not received a response to our last proposal to reach a tentative agreement. The bargaining committee has been committed to the process and worked really hard to bring back a tentative agreement to members. We are frustrated and disappointed that we are not able to do this, and the most recent delay in getting back to u...
May 22, 2025
Online Grief Circle - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
The Tragedy of April 26 at the Lapu Lapu Day event has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host a grief circle-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circle-to help those impacted process what happened.
In times like these, it is important to come togeth...
May 21, 2025
Members in Area 03 & Area 04 -Lapu Lapu Day Grief Circle - BC General Employe...
Last month's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy has had a profound impact on many members of the BCGEU Filipino community. To navigate the grief that ripped through the community from this devastating act of violence, the BCGEU will host two grief circles-or kwentuhan (Tagalog for 'talking') circles-to help those impacted process what happened.In times like these, it is important to come together. There wil...
May 21, 2025
Media Release - LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement - BC General E...
MEDIA RELEASEMay 21, 2025LifeLabs workers have new collective agreement BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – After 14 months of negotiations and 10 weeks on strike, mediator Mark Brown has given his binding recommendations for a settlement with the employer that will make up LifeLabs workers' new collective agreement, now in effect until March 31, 2027.“LifeLabs workers have improved thei...
May 20, 2025
Tell us by May 27 what issues are important to you in bargaining - BC General...
REMINDER: Complete the CISSBA bargaining survey by May 27: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVXVS82 As you know, bargaining for our next collective agreement has begun and your participation is critical to building on the gains we made in our last agreement and further improving our working conditions.It's important that we hear from all classifications covered by our common and individual unit a...
May 16, 2025
International day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia Statement - BC...
Tristen Wybou, BCGEU executive vice-president and chair of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Committee
For the last twenty years, May 17 has marked International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. When reviewing our community's history, it is difficult to hold the decades of resilience and resistance that have resulted in significant wins for love and pride alongside a global reality of ongoing...
May 15, 2025
BCGEU Library Workers - Libraries provide economic impact
B.C.'s public libraries are an economic benefit. It's time for government to match investment to demand. As a BCGEU member working at a library in B.C., you're likely aware that annual provincial funding for B.C.'s public library system has remained frozen at $14 million since 2009, and ad hoc provincial grants are irregular and not guaranteed. Meanwhile, public demand for libraries is increasi...
May 13, 2025
CISSBA members - Survey: Tell us what issues are important to you in bargaini...
Friends,As we wrote to you yesterday, bargaining for our next collective agreement has begun and your participation is critical to building on the gains we made in our last agreement and further improving our working conditions.Please take 10 minutes to complete the CISSBA bargaining survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVXVS82It's important that we hear from all classifications covered b...
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 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....
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 ...
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