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November 05, 2025
2026 CLC Winter School registration is now open for applications! - BC Genera...
2026 CLC Winter School registration is now open for applications! Every year, union members from across British Columbia gather at the Canadian Labour Congress's Winter School to build a stronger labour movement through a number of engaging workshops and courses. All BCGEU members interested in learning more about the labour movement and our union can apply to attend! The 2026 Winter School wil...
November 03, 2025
PS members - Component Agreements Now Available Online - BC General Employees...
Component Agreements Now Available Online
Good afternoon public service members,
We're pleased to share that all Component Agreements from this round of bargaining are now available on our website.
Members can now review the full text of their component-specific language, including updated provisions, clarified language, and improvements secured through bargaining.
Access to the individual ...
October 30, 2025
Public Service members - Your Tentative Agreement: What It Means and What Com...
Your Tentative Agreement: What It Means and What Comes Next
The ratification process is officially underway - and BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Paul Finch has an important video message for you. In it, he reflects on the mediation process that got us here, what this tentative agreement means for members and key highlights of the agreement, and what comes next in ...
October 26, 2025
BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Provincial Government After Eight Week...
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October 26, 2025
BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Provincial Government After Eight Weeks of Job Action
BURNABY, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government, bringing an end to a historic strike that involved more than 25,000 public service workers and eight weeks of job action acros...
October 26, 2025
Tentative agreement reached thanks to your solidarity - BC General Employees'...
Tentative agreement reached thanks to your solidarity
After nine months of negotiations and eight weeks on strike, your bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with your employer – the BC Public Service Agency (PSA). The next step is ratification: all 34,000 members of the public service will now have the opportunity to review and vote on the agreement.
The tentative agreement ...
October 26, 2025
PEA Reaches Return to Work Agreement – All BCGEU Picket Lines Standing Down -...
PEA Reaches Return to Work Agreement – All BCGEU Picket Lines Standing Down
We're pleased to share that the Professional Employees Association (PEA) has reached a return to work agreement with the provincial government.
With this development, all BCGEU picket lines will now come down across the province. Zone and picket captains have been provided with instructions to ensure an orderly and coo...
October 24, 2025
Update on Statutory Holiday Pay - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As you may know, your union is pursuing legal action against the employer at the Labour Relations Board (LRB) for violations of the Employment Standards Act and your collective agreement regarding payment of statutory pay for those who were eligible. Our LRB legal action includes anyone who should have been paid stat pay based on the Employment Standards Act and your collective agreement but di...
October 24, 2025
All BCGEU Area 01 Members - Picket Pay cheque pick up, BCGEU Victoria Area Of...
To: All BCGEU Area 01 Members
Re: Picket Pay cheque pick up, BCGEU Victoria Area Office
Due to flooding at the Victoria Area office, there will be minimal access to the building until the restoration process is complete. As of 1 p.m. today, the BCGEU Victoria Area Office 2994 Douglas Street entrance will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Monday to Friday.Picket Pay cheque pick up:For members ...
October 23, 2025
All PS members - Mediation update: Day 6 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Mediation Update: Day 6
As mediation enters its sixth day, discussions continue and progress remains steady. While we have nothing substantial to report since yesterday, both parties are still at the table, and your bargaining committee remains focused on achieving results. There are still key issues where the parties remain apart, but the mediators are working hard to help bridge those gaps. T...
October 22, 2025
Mediation enters day five - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Mediation enters day five Today marks the fifth day of a prolonged mediation. While progress has slowed, discussions continue and your bargaining committee remains motivated and fully committed to securing a tentative agreement that addresses the affordability challenges public service workers are facing and recognizes the vital work you do every day. There's still significant work ahead, but w...
October 22, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE - BCGEU job action escalates with all of BC Wildfire, Forests j...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2025BCGEU job action escalates with all of BC Wildfire, Forests joining the strike
BURNABY, B.C. – Amid an ongoing prolonged mediation with the government, the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced that the ongoing job action escalated this morning, with all remaining members from BC Wildfire and the Ministry of Forests joining the strike, bringing t...
October 21, 2025
Mediation enters fourth day - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Mediation continues into day four
Your bargaining committee has been in mediation with respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers since Saturday, and talks will continue today. We've put all outstanding key issues before the mediators and made it clear why each must be addressed. From the start, members have been united about their expectations in this round of bargaining.
Over the past...
October 20, 2025
Bargaining update: Mediation continues - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Bargaining update: Mediation continues
Dear BCGEU,
Following the government's request last Thursday to enter non-binding mediation, talks began at noon on Saturday and have continued throughout the weekend. Respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers are facilitating discussions aimed at resolving this labour dispute as it enters its eighth week.
For more information on what mediation i...
October 17, 2025
Bargaining Survey - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
To: All BCGEU Members at School District # 59 – Local 710
Re: Bargaining Survey
Your current Collective Agreement expired on June 30, 2025, and your BCGEU Bargaining Committee will negotiate a new agreement with the Employer. This questionnaire is your opportunity to have a voice in how proposals will be drafted and assist the Bargaining Committee in setting priorities for bargaining. Your resp...
October 17, 2025
BCGEU to enter mediation with Province in ongoing public service strike - BC ...
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October 17, 2025
VANCOUVER – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced today that its Public Service Bargaining Committee has agreed to enter non-binding mediation with the Government of British Columbia, with respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers facilitating the process.
The decision follows a request from government late Thursday af...
October 17, 2025
Our plan to turn up the heat on NDP MLAs - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Our patience is running out.
We've been clear with government: we're ready to negotiate as soon as they bring an improved wage offer. But instead of coming to the table, they're stalling-hurting workers, small businesses, and families across B.C.
To break the deadlock, we need to turn up the pressure on individual NDP MLAs in their own ridings. The NDP's majority is razor thin, and many MLAs ...
October 17, 2025
All PS members - Mediation begins tomorrow — and our solidarity remains our s...
Dear public service members,As we close our seventh week on strike, we have an update for you regarding mediation. After receiving a call from government yesterday requesting that the Public Service Bargaining Committee enter non-binding mediation, we can confirm that mediation will begin today at noon, and we expect it to continue through the weekend.
Government only called for mediation after...
October 16, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action across the province - BC General Employees' Union ...
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action across the province
BURNABY, B.C. – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is once again ramping up job action across the province as the provincial government continues to refuse to return to the bargaining table with a fair wage offer for public service workers.
As the Professional Employees' Association (P...
October 16, 2025
All PS members - Update on Meeting with Government this Morning - BC General ...
Dear Public Service members, We wanted to provide you with a quick update on ongoing developments. This morning, we met informally at the request of the government with George Heyman, Special Advisor to BC Minister of Finance, and a representative from the Premier's Office, as our goal remains to keep lines of communication open and to ensure your voices are heard at every opportunity. No barga...
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