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May 21, 2024
Local 704 Meeting - June 4, 2024 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
COMPONENT: 7 -Education, Scientific,Technical & AdministrationLOCAL: 704 BCGEU MembersDATE: Tuesday June 4, 2024TIME: 5:30 pm – Dinner 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm – MeetingPLACE: Fraser Valley Area Office8555 198A St, Langley TWP
AGENDA
Call to order
Land acknowledgement
Reading of minutes – Rec. Sec.
Business arising from minutes
Communications
Convention report
Provincial executive report
Comp...
May 21, 2024
BCGEU expands Cariboo Region strike, calls on the Regional District to bargai...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2024BCGEU expands Cariboo Region strike, calls on the Regional District to bargain in good faith WILLIAMS LAKE - Cariboo Regional District workers, who have been fighting for a fair contract for months, expanded their strike action this morning. Forced by the Regional District's inaction, they are now picketing the library in Williams Lake and Quesnel's City Hall.Th...
May 16, 2024
BCGEU Emergency Relief Fund - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As we learn more details of the fast-moving wildfire threatening Fort Nelson, officials have placed almost 5,000 people under an evacuation order due to the wildfire affecting the Town of Fort Nelson and the Fort Nelson First Nation.We have hundreds of members like you living and working in the area, and our thoughts are with you and your families at this uncertain time.As one of B.C.'s largest...
May 14, 2024
Survey: Workplace Violence & Harassment - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Violence and harassment at work is a major problem in Canada, and a major concern for BCGEU members. To prevent and respond to this problem, we need to develop effective strategies based on data from workers like you. With the help of researchers at Western University, our union is surveying all 90,000+ members about experiences of violence and harassment in our workplaces. Will you complete th...
May 13, 2024
ANSPAYAXW COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING UPDATE - BC General Employees' Union (B...
Damkxw,We have now concluded two days of bargaining; May 7 and May 8. We were scheduled to also meet May 9 but that was unfortunately cancelled due to illness. We will be meeting again on May 22 and 27 and are canvassing for additional dates.As we are negotiating a first collective agreement that will establish your terms and conditions of employment including, wages, the Union's proposals (tab...
May 13, 2024
Cariboo Region District workers form picket line in Williams Lake - BC Genera...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2024Cariboo Regional District workers form picket line in Williams LakeWILLIAMS LAKE – Today (May 13), just under 50 BCGEU members who work at the Cariboo Regional District's (CRD's) main office in Williams Lake have decided to escalate their job action, moving from an overtime ban to a full strike in the fight for a fair deal.Starting at 8:00 am, only staff whose r...
May 10, 2024
Cariboo Regional District Workers Reject Employer’s Unfair Final Offer - BC ...
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May 10, 2024Cariboo Regional District Workers Reject Employer's Unfair Final Offer
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Yesterday, local government workers, who have been bargaining with the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) since January, blocked the Regional District's attempts to ram through a deal that would have threatened the workers' financial security and risked exacerbating recr...
May 08, 2024
BC Polling shows that the housing crisis has worsened, and a majority of resi...
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BC Polling shows that the housing crisis has worsened, and a majority of residents confirm that all levels of government need to enact further measures to fix it
Support for regulation and public investment in housing remains strong
BURNABY – An updated Research Co. poll shows that as the housing crisis worsened over the last two years, support for progressive...
May 07, 2024
ANSPAYAXW (KISPIOX) COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING UPDATE: MEMBER MEETING CALLED...
Damkxw,
As we wrote on April 19, 2024, we are meeting with the Employer this week (May 7, 8, and 9) to start bargaining for your first collective agreement. We have a called a Zoom member meeting for Thursday, May 9 to provide an update and answer any questions.
MEMBER MEETING (ZOOM)
Thursday, May 9
5:00 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact any member of your Bargaining Committee for the link ...
April 26, 2024
Day of Mourning: Joint statement from Shannon Salter (PSA) and Stephanie Smit...
This message was distributed to all employees of the BC Public Service Agency, including those who are BCGEU members.
Every year on April 28, we recognize the National Day of Mourning to remember those who have been injured, become ill or have tragically died in workplace incidents. Not only is this day an important opportunity to honour these individuals, it's also a means of reinforcing the c...
April 25, 2024
BCGEU meets with Minister, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills - BC Ge...
Re: BCGEU meets with Minister, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills On April 22, 2024, BCGEU president Stephanie Smith and I met with Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS). Also attending the meeting were BCGEU press secretary Danielle Marchand, BCGEU staff rep Laarni de los Reyes, and PSFS chief of staff, Eric Peters. This introductory meeting was orga...
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 ...
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