NEWS & UPDATES
November 28, 2023
Dogwood Initiative Bargaining Committee Members - BC General Employees' Union...
Congratulations to your two acclaimed (2) bargaining committee members. They are: Adam BaileyPaige Gorsak We will keep you updated as bargaining moves forward and please reach out if you have any questions. In solidarity, Andrea Mears, Staff RepresentativeCaelen Cook, 701 Local ChairDownload PDF of notice here UWU/MoveUP
November 23, 2023
BCIT - Support - Collective Agreement Officially Ratified! - BC General Emplo...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to advise that all parties have now ratified the renewal agreement, making the official ratification date: November 22, 2023.
Thank you to our Bargaining Committee for a good well done and to all of our members for your strong support throughout the process.
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November 20, 2023
We Want to See More Trans Elders - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Finch Issues Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance
This past year we've seen a disturbing rise in hate-driven attacks on the transgender community. The BCGEU's solidarity with transgender, gender-diverse workers, and all 2SLGBQTI+ community members is necessary and urgent-it's a lifeline, it's central to our values, and it's important to the wellbeing of our...
November 17, 2023
BCIT - Support - Tentative Agreement Ratified! - BC General Employees' Union ...
Voting by the membership is now completed and your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that the tentative agreement has been ratified by 96.8%!Additionally, the BCIT Board of Governors have ratified the agreement. The agreement must now be ratified by the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) but we do not anticipate any delay to that process. You will be advised when there is an...
November 14, 2023
RBC & BMO shareholders herald racial equity audit commitments - BC General Em...
Chartered banks are fourth and fifth to commit to independent assessment after successful shareholder engagement
BURNABY, B.C. | Nov. 14, 2023 – In back-to-back announcements, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) announced commitments to conduct independent racial equity audits, making them the fourth and fifth Canadian chartered banks to do so. These announcements come after ...
November 14, 2023
Native Courtworkers and Counselling Association of BC - Membership meetings -...
Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2024.
Join us at one of our lunchtime membership meetings to find out about the election of the bargaining committee, bargaining surveys and general timeline for negotiations to start.
Meetings will be held by ZOOM as follows:
Thursday, November 23
12:15 pm to 1 pm
Thursday, November 30
12:15 pm to 1 pm
To join these virtual meetings, pleas...
November 06, 2023
BCIT Instructors - Your Collective Agreement Has Been Ratified - BC General E...
We are pleased to announce that your new Collective Agreement has been ratified, with 91.2% voting in favour. Thank you to all who took the time to attend our Information Session, ask questions and vote on your agreement. Year one wage increases, and related retroactive pay adjustments, are expected to follow soon; however, exact dates are unknown at this time.Once the new Collective Agreement ...
November 06, 2023
Bargaining Update for Kenneth Gordon School Members - BC General Employees' ...
The Union and your Employers were scheduled to meet on October 26th, 2023. However, due to illness and some technical difficulties, the Union had to cancel that day of bargaining. To make up for it, we have scheduled an additional date for bargaining: November 16th, 2023. We have made significant progress with non-monetary proposals, and we hope to start negotiating monetary proposals soon. ...
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...
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