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COMPONENT 7 - EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

Component 7 includes members who work in colleges and institutes as instructors and support staff, in private environmental testing laboratories, legal services, and other related fields.

Employers include community colleges, the B.C. Institute of Technology, the Justice Institute of B.C., private labs, BC NDP Caucus and Constituency Offices, legal services to the public and many more.

NEWS & UPDATES

March 01, 2023

BCGEU community health workers ratify three-year deal - BC General Employees...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2023  BCGEU community health workers ratify three-year deal  BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The member unions of the Community Bargaining Association (CBA) have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is the lead union representing 13,000...

February 28, 2023

Notice of Guru Nanak Education Society of BC Member Information Meeting and ...

ਇਹ ਇਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ।  Friends, Attached to this bulletin is your tentative first collective agreement that you will be voting on immediately following a member information meeting scheduled for March 7th.  The vote will be in-person immediately following the meeting.  Member Meeting InformationDate: Tuesday, March 7thTime: 4:00 p.m. to 7:...

February 22, 2023

Northern Lights College Support - Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' ...

To: All BCGEU Members at Northern Lights College SupportRe: Bargaining Update Friends, We are writing to provide a further update regarding the progress of negotiations for the renewal of your 2019-2022 collective agreement.We exchanged proposals with the Employer on Monday, February 6, 2023, finding that we had many areas in common, including our concern about services to students. We continue...

February 21, 2023

Vancouver Talmud Torah School - Bargaining Committee Nominations – Three (3) ...

As the collective agreement with your Employer expires on August 31, 2023, we are preparing for the upcoming round of collective bargaining.The Union needs your help and participation in the preparations and bargaining process. The first step is to elect a union bargaining committee which will negotiate the new collective agreement with the employer bargaining committee. You will need to elect ...

February 17, 2023

BC Family Maintenance Agency Tentative Agreement Ratifies - BC General Employ...

Your bargaining committee is pleased to advise that the tentative agreement was ratified this morning with a vote that was 83% in favour. The next steps are for a draft collective agreement to be produced and proofed by the bargaining committee, union and the employer. When the agreement has been signed by the parties, copies will be distributed to all members.I would like to take this opportu...

February 10, 2023

Area 04 Local Leadership Training Part 1 & 2 - BC General Employees' Union (B...

Area 04 Local Leadership Training Part 1 & 2 **Part 1: online (1-day) -  CHOOSE ONE OF March 30, April 5 OR April 14, 2023 &Part 2 – In-person (2-day) - April 17 & 18, 2023  Area 04 Local Executive Leadership Training will be held in two parts. Part 1 is an all-day online webinar. You will have a choice of one of the three dates listed above. Part 2 is a two-day in-person training s...

February 09, 2023

Legal Services Society (Legal Aid BC) - Bargaining Committee Nominations - BC...

To: All BCGEU Members at Legal Services Society (Legal Aid BC)Re: Bargaining Committee Nominations Your Collective Agreement expires on March 31, 2023 and your union is now assisting you in electing a bargaining committee. It is a three person committee consisting of one Bargaining Committee Chair and two Bargaining Committee Members. This is an opportunity for any BCGEU member in good standing...

February 08, 2023

School District 59 - Update on Bargaining - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

To: All BCGEU Members of School District 59Re: Update on Bargaining Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached. Ratification meetings will take place during the week of February 13, 2023. We encourage you to watch your emails for further communication on ratification meetings details.   In solidarity, Kathy Fossum, Bargaining Committee ChairRhon...

February 08, 2023

C7 Post-Secondary Support Staff - Change to coordinated ratification voting ...

Update on tentative agreement ratification: Members will now vote to ratify as soon as each local agreement is reached.   Douglas College and Justice Institute of B.C. will conduct ratification voting soon; five other units are currently bargaining or will begin soon. Details below.   An important note: If you haven't already done so, please provide our union with your personal contact informat...

February 08, 2023

Okanagan College - Security breach at Okanagan College - BC General Employee...

You are receiving this bulletin because you are a BCGEU member working at Okanagan College.  As you're likely aware, Okanagan College was victim to a cyber-attack in early January and the thieves have information about students and staff. As your union representatives, we want you to know the following: We do not have further information about the attack but we are working with the employer to ...

February 06, 2023

Nineteen thousand workers in community social services reach tentative agreem...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 6, 2023 Nineteen thousand workers in community social services reach tentative agreementBURNABY, B.C.- Following one year of negotiations, the Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA), made up of about 19,000 union members provincewide, has reached a tentative agreement with the Community Social Services Employers’ Association (CSSEA). The agr...

February 03, 2023

BC Family Maintenance Agency - Ratification vote scheduled - BC General Emplo...

Your bargaining committee met with the employer on January 26th and 27th, 2023 and reached a tentative agreement to bring back for you to vote on. Full details are provided in the attached document. A zoom meeting to answer questions has been set for Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.. Your bargaining committee is recommending acceptance of the offer. This vote will be conducted using se...

February 02, 2023

Bureau Veritas Canada Bargaining Committee Election - BC General Employees' U...

Your current collective agreement expires on March 31, 2023, and the Union is beginning preparations to conduct negotiations for a renewal agreement. Therefore, a new bargaining committee must be elected to represent all BCGEU members of Bureau Veritas Canada (2019) Inc. The union bargaining committee will consist of three employees with no more than one employee from any department.Nominations...