NEWS & UPDATES
November 10, 2022
BCIT – Faculty Bargaining Update - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Your bargaining committee has met with the employer for 10 bargaining sessions to date. We have made some progress on language and housekeeping proposals, and we expect to discuss more substantive and monetary proposals in January.
If you have any questions, please contact the bargaining committee.
In solidarity,
Steve Holding, Bargaining Committee MemberErich Moeller, Bargaining Committee Me...
November 08, 2022
Bargaining Committee for Native Education College (NEC) Members - BC General ...
At the close of nominations, Boyd Reynolds was declared elected by acclamation to the position of Bargaining Committee Chair for NEC. Boyd is the sole bargaining committee member. In the coming weeks, your bargaining committee and assigned staff negotiator will meet to prepare to resume negotiations with the Employer. As you may recall from previous bulletins, the parties have concluded negotia...
November 08, 2022
Local 703 Douglas College BCGEU Members - Steward Nominations - BC General Em...
Nominations are now open for 2 (two) steward positions at Douglas college. Stewards are the primary representatives of members and have an important role within the Union. Some of the roles of a steward are:
Helping co-workers interpret and understand their collective agreement.
Supporting co-workers in meetings with management.
Listening to co-workers about their issues.
Acting as a liaison b...
November 04, 2022
BCGEU Stands with Ontario CUPE Members - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU stands in solidarity with Ontario education workers We condemn the Doug Ford government for their callous attack on 55,000 education workers and their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.On Thursday, they made good on their reckless promise to pass legislation making it illegal for workers to strike and forcing a contract on them. Workers who disobey the ruling will b...
November 04, 2022
Winter School 2023 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Winter School 2023 will be taking place in-person! We are so excited that our communities will be able to come together, to learn and discuss with peers and colleagues at the upcoming Winter School. As we continue to work with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) on updating you with further details, please complete your registration application form to express your interest in attending. Please ...
November 01, 2022
Northern Lights College Support Local Bargaining Issues Survey - BC General E...
Friends,As we wrote in September, we have started developing proposals for local bargaining to renew your collective agreement with your Employer, Northern Lights College. The proposals will flow from the key priorities identified by the members – you. As a starting point, we are asking you to complete the bargaining survey found at the link below.LinkThe intention of the survey is to identify ...
October 31, 2022
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (support) - Bargaining update - BC General Employees'...
We met with the employer on Friday, October 28th during which they spoke to their financial situation. We are meeting with them again on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, to continue the conversation. As we anticipate that you will have questions, we have scheduled a Zoom member meeting (link below) for this same day, Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Please try to attend this important meet...
October 27, 2022
Tentative agreement reached for post-secondary instructors; local bargaining ...
Negotiation status
On October 26, 2022, after three days of negotiations in Vancouver, we reached a tentative agreement with the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) and representatives from five of our employers: Camosun College, Coast Mountain College, Northern Lights College, Okanagan College, and Selkirk College.
A BCGEU representative from Vancouver Island University (VIU) was ...
October 24, 2022
Bargaining for post-secondary instructors resumes Monday - update your contac...
Negotiations for the next common collective agreement for post-secondary instructors resumes October 24-28, 2022, in Burnaby. Please read this bulletin for important information about progress at the bargaining table and your next steps.Negotiation statusWe last wrote to you in April and, since that time, we have not met with the Employer. This week, we will be meeting with the Post-Secondary E...
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