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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.

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January 20, 2022

Needed urgently: OHS worker reps at BCIT - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Last November, we sent you bulletins with updates about changes to the OHS committee structure at the Burnaby BCIT Campus. We asked you to consider being a BCGEU OHS worker representative on one of ten new joint occupational health and safety (JOHS) committees. OHS reps, and the new committee structure, give BCGEU members a much stronger voice in making BCIT a safe and healthy place to work.The...

January 19, 2022

BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA) - Reminder of BCFMA Bargaining Committee...

This is a reminder that the following two members were nominated for one bargaining committee position out of VCO and so an election is required: Tim Gibson Steve Kitcher (The order of the candidates’ names has been randomized for this bulletin—they will appear in this same random order on the ballot.) The vote will be conducted using secure electronic voting. Members at VCO will receive an e...

January 19, 2022

Public Service Negotiations Scheduled to Commence - BC General Employees' Uni...

BCGEU President and Public Service Bargaining Committee Chair Stephanie Smith announced this week that negotiations aimed at reaching our 19th public service main and component collective agreements will kick off at the end of this month."I'm pleased that the BCGEU and the PSA will begin negotiations on January 31 well ahead of the March 31, 2022 expiry of the current collective agreements," sa...

January 18, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ADVOCACY - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

BCGEU HEADQUARTERS OFFICE  INTERNAL POSTINGJanuary 18, 2022     POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – ADVOCACY GRADE: LEVEL 3 - MoveUP AGREEMENT   An Administrative Assistant is required to assist secretarial and word processing functions for staff representatives, as well assist with the implementation of library projects. DUTIES:  General Advocacy administrative duties may include processing a...

January 17, 2022

Nomination for Local 710 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson 1st Vice Chairperson 2nd Vice Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary Member-at-Large Member-at-Large Member-at-Large Youth Worker Member-at-Large Equity Representative The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.  The de...

January 14, 2022

Nomination for Local 704 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson First Vice-Chairperson Second Vice-Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary Member at Large (3 positions) Member at Large Equity Worker Young Worker The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office. The deadline for nominations ...

January 12, 2022

Nomination for Local 712 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson First Vice-Chairperson Second Vice-Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary Member at Large Young Worker The term is three years. Information on these roles is attached HERE  Deadline to send nominations is:  February 11, 2022, at 6:00pm Nominations Close at the meeting:  Via Zoom or In person at the Ter...

January 12, 2022

Call for Nominations for Local 705 Executive - BC General Employees' Union (B...

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson 1st Vice Chairperson 2nd Vice Chairperson Treasurer Recording Secretary 2 Members-at-Large 1 Member–at-Large: Youth Worker (29 years of age or younger) 1 Member-at-Large: Equity and Diversity representative (must self-identify in at least one of four equity groups: Aboriginal, worker with disability, worke...

January 10, 2022

COVID-19 Safety And Omicron - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Our union is once again seeing an increase in COVID-19 numbers throughout the province, with 80% of the reported cases being attributed to the Omicron variant . On January 7, the PHO announced an order requiring businesses to return to COVID-19 Safety Plans. The situation is evolving daily and the BCGEU will be updating you as we get more information.The BCGEU will continue to advocate for meas...

January 10, 2022

Nomination for Local 709 Executive - 01102022 - BC General Employees' Union (...

Nominations are now open for the following positions on the local executive: Chairperson 1st Vice 2nd Vice Treasurer Recording Secretary Member at Large – 4 positions Young Worker The term is three years. Information on the responsibilities and activities of each office is available from your area office.  The deadline for nominations is:  Wednesday, February 9, 2022  If there is an electio...