NEWS & UPDATES
June 20, 2018
Tentative agreement for the Public Service - BCGEU
After five weeks of negotiations, the BCGEU has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the B.C. Government for members working in direct government service. The Public Service Bargaining Committee is recommending that members vote in favour of the agreement.
On ratification, all changes to the tentative 18th Public Service Agreement will take effect after the expiry of the current agreem...
June 20, 2018
BCGEU Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day - BCGEU
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day- a special day for all communities to celebrate, recognize, and honour the achievements, history and cultures of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada. The BCGEU is proud to stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and to reaffirm our commitment to lasting and meaningful reconciliation. We invite you to join us in marking this day with c...
June 20, 2018
2018 Scholarships awards announced - BCGEU
The union's Education and Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 awards for full and part-time post-secondary students. In all, $60,000 in scholarships will be awarded, with 26 full-time awards of $2,000 and eight awards of $1,000. Winners include BCGEU members and family members, all starting or continuing their post-secondary education.
"We thank everyone who sub...
June 19, 2018
Advanced Notice Of Nominations For VIU Bargaining Committee - BCGEU
This is advance notice to BCGEU members at Vancouver Island University of important opportunities. Some members of bargaining committees have described it as being the most valuable professional development they have experienced.The collective agreement between Vancouver Island University and the BCGEU is scheduled for renewal by March 31, 2019. If negotiations are not concluded by March 31, 20...
June 19, 2018
Local 710 K-12 Sector Reaches Tentative Agreement - BCGEU
The K-12 Presidents Council executive board is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement was reached between the K-12 Provincial Bargaining Council (PBC) and the British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) late Thursday evening on a provincial framework agreement. The three-year agreement takes effect on July 1, 2019 and remains in effect until June 30, 2022.
Highlights...
June 18, 2018
BCGEU signs declaration asking provincial government not to renew fish farm t...
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) stands with B.C. fishing communities, scientists, business leaders and Indigenous groups in signing the "Declaration in Defence of Wild Salmon," which includes asking the provincial government not to renew 20 fish farm tenures in the Broughton Archipelago, set to expire on June 20, 2018.
"Healthy wild salmon stocks are essential to the heal...
June 18, 2018
National Indigenous Day 2018 Events Around the Province - BCGEU
Please click the links below to find events in your area!
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Northern BC
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Greater Vancouver Regional District
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Vancouver Island
National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Interior
UWU/MoveUP
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Northern BC - BCGEU
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout the Northern BC:
Event
Location
Details
BURNS LAKELake Babine Nation and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation, BCJune 21, 201810:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Burns Lake Spirit Square
The National Indigenous Peoples Day Annual Parade will be taking place with all si...
June 15, 2018
KPU Bargaining committee results - BCGEU
The nominations for the positions of bargaining committee chair and bargaining committee members have closed. The following members have been acclaimed to the bargaining committee:
Bargaining committee chair – Nicki Pearson
Bargaining committee member – Christopher Miller
Bargaining committee member – Curtis Flaterud
Bargaining committee member – Jeff Brown
Bargaining committee member (alterna...
June 15, 2018
CSSBA reaches tentative agreements for community social services workers - BCGEU
The Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers' Association (CSSEA) have reached a tentative agreement on three-year collective agreements for General Services and Community Living. These agreements provide significant compensation increases for workers in this sector while meeting the government mandate of improving the services British...
June 15, 2018
Community Bargaining Association reaches tentative agreement for workers in c...
The Community Bargaining Association (CBA) and the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement. The BCGEU represents the majority of unionized workers in the community health sector. "We've made substantial gains in a number of key areas. We're very happy with the tentative agreement. We're confident members in commun...
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Interior - BCGEU
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout the Interior:
Event
Location
Details
BOSTON BARBoston Bar First Nation celebrationJune 21, 201810:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Boston Bar, BC, First Nation in the Tuckkwiowhum Village Longhouse
Boston Bar First Nation is hosting our annual event. Terry Philips, cultural s...
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Greater Vancouver Regional Distri...
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout the GVRD:
Event
Location
Details
ABBOTSFORDNational Indigenous Peoples DayJune 21, 20182:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Thunderbird Memorial Square, 2788 Sumas Mountain Road, Abbotsford, BC. Plaza in front of Clearbrook Library.
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day at th...
June 15, 2018
Join us for National Indigenous Day, 2018 - Vancouver Island - BCGEU
Join BCGEU and our community partners as we commemorate National Indigenous Day at a variety of locations throughout Vancouver Island:
Event
Location
Details
CAMPBELL RIVERNorth Island Métis Nation celebration, June 21, 201810:00 AM – 4:30
123Aa-740 Robron Road, Campbell River, Gathering at the Big House and march to Spirit Square
BBQ, Teepee, Elders, beading display and work f...
June 13, 2018
BCGEU reaches tentative agreement for public service workers - BCGEU
The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the B.C. Public Service Agency (PSA) for members working in direct government service. "It's been an intensive round of negotiations, sometimes stretching into the early morning hours, but we're pleased to have reached an agreement for our public service members," said BCGEU p...
June 13, 2018
B.C. public service agency, union reach tentative collective agreement - BCGEU
VANCOUVER-The B.C. Public Service Agency has reached a tentative collective agreement with the union representing government employees, nine months before their existing contract was set to expire.
The government announced the formation of a three-year tentative agreement in a news release Wednesday afternoon. It's the first agreement to be formed under the NDP government's Sustainable Services...
June 13, 2018
B.C. government reaches tentative three-year deal with public service workers...
The agreement with the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union calls for general wage hikes in each year of the deal. It also provides for targeted increases for specific jobs to help recruit and retain workers, union president Stephanie Smith said in an interview.
"We were optimistic about going into bargaining with a government who seems to have a mandate that's in alignment with us, whi...
June 11, 2018
Local 703 Members at Silliker JR Laboratories ULC - Ratification Meeting - BCGEU
The Union is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached with Silliker JR Laboratories ULC for a new collective agreement.
The Union will be holding a ratification meeting to allow members to learn the details of and vote on the tentative agreement as follows:
Date:Tuesday, June 19, 2018Time:1:30 pm – 2:30 pmLocation:Silliker Lab – Break Room
A package with the changes and d...
June 11, 2018
Casino workers petition BCLC for fairness - BCGEU
Workers rallying at BCLC offices on Monday at 12:30pm
(Vancouver) - Members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at casinos are petitioning BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) on Monday, June 11 asking them to ensure fairness in wages and working conditions at casinos across the province.
Workers from several BC casinos will gather outside the BCLC office at 2940 Virtual ...
June 08, 2018
Vancouver Talmud Torah School BCGEU Stewards needed – You are the Union! - BCGEU
Further to the union worksite meeting on May 15 last, the Union is opening nominations for Union stewards at Vancouver Talmud Torah School.
The Union is only as strong as VTT members decide. You need to know your rights, and stand up for them.Stewards are the eyes and ears of the Union at the worksite. They are workplace leaders.Stewards know and help enforce the collective agreement and assis...
June 08, 2018
Workers vote to strike at Gateway Okanagan Casinos - BCGEU
An astounding 93.1% vote in favour of strike action
Over 675 members of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working at Gateway Casinos in the Okanagan voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action against their employer this week.
In a vote held from June 4 to 6, over 88% of Gateway staff in casinos in Kelowna, Kamloops, Penticton and Vernon came out and voted 93.1% ...
June 07, 2018
Parents stunned to learn Downtown Eastside daycare to close - BCGEU
The sudden closure of a downtown Vancouver daycare centre has upset parents and raised questions about the timing of the decision. Angela Giannoulis, whose three-year-old son Nikolas has been attending the Phil Bouvier Centre for two years, says the idea of a closure is heartbreaking. "The relief to know that while you are at work your child is being lovingly cared for … and to think that's bei...
June 07, 2018
Parents raise questions after daycare's decision to close - BCGEU
Parents and union officials are raising questions about a prominent East Vancouver daycare's decision to close its doors just days after its workers applied to join a union. The Vancouver Native Health Society, which runs the Phil Bouvier Family Centre daycare, sent a letter Monday citing "problems and hardships" for the closure. "As a not-for-profit society, there is only so much we can do wit...
June 05, 2018
Native Education College (NEC) Worksite Meeting and Bargaining Update - BCGEU
When: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Where Native Education College – Room 210
BCGEU members at Native Education College are invited to a Union worksite meeting during the lunch hour on Tuesday, June 19.
During the meeting, the Union will provide an update on bargaining with your Employer.
We also want to remind BCGEU members at NEC of their rights under the collective agreement, i...
June 04, 2018
Local 0703 Support Striking Hard Rock Casino Workers In Coquitlam! - BCGEU
Over 400 BCGEU members at Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam have been on strike since May 11 – three whole weeks! - fighting for fair wages, benefits and respect at work.
After months of negotiations, their employer has failed accept reasonable proposals made by workers that include better wages, benefits, dependable work hours and respect. Many Hard Rock workers haven't received a wage increase i...
June 04, 2018
Vocational Instructors Members at Okanagan College Bargaining Committee - BCGEU
The nomination process for the Bargaining Committee at Okanagan College (Vocational Instructors) ended on May 30, 2018 and an election is not required. Here is the result of the nominations and the members of your Bargaining Committee:
Bargaining Committee Chairperson: Cameron McRobb Bargaining Committee Member:Ardiss StuttersBargaining Committee Member:Marliss MagasBargaining Committee Member:...
June 04, 2018
Support Members at Okanagan College Bargaining Committee - BCGEU
The nomination process for the Bargaining Committee at Okanagan College (Support) ended on May 30, 2018 and an election is not required. Here is the result of the nominations and the members of your Bargaining Committee:
Bargaining Committee Chairperson: Marcel Beerkens
Bargaining Committee Member: Yvonne Caldwell
Barga...