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February 19, 2021
All BCGEU Members at People's Law School - Call for Nominations - BCGEU
We are calling for nominations to sit on the Bargaining committee for the upcoming round of negotiations with the Employer. There is one (1) position available. If there is more than one nomination submitted an election will be conducted. Deadline for the return of nominations is Friday, March 19 at 4:00 pm. Nominations forms may be returned by one of the following options:
In person at the ...
February 17, 2021
People's Law School - Steward nominations - BCGEU
Nominations are now open for one (1) steward position at your worksite.
What do stewards do?
Stewards provide support and advice to members who think they are being treated unfairly. They sign up new employees, provide information on BCGEU services and solve problems in the workplace. They conduct ratification votes and elections, and stewards keep members informed by distributing BCGEU informa...
February 17, 2021
BCGEU members ratify collective agreement with Protrans BC
A majority of the 180 Canada Line workers represented by the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) voted on Sunday in favour of ratifying their collective agreement with their employer, Protrans BC Operations Ltd., after reaching a tentative agreement on February 2, 2021.
The agreement was ratified after 13 months without a contract, more than 40 bargaining sessions and is the re...
February 16, 2021
Pension Seminar Information - BCGEU
Online pension seminars are available at any time for the Public Service Plans at:
MPP: https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/online-courses-and-webinars PSPP: https://pspp.pensionsbc.ca/online-courses-and-webinars College: https://college.pensionsbc.ca/online-courses-and-webinars
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February 02, 2021
No disruption to Canada Line as BCGEU reaches tentative agreement with Protra...
No disruption to Canada Line as BCGEU reaches tentative agreement with Protrans BCBURNABY - After 13 months without a contract and more than 40 bargaining sessions-including close to 40 hours since Sunday morning-members of the B.C. Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working on the Canada Line have reached a tentative deal with their employer. "Our members' goal has always been t...
February 01, 2021
BCGEU, Protrans BC to continue Canada Line talks - BCGEU
BURNABY, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES - Members of the B.C. Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for Protrans BC, operator of the Canada Line, are in a legal strike position as of 4 p.m. today. However, talks are scheduled into the evening and the union is holding off on job action while negotiations continue. The current contract expired in December 2019 and contract talks sta...
February 01, 2021
BCGEU members on Canada Line back at the table Monday morning - BCGEU
BURNABY, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES - Members of the B.C. Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for Protrans BC, operator of the Canada Line, are in a legal strike position as of 4 p.m. Monday afternoon. Seventeen hours of talks over the weekend brought the sides closer together, but did not result in a deal. The two sides will resume bargaining Monday morning with the hopes ...
January 29, 2021
Canada Line workers issue 72-hour strike notice - BCGEU
The B.C. Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) has issued a 72-hour strike notice to Protrans BC, operator of the Canada Line as of 4:00 p.m. today. This move follows four days of mediation last week and several months of negotiations in which no significant progress was made on three main issues: wage parity, improved sick leave and contract length.For the past year, Canada Line wo...
January 29, 2021
Advocating for you and B.C. education - BCGEU
Sometimes it can be difficult to see how our union advocates on your behalf. So much is going on and, often, it's behind the scenes. Because of that, I want to offer an example of our union advocacy in the K-12 education sector that may be of primary interest to members in our component.
On January 18, our union president, Stephanie Smith, our rep, Shannon Murray, and I, met with new Minister ...
January 28, 2021
Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures) - Steward Nominations at all Worksites - ...
Nominations are now open for a Shop Steward at Dogwood Initiative.
The deadline for submission of nominations (form attached) is:
Monday February 22, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Nomination forms must be submitted by email to [email protected]
Newly elected stewards are entitled to training at the Union's expense, including paid leave from work and ongoing support from the Union.
In solidarity,
Andrea ...
January 28, 2021
Vancouver Talmud Torah School - Bargaining Update – Bargaining Continues - B...
In January, Andrea Davis left our bargaining team and has been replaced by Selena Kongpreecha. Some of you may remember her from when we held membership meetings in preparation for bargaining. She worked with our bargaining team to prepare for negotiations and attended the first session with our Employer. We welcome Selena, and thank Andrea for all her work with us and wish her well.
Since our ...
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