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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.
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...
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 ...
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...
We are pleased to announce the results of the Elections for the Local 0710 Executive for the vacant positions that closed on October 15, 2022. NOTE: The below chart shows all of the current Local Executive members, with those recently nominated and acclaimed shown in red.
In solidarity,
Tanya Boyd, ChairpersonAngie Panoulias, Staff Representative
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 18, 2022B.C.'s public service members ratify collective agreementBURNABY, B.C. – Over a two-week voting period, members of the BCGEU's (BC General Employees' Union) public service bargaining unit voted 53.4 per cent in favour of the tentative agreement reached with B.C.'s Public Service Agency (PSA) on September 6. More than 71 per cent of eligible members voted in ...
The newly ratified agreement is now in effect as the 19th Main Agreement between the B.C. Public Service Agency and the BC General Employees' Union
The previous public service agreement – the 18th Main Agreement – took effect April 1, 2019 and expired on March 31, 2022.
The BCGEU is the only union covered by this agreement.
Employer: Public Service Agency
BCGEU members covered: approximatel...
WHAT: Members of the BC General Employees' Union's (BCGEU) public service bargaining unit have ratified a new collective agreement with the provincial government.
The deal was ratified by a vote of 53.4% with over 71% of eligible members voting.Voting on the tentative agreement was open for two weeks, closing at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 17, 2022. The tentative deal was reached in early Septemb...
Your BCGEU bargaining committee and employer continued negotiations to renew the collective agreement on October 13th and 14th. The parties have reached agreement and signed off on 17 non‑monetary proposals. A similar number of non-monetary proposals remains outstanding. The parties will begin monetary negotiations after reaching agreement or impasse on the remaining non-monetary proposals. Add...
Your bargaining committee began negotiations with the employer to renew the collective agreement on September 12th. We tabled a complete proposal package that reflected your priorities for equitable wages that will keep up with the rising cost of living and help you get ahead. The parties were scheduled to meet again on September 13th and instead used that time to review one another's proposals...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),
Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.