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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.

NEWS & UPDATES

August 02, 2019

Themis Program Management & Consulting Ltd. - bargaining committee - BCGEU

Ballots for the election for the Kamloops Office Representative have been counted. We can now announce the complete BCGEU bargaining committee for Themis as follows: Victoria Office Representative (Local 701) – Steve Kitcher Burnaby Office Representative (Local 703) – Brenda McIntyre Kamloops Office Representative (Local 705) – Debra Calder In the coming weeks, the Bargaining Committee wil...

July 31, 2019

Housing activists hail Burnaby's 'robust' tenant relocation plan - BCGEU

Proposed policy would guarantee temporary accommodation to renters displaced by renovictions and demovictions. Their signs and T-shirts read "tenant power" and "end demovictions." There were speeches, cheers and chants. It was a familiar scene outside Burnaby City Hall – the battlefield between housing activists and local politicians in recent years – but Monday was different.  Read full articl...

July 30, 2019

Bargaining Committee Election Update for Themis Program Management & Consulti...

One of the two candidates to represent the Themis Burnaby office on the Bargaining Committee has withdrawn from the election. Brenda McIntyre has therefore been declared elected by acclamation. She joins Steve Kitcher who was previously elected by acclamation to represent the Victoria office. Voting continues only for members based out of the Kamloops office to elect the Kamloops Office Represe...

July 25, 2019

Your new member ID card is almost in the mail - BCGEU

We are excited to announce that BCGEU Member ID cards are about to get smarter! Just like your transit pass or credit card, your new ID will now have computer chip technology which will enable us keep moving forward as a union with the ability to use contactless "tap" technology to sign into BCGEU meetings and events. We're excited about all the projects we'll be rolling out in the coming years...

July 19, 2019

Vancouver Talmud Torah School - new bargaining commitee - BCGEU

The call for nominations for one Bargaining Committee Chair and two Bargaining Committee members closed at end of business day yesterday. We received one nomination for the Bargaining Committee Chair and two nominations for Bargaining Committee members, so all positions have been acclaimed as follows: Jessie Claudio – Bargaining Committee Member Tamsin Morrell – Bargaining Committee Member Ker...

July 19, 2019

‘Restore balance to the system’ BCGEU tells workers’ compensation review - BCGEU

BURNABY, July 19, 2019 – Today the BC Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) provided its written submission to the B.C. workers' compensation system review. The provincial government initiated the review in response to years of advocacy by workers and their unions to make the system more worker-centered. "The workers' compensation system was created as a compromise between the inter...

July 17, 2019

NEC bargaining committee election - BCGEU

Please disregard the previous bulletin sent on July 17, 2019. Voting is not required for the NEC bargaining committee. We apologize for any inconvenience. At the close of nominations, the following candidates were all declared elected by acclamation: Bargaining Committee Chair Sue Arnault Bargaining Committee Members Pooran Qasimi Etovre Vese In the coming weeks, the NEC bargaining committe...

July 16, 2019

Fort St. John Public Library Agreement Ratification - BCGEU

Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce the ratification of the Collective Agreement. The Committee would like to thank you for your support and assistance during this set of negotiations. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact any member of the Committee. In solidarity, Tanya Boyd, Bargaining Committee ChairAmy von Stackelberg, Bargaining Committee MemberLorraine Brooks,...

July 15, 2019

BCGEU statement opposing Quebec Bill 21 – religious symbol ban - BCGEU

On behalf of 79,000 members, including over 33,000 public service workers in B.C., the BCGEU condemns the decision of the Coalition Avenir Quebec Government to pass Bill 21 in Quebec which bans the wearing of religious symbols by public service workers in a position of authority. Any public employee should have the freedom to express their religious and spiritual beliefs in a safe and secure en...

July 15, 2019

Call for Nominations for Three (3) Silliker JR Laboratories bargaining commit...

We are calling for nominations to sit on the bargaining committee for the upcoming round of negotiations with the Employer. There are three (3) positions to be filled. If more than three (3) nominations are submitted, an election will be conducted. Deadline for the return of nominations isFriday, August 16, 2019 at 5:00pm. Nomination forms may be returned by one of the following options: In pe...