NEWS & UPDATES
February 01, 2022
York House School Society - Ratification Vote Results - BC General Employees'...
Congratulations! The tentative agreement has ratified with 85% of voters in favour of ratification.
Next Steps:
The Employer now needs to ratify the agreement with the board. Once both parties have ratified, the changes to your agreement will come into effect. Negotiated wage increases for September 1, 2021 will be paid retroactively, and we will be working with the employer to establish a time...
January 31, 2022
Black History Month 2022 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
February is Black History Month, and the BCGEU is celebrating the contributions and legacy of Black Canadians throughout our history.
Since Black History Month was created 25 years ago, we have honoured the role that so many Black Canadians have played in society. Around this year’s celebrations, there has been a focus on those who have made an impact on Canadian politics, including Lincoln Ale...
January 24, 2022
York House School Society - Ratification Information Meeting and Vote - BC Ge...
On January 20, a new tentative agreement was reached for York House School Society. Your bargaining committee would like to invite members to a ratification meeting to review the ratification document and answer your questions before you cast your vote. Details on how to vote are included below. The ratification document is available here Ratification Meeting The bargaining committee has sched...
January 21, 2022
NTT Data Members Please Check Your Paystub - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Have you been paid Incorrectly? It has come to the Union’s attention that BCGEU members working for NTT may not have been paid correctly for the following 2021/2022 statutory holidays:
December 25, 2021
December 27, 2021
January 1, 2022
January 3, 2022
We understand members were paid at a whole range of DIFFERENT rates for these stat dates when they should have been paid at the SAME rate i...
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...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.