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June 14, 2024
Local 0710 Annual General Meeting - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
**Meeting REMINDER, see attached documents for discussion**COMPONENT: EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVELOCAL: All BCGEU members - Local 0710DATE: June 18, 2024TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 pmPLACE: VIA ZOOM ONLYLocal 0710 Annual General MeetingAGENDA
In attendance:Regrets:Call to Order:Land Acknowledgement:Approval of the agenda:Approval of previous minutes: February 7, 2024 Minutes
Busi...
June 14, 2024
Guru Nanak Education Society of BC (Sikh Academy) - Town Hall Meeting Resched...
The Union is holding a Town Hall meeting at the Sikh Academy school has been changed to next Friday, June 21, to provide information surrounding the topics of bargaining, stewards, new member orientations and answer questions you may have.Please join us at 3:45pm.In solidarityHeather TurnerStaff RepresentativeDownload PDF of notice here
UWU/MoveUP
June 13, 2024
C7 Members working for an Employer who Primarily Service Indigenous Persons -...
We are still looking for a Component 7 Representative for the new Indigenous Sector Council. ("Sector Council"). Please refer to the original bulletin for details regarding the new Sector Council here.BCGEU members working for the following employers are eligible to be elected to the Sector Council.
Employer
Local
Anspayaxw School Society
0712
Coast Tsimshian Academy of Lax Kw'alaams
071...
June 12, 2024
As the CRD grasps at straws, striking workers hold the line for fair wages -...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 11, 2024As the CRD grasps at straws, striking workers hold the line for fair wages WILLIAMS LAKE (Traditional territory of the Williams Lake Band, home to the Secwepemc people) – It's week four of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) strike, and instead of taking the necessary steps to end job action by amending its last wage offer and negotiating in good faith, the CRD...
June 12, 2024
Guru Nanak Education Society of BC (Sikh Academy) - Town Hall Meeting - BC Ge...
To: All 704 BCGEU Members at Guru Nanak Education Society of BC (Sikh Academy)
Re: Town Hall Meeting
The Union is holding a Town Hall meeting at the Sikh Academy school on Friday, June 14TH, to provide information surrounding the topics of bargaining, stewards, new member orientations and answer questions you may have.
Please join us at 3:45pm.
In solidarity
Heather Turner
Staff Represen...
June 10, 2024
Members at Vancouver Talmud Torah School - Tentative Agreement - BC General E...
Dear Teachers, It's with great excitement that we share with you that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer for the 2023-2026 Collective Agreement. Since we received the results of the faculty survey, we have focused our proposals on the priorities identified by our members. Salary increase and workload issues have been at the forefront of our discussions. Some highlights fr...
June 10, 2024
BCGEU issues statement on the CRD’s strong-arm tactics - BC General Employee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 10, 2024BCGEU issues statement on the CRD's strong-arm tactics WILLIAMS LAKE – The union representing striking Cariboo Regional District (CRD) workers says that the Regional District's upper management has a responsibility to its staff and the entire community to adjust its last offer and bargain fairly for an improved contract that will serve the needs of all resident...
June 07, 2024
LeadNow Society - Tentative Agreement Ratified - BC General Employees' Union ...
We are pleased to inform you that 100% of participating members have supported the tentative agreement.
This result was only possible because of your ongoing patience and solidarity throughout the process. This was truly a collective success, and we thank you for your support throughout.
We are currently waiting to hear the outcome of your Employer's ratification vote and will update you as...
June 05, 2024
BCGEU supports students’ right to campus protest
The right to peaceful protest in public places like university and college campuses is legally enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Students, staff and faculty at Canadian universities are entitled to the peaceful expression of their opinions. Campuses across the province have a responsibility to protect the safety of protesting students, as well as their right to free spee...
June 05, 2024
BCGEU says the Regional District is prolonging the strike, hurting whole comm...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 5, 2024BCGEU says the Regional District is prolonging the strike, hurting whole community WILLIAMS LAKE - It's Day 18 of the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) strike, and the union representing picketing workers says the CRD's upper management is refusing to return to the table with a deal that's in-line with what workers or the community needs, which is putting vital se...
June 04, 2024
Update: Local 704 Union Meeting - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
COMPONENT: 7 -Education, Scientific,Technical & AdministrationLOCAL: 704 BCGEU Members (KPU, KSA, Sikh Academy, Southpointe, NDP MLA Offices, Lactanet, and Native Court Workers)DATE: Tuesday June 4, 2024TIME: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm – MeetingPLACE: Fraser Valley Area Office 8555 198A St, Langley TWP
Update: This meeting has been changed to via Zoom only. Please see the Zoom link below.
AGENDA...
June 03, 2024
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board - Bargaining Update – Tentative Agreement Reached - BC G...
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer on a new collective agreement.Full details of the many changes and improvements in agreement will be shared with the membership at the Ratification Meeting / Voting scheduled for:
Date: Friday, June 7, 2024
Time: 1:30 pm
Where: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board - Cultural Building
Voting opens i...
June 01, 2024
Our newly elected executive committee - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Our union's 52nd constitutional convention has just adjourned. Since the call to order on Wednesday evening, nearly 600 delegates representing every region and component debated and passed a wide range of resolutions, which will help shape the direction of our union for the next three years.Members also elected our union's new Executive Committee. We are pleased today to share that the followin...
May 29, 2024
BC’s fastest growing union kicks off leadership-defining convention - BC Gene...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2024 BC's fastest growing union kicks off leadership-defining conventionVANCOUVER-Almost 600 delegates from across the province are gathered today for the start of the 52nd Convention of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU). Over the next three days at the triennial event, delegates will determine the direction of their union by voting on policy resolutions and ...
May 27, 2024
ANSPAYAXW COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING UPDATE MAY 27, 2024 - BC General Employ...
Damkxw,We once again met with the Employer on May 22ndconcluding three days of bargaining. We are scheduled to meet again on June 14th and are canvassing for additional dates.The Employer has not finished presenting its responses to the Union's proposals as tabled by us on May 7th. Despite that we have been able to agree on some standard collective agreement language such as establishing the gr...
May 27, 2024
LeadNow Society - Tentative Agreement Reached - BC General Employees' Union (...
We are very pleased to announce that after five productive days of bargaining with the employer, we have reached a tentative agreement.Details of the tentative agreement will be provided at the information meeting on Monday June 3, 2024 from 12:30pm – 2:00pm PST. This meeting will be held via Zoom.The ratification vote will be conducted via E-Vote, which will commence immediately following the ...
May 21, 2024
Local 704 Meeting - June 4, 2024 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
COMPONENT: 7 -Education, Scientific,Technical & AdministrationLOCAL: 704 BCGEU MembersDATE: Tuesday June 4, 2024TIME: 5:30 pm – Dinner 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm – MeetingPLACE: Fraser Valley Area Office8555 198A St, Langley TWP
AGENDA
Call to order
Land acknowledgement
Reading of minutes – Rec. Sec.
Business arising from minutes
Communications
Convention report
Provincial executive report
Comp...
May 21, 2024
BCGEU expands Cariboo Region strike, calls on the Regional District to bargai...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2024BCGEU expands Cariboo Region strike, calls on the Regional District to bargain in good faith WILLIAMS LAKE - Cariboo Regional District workers, who have been fighting for a fair contract for months, expanded their strike action this morning. Forced by the Regional District's inaction, they are now picketing the library in Williams Lake and Quesnel's City Hall.Th...
May 16, 2024
BCGEU Emergency Relief Fund - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
As we learn more details of the fast-moving wildfire threatening Fort Nelson, officials have placed almost 5,000 people under an evacuation order due to the wildfire affecting the Town of Fort Nelson and the Fort Nelson First Nation.We have hundreds of members like you living and working in the area, and our thoughts are with you and your families at this uncertain time.As one of B.C.'s largest...
May 14, 2024
Survey: Workplace Violence & Harassment - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Violence and harassment at work is a major problem in Canada, and a major concern for BCGEU members. To prevent and respond to this problem, we need to develop effective strategies based on data from workers like you. With the help of researchers at Western University, our union is surveying all 90,000+ members about experiences of violence and harassment in our workplaces. Will you complete th...
May 13, 2024
ANSPAYAXW COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING UPDATE - BC General Employees' Union (B...
Damkxw,We have now concluded two days of bargaining; May 7 and May 8. We were scheduled to also meet May 9 but that was unfortunately cancelled due to illness. We will be meeting again on May 22 and 27 and are canvassing for additional dates.As we are negotiating a first collective agreement that will establish your terms and conditions of employment including, wages, the Union's proposals (tab...
May 13, 2024
Cariboo Region District workers form picket line in Williams Lake - BC Genera...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2024Cariboo Regional District workers form picket line in Williams LakeWILLIAMS LAKE – Today (May 13), just under 50 BCGEU members who work at the Cariboo Regional District's (CRD's) main office in Williams Lake have decided to escalate their job action, moving from an overtime ban to a full strike in the fight for a fair deal.Starting at 8:00 am, only staff whose r...
May 10, 2024
Cariboo Regional District Workers Reject Employer’s Unfair Final Offer - BC ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2024Cariboo Regional District Workers Reject Employer's Unfair Final Offer
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Yesterday, local government workers, who have been bargaining with the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) since January, blocked the Regional District's attempts to ram through a deal that would have threatened the workers' financial security and risked exacerbating recr...
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