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August 14, 2023
Legal Aid BC (Legal Services Society) Collective Agreement Ratified - BC Gene...
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that the tentative agreement has been ratified by the bargaining unit! Members voted 79% in favour of ratification. We are pleased to report that your Employer has now also ratified the tentative collective agreement. The renewed 2023 to 2026 collective agreement is therefore in effect as of August 14, 2023. It will take some time for the parties...
August 14, 2023
Letter to MGEU Workers - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Dear MGEU liquor workers, On behalf of the B.C. General Employees' Union, I write to you to share an expression of solidarity as you stand on the line fighting for a new agreement with wages that reflect the rising cost of living. I know that you, and workers across the country, have seen your wages significantly eroded by inflation and that the government offer of a two per cent increase for e...
August 14, 2023
Members at Kispiox Community School - Election of Bargaining Committee
FINAL REMINDERKISPIOX COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS CLOSE TODAY, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m.NOMINATION FORM CAN BE FOUND HERE
The bargaining committee will negotiate the first collective agreement with the Employer. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the Union staff representative and other elected leaders to help ensure their voices are heard and inte...
August 04, 2023
Members at BC NDP MLAS (Constituency Assistants) - REMINDER: Bargaining Survey
Please take some time to fill out the bargaining survey here. Our bargaining committee will review the surveys in August and begin the proposal development process. The deadline to fill out the survey is 4:00 p.m. on August 7th.To help ensure you receive a copy of future updates, please provide a personal email address to the BCGEU at https://my.bcgeu.ca/signup. If we already have an email add...
August 01, 2023
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – ELECTION OF KISPIOX COMMUNITY SCHOOL BARGAINING COMMIT...
Damkxw,
Nominations are now open for a bargaining committee to negotiate the first collective agreement with the Employer. Members elect a bargaining committee to work with the Union staff representative and other elected leaders to help ensure their voices are heard and interests are protected and advanced through the bargaining process. The bargaining committee has three member positions. If ...
July 27, 2023
Fort St. John Public Library - Steward Nominations BCGEU - BC General Employe...
Please Post notice and nomination form on Union bulletin board Steward nominations are now open for Fort St. John Public Library.Nominations are now open and close at midnight on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Please email, fax or mail your nomination forms to: Email: [email protected]: 250-785-004810147 100 Ave. Fort St. John, BC V1J 1Y7(back door drop box available) If you have any qu...
July 27, 2023
Okanagan College - Vocational Instructors - Collective Agreement Ratifies! - ...
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to report that the ratification vote is now completed and 98.6% of voting members were in favour of the collective agreement.
Thank you for your strong support during the bargaining process.
In solidarity,
Your bargaining committee:
Cam McRobb, Bargaining Unit ChairpersonNicole Davis, Bargaining Committee MemberNatasha Befus, Bargaining Committee MemberLei...
July 25, 2023
BCGEU condemns City of Vancouver’s decision to allow Yaletown OPS to close - ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 25, 2023BCGEU condemns City of Vancouver's decision to allow Yaletown OPS to close BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – The City of Vancouver's decision last week to allow the lease at Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) in Yaletown to expire in March 2024 will put lives at risk at a time when harm reduction services are needed more than ever. "We are i...
July 20, 2023
Ans’Payaxw School Society-Kispiox Community School - Bargaining update - BC G...
Damkxw,
As you are likely aware, on May 11, 2023 the BCGEU was certified as your bargaining agent to represent you in all matters related to your terms and conditions of employment. We now need to start preparing to negotiate your first collective agreement. Although we are excited to begin, we were delayed by your Employer's refusal to comply with its legal requirements to provide contact info...
July 19, 2023
The Tranquille Occupation: 40 year anniversary - BC General Employees' Union...
Statement from BCGEU President Stephanie Smith
Forty years after the dramatic worker occupation of the Tranquille Institution, its impact is still as meaningful and significant as it was then. It's a story of courage and a story of collective action.
Worker power cannot be understated: the historic 22-day occupation of Tranquille is a major piece of labour history that was made by working-cl...
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