NEWS & UPDATES
November 28, 2022
Local 804 Members at Surrey Whalley Urgent Primary Care Centre - 9639 137A St...
Seeking members interested in Health & SafetyGetting involved with Occupational Health & Safety is a great way for union members to contribute. As a safety committee member, you will help ensure your employer is following OH&S regulations. You can raise the profile of health and safety and improve your working environment. Would you like to serve on an Occupational Health & Safe...
November 22, 2022
Bargaining update, member outreach - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
A delegation from the constituent unions of the CBA met with HEABC and a representative of the Public Sector Employers' Council Secretariat (PSEC) on November 3, 2022. It was our goal to impress upon PSEC that the CBA was unable to meet the core priorities we had established based on the monetary offer we have received. In particular we outlined the dramatic differences in compensation between ...
November 22, 2022
Lookout Housing & Health Society Cole Starnes Residence/ 1670 Riverside Rd, A...
Getting involved with Occupational Health & Safety is a great way for union members to contribute. As a safety committee member, you will help ensure your employer is following OH&S regulations. You can raise the profile of health and safety and improve your working environment. Would you like to serve on an Occupational Health & Safety Committee at your worksite?
Members of the Com...
November 21, 2022
New Stewards at New View Society - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Nominations have closed for steward positions at New View Society on Friday, November 4, 2022. We are pleased to announce that the below members have been acclaimed for the position of Steward for your worksite. Linda Winston Jordanne Aikins Liz Magee-Davis Please join us in welcoming them in their role as worksite Steward! Thank you to all those that participated in the process. In solidar...
November 16, 2022
Single site order rescinded effective January 1, 2023 - BC General Employees'...
The B.C. Government recently announced that 'wage levelling,' which raised wages for workers in seniors' care and mental health facilities up to the provincial standard, would be made permanent. They also announced that the "Single Site Staffing Order" would be rescinded as of January 1, 2023.This means that if you were assigned to a single site during the pandemic, you will now be able to retu...
November 07, 2022
Seeking Members Interested in Health & Safety at FHA Langley Home Support 200...
Getting involved with Occupational Health & Safety is a great way for union members to contribute. As a safety committee member, you will help ensure your employer is following OH&S regulations. You can raise the profile of health and safety and improve your working environment. Would you like to serve on an Occupational Health & Safety Committee at your worksite?
Members of the Com...
November 04, 2022
BCGEU Stands with Ontario CUPE Members - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU stands in solidarity with Ontario education workers We condemn the Doug Ford government for their callous attack on 55,000 education workers and their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.On Thursday, they made good on their reckless promise to pass legislation making it illegal for workers to strike and forcing a contract on them. Workers who disobey the ruling will b...
November 04, 2022
Winter School 2023 - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Winter School 2023 will be taking place in-person! We are so excited that our communities will be able to come together, to learn and discuss with peers and colleagues at the upcoming Winter School. As we continue to work with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) on updating you with further details, please complete your registration application form to express your interest in attending. Please ...
BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.