The BC Government and Service Employees' Union is using Family Day to push for more affordable childcare in this province. "We're calling for a daycare system, a universal daycare system that everybody is able to tap into, that the people are well-paid and well educated, and we believe that at about ten dollars a day, families should be able to I … [Read more...]
BCGEU and LifeLabs make a tentative deal
January 30, 2013 by
The BCGEU says after days of mediated talks they have reached a tentative agreement with LifeLabs. The three year deal includes a two percent equivalent lump sum upon ratification, one percent increases in January and July of this year and a two percent increase in July 2014. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
BCGEU serves strike notice on PavCo
January 25, 2013 by
The BC Government and Service Employees' union is serving strike notice on BC Pavillion Corporation that runs BC Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre. The union says after three days of discussions with their employer, a deal isn't possible, so when their contract is set to expire Monday morning, job action will begin. The main … [Read more...]
BCGEU updates LifeLabs strikes
January 22, 2013 by
The B-C Government and Service Employees Union has announced it's members at six more LifeLabs locations will go on strike for two days, starting tomorrow. Two of the six are in Vancouver, two are in North Vancouver, one is in West Vancouver, and one is in Duncan on Vancouver Island. On Monday, union members began rotating strikes at 40 locations … [Read more...]
BCGEU ratifies deal
November 5, 2012 by
The BC Government and Service Employee's Union has ratified a new two year contract with the provincial government reached back in September. The unionized workers voted 64 percent in favour of the deal. The deal contains a four percent wage hike and falls within the government "co-operative gains" mandate. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
BCGEU talks to resume
September 24, 2012 by
The BCGEU has announced contract talks with the provincial government will resume this week under a news blackout. Contract talks broke off in June and since then the union has conducted four one-day strikes and implemented an overtime ban. The union represents 25-thousand provincial government employees. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
BCGEU announces ban on O-T
September 12, 2012 by
The BC Government and Services Employees Union has announced a ban on overtime for its 25-thousand members, effective Monday, September 17th. It's the latest job action in a contract dispute that saw them stage a one day strike last week. They're trying to put some pressure on the provincial government in the hopes of getting a better … [Read more...]
BCGEU off the hook for massive fines
September 7, 2012 by
BC's largest public sector union has successfully appealed a multi million dollar fine levied by Elections BC. The BC Government and Service Employees' Union won't have to pay $ 3.2 million for ads it ran during two recent byelection campaigns. Elections BC claimed the union overspent advertising limits by hundreds of thousands of … [Read more...]
BCGEU considers escalated job action
September 5, 2012 by
The president of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union is not ruling out the possibility of escalated job action if a deal isn't reached soon with the province. Darryl Walker feels the two sides aren't that far apart in reaching a new contract. He says more meetings are set for next week to map out the next move but he says the government … [Read more...]
BCGEU Strike
September 5, 2012 by
Today is the day. 27-thousand government workers hit the bricks for a one day strike -- in their campaign for higher wages. Members of the b-c government and service employees' union are joined today by members of the professional employees association and members of cope local 378, which represents ICBC workers. More than 17-hundred worksites are … [Read more...]
