Component 5 - Retail Stores and Warehouse

BCGEU members in the Retail Stores and Warehouse Component operate the provincial government's retail liquor stores and related warehouse operations. Specific classifications include: assistant manager, assistant shipper, concession clerk, foreman, manager, shipper, store clerk and warehouse worker.

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Bargaining Updates

Sep 28, 2012

BCGEU concludes tentative agreement for thousands of members who work for B.C. government

The BCGEU has reached a tentative agreement with the B.C. government that sees gains for more than 25,000 members who work in direct government service province-wide.

Sep 25, 2012

Direct Government Workers - Overtime Ban Q & A ***UPDATED

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS
UPDATE ON UNION'S OVERTIME BAN
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Sep 24, 2012

BCGEU returns to bargaining table with B.C. Government

The BCGEU is heading back to the bargaining table this week in an effort to conclude a collective agreement for its roughly 25,000 members who work directly for the B.C. Government.

Talks broke down after mediation failed last June. Since then, the BCGEU has conducted four one-day strikes and implemented an overtime ban to back demands for a fair and reasonable collective agreement.

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Component News

May 1, 2017

Safety Tip of the Month - May 2017

 

CREATING A SAFE AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY WORKPLACE

 

Hello Component 5 Members,

Apr 20, 2017

501 – Executive Meeting

COMPONENT:  Retail Stores & Warehouse
LOCAL:            501 – Executive Meeting
DATE:              Wednesday, May 3, 2017
TIME:              7:30pm

Apr 13, 2017

Public Sector Benefits Update #2

The BCGEU continues to monitor the impacts of the decision of the Government to change the benefit carrier for all public service employees to ensure your benefits are protected.

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Media Coverage

May 18, 2017

Progress on opioids, incoherence on marijuana

The move toward marijuana legalization is … still not as coherent as it could be, let’s say.

May 8, 2017

B.C. party leaders mostly silent on marijuana opportunities

The leaders of British Columbia’s three main political parties have all spent time on the campaign trail praising its craft-beer industry, but none has said much about one of the other most popular

Apr 18, 2017

B.C. eagerly anticipating federal pot law; NDP, Greens prepare policy

After decades as a marijuana renegade, British Columbia is eagerly anticipating the federal government’s bill legalizing marijuana.

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