May 8, 2013 |
British Columbians believe government funding for community-based social services that support vulnerable families should be improved.
B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union
The BCGEU is one of the most diverse unions in British Columbia. We represent approximately 65,000 men and women in more than 550 bargaining units. Half of the BCGEU membership work in the direct government service. They include the women and men who protect children, provide financial assistance to the poor, protect the environment and manage our natural resources, care for the mentally ill in institutions, staff provincial correctional facilities, fight forest fires, and provide the government's technical and clerical services.
January 14, 2013 |
Kelowna’s Crossroads Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centre announced it will permanently be closing its doors after 37 years of service to the community,
October 17, 2012 |
Community social service workers are on strike because the government is putting services and people at risk through constant cuts.
October 3, 2012 |
Austerity measures will exacerbate the economic challenges we face and create undue hardship on many of our province's most vulnerable citizens.
September 14, 2012 |
The BCGEU is puzzled by statements outlined in the B.C. Government's Quarterly Report that suggest that British Columbia's economic health has declined.
September 5, 2012 |
The BCGEU will be conducting strike action for direct B.C. government employees on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 during operating hours at many B.C. government worksites in the province.
August 16, 2012 |
The report recommends shifts in forest policy and increased funding to restore services previously cut by the B.C. Liberal government, including increasing resources for compliance and enforcement.
July 20, 2012 |
Its clear there is very little support for this privatization except from the bidders who want the profits from operating a private monopoly distributing beer, wine and spirits in our province.
June 29, 2012 |
The campaign focuses on B.C. park rangers as an endangered species, with only 10 full-time rangers left to patrol 1,000 parks and protected areas, covering more than 32 million acres province-wide.
March 12, 2012 |
Chronic underfunding to B.C.'s community social service sector over the past decade has resulted in cuts to vital programs and services and growing waitlists. Send a message to Premier Christy Clark.