The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) announced this morning it has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government, bringing an end to a historic…
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BCGEU picket line in Cranbrook today
BCGEU escalates strike action across B.C. as government refuses to negotiate The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is continuing its sharp escalation of job action…
BCGEU job action hits Cranbrook
The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has escalated job action today, expanding picket lines to multiple new locations across the province, including in Cranbrook. A…
CFKR celebrates new Food Bank Society Legacy Fund
The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) is thrilled to announce the establishment of its newest endowment fund: the Cranbrook Food Bank Society Legacy Fund….
Ferry service disrupted by labour dispute
With winter about to rage in Kootenay Pass, the bad weather safety valve in the form of the Kootenay Lake Ferry is being closed off…
BCGEU stands down job action in public service
Following a return to the bargaining table, the B.C. General Employees’ Union’s (BCGEU) Public Service Bargaining Committee has stood down job action at B.C. Public…
BCGEU accepts offer to return to bargaining table
The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has agreed to return to the bargaining table but the current two-week long job action will stay in place,…
BCGEU donates building to Food Bank
The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has donated the building the Cranbrook Food Bank calls home to the Cranbrook Food Bank Society. The…
Pay hikes for social workers in Invermere, Golden
Front-line ministry social workers in hard-to-recruit areas of the province will receive an additional $3,000 to $6,000 per year, thanks to a new agreement between…
MOU benefits seasonal firefighters
The Province of British Columbia and the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to make it easier…