B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union

In 2011, Premier Clark announced that her government was taking steps to address the severe shortage of sheriffs in the B.C. court system. Six years later the promise is worse than ever.

BCGEU President Stephanie Smith calls for solidarity and unity in the face of hate and racism. There can be no safe haven for hate in our communities.

BCGEU launches a campaign to demand prison safety now.

A B.C. Supreme Court case threatens the future of public healthcare in the province and across the country. On September 6 pack the courts and defend our public healthcare system.

There was a six-hour long riot at Burnaby Youth Custody Centre Tuesday and the causes are directly linked to cost-cutting measures and the closure of the Victoria youth detention facility in 2014.

Public concern is mounting over the BC government's reckless disregard for protected parklands as only 7 rangers patrol an area the size of Denmark, Costa Rica, and Switzerland combined.

This was a hate crime, exacerbated by a culture of intolerance and a lack of responsible gun control measures.

International Women's Day and trade unionism are historically linked. The day was initiated to commemorate the 1908 strike of women garment workers in New York.

This campaign is about protecting good, family supporting jobs. It is about ensuring that experienced, professional, highways maintenance workers who know their region remain on the job.

The endorsement of the Declaration is indicative that more Canadians are committing to respect the laws and authority of First Nations and their efforts to protect the environment of all communities.

A renter filing a dispute resolution application with the RTB will now have to pay $100. That’s up from $50. How is this fair?

Recent media reports have exposed the soaring wait times experienced by people seeking welfare assistance from the Ministry for Social Development and Social Innovation.

The BCGEU is appealing the release of a heavily redacted first draft of MLA Laurie Throness' report on prison safety.

What message do we have for the incoming Trudeau government?

Building on the success of the nation-wide actions coordinated by the BCGEU in March 2015, the coalition campaign against C-51 has been relaunched.

On October 19, Canadians have a chance to elect a new federal government, one that will be better for all working people.

"Site C is the wrong choice for British Columbia. The project is not needed: there are better alternatives," says BCGEU president Stephanie Smith.

The nature the agreement between Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Kinder Morgan raises questions about academic freedom and the political nature of the contribution.

Key questions in the B.C. Liberals' controversial health firings remain unanswered: who made the dismissal decisions, and what factors were considered.

This is National Public Service Week. It was created by an act of the government of Canada in 1992 to recognize federal public service employees and celebrate their service to Canadians.

The BCGEU wants the provincial government to act on the recommendations of B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth who is calling for the reopening of the Victoria Youth Custody Centre.

The latest report by the Representative for Children and Youth is a tragic story full of missed opportunities for intervention.