BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

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The BCGEU is one of the largest and most diverse unions in British Columbia with over 100,000 members in 550 bargaining units in the public and private sector.

A group of nurses+ other union members holding a large pink banner that reads, "Safe Staffing = Safe Patient Care." They are standing in front of Vancouver General Hospital, some holding signs supporting a strike for better care. Flags and trees are visible in the background.
BCGEU Mascot holding mud in front of a white board and table. Mascot is mentioning its taking over the social media BCGEU accounts. Taking care of business playing in the video.
Graphic with a blue background and a silhouette of a person with their hand on their head, conveying exhaustion or frustration. A yellow warning triangle with an exclamation mark appears at the top. Bold white text reads: "Understaffed. Overworked. Undervalued." Below in regular white text: "B.C.'s nurses are demanding better. We stand with them." The BCGEU logo appears at the bottom.
A split soccer pitch in BCGEU blue and gold. The BCGEU mascot stands at the centre line next to a soccer ball in motion. Text reads: "100,000 teammates strong. Your team is waiting. Better wages. Stronger voice. Ready to make a move? Join the BCGEU. bcgeu.ca/join."
A Pride graphic with a rainbow stripe banner along the top and the BCGEU logo in a black circle. Bold serif text reads "Our Pride. Our Right. Our Future. Our Fight." A button reads "Events in Your Community." At the bottom, a illustrated cat face sits inside a pink heart with the text "BCGEU PURRRIDE" circling it.
Picture of a person holding a copy of the Provincial. Text at the bottom reads: Provincial Coming soon!
Annotated graphic of the Workers with Disabilities Committee logo on a grey background. Four callout boxes point to elements of the circular logo: the mountain ram (perseverance, head down and moving forward), the compass rose (finding direction through uncertainty), the BC forests and mountains (the land we live and work on), and the committee name in bold text around the outside. Text at the bottom reads "Every element was chosen by the committee to reflect who they are and what they stand for" with bcgeu.ca/disability below.
A navy blue graphic from the BCGEU Workers with Disabilities Committee. Features the committee logo, the heading "Disability & Accessibility," the subheading "A new resource for BCGEU members," and text describing the page's contents including workplace accommodations, human rights protections and WCB support. The URL bcgeu.ca/disability appears in the bottom right corner.
A crowd of nurses at a rally holding signs reading "Respect Nurses" and "Make It Safe." Text overlay reads: "Solidarity with B.C. Nurses — Tentative Agreement Reached. Backed by a historic 98.2% strike mandate from 50,000+ nurses." BCGEU logo in the bottom left corner.
A wildland firefighter stands in silhouette against a burning forest, flames and glowing embers visible in the background. Bold white text overlaid reads: "Wildland firefighters are firefighters." Below that: "It's time federal policy said so. We stand with Gord Johns' motion to recognize wildland firefighters under Canada's National Occupational Classification." The BCGEU logo appears in the top left corner.
A split image divided by a vertical line. The left panel on a light grey background is headed "Millennial comms team" and features a formal memo box reading "MEMO — FOR INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION" followed by dense text announcing a digital engagement initiative to solicit member feedback on BCGEU's social media content strategy. The right panel is headed "Gen Z social media team" and features bold text reading "bestie we literally just want to know what you want to see 😭", the BCGEU mascot — a cheerful yellow cartoon figure with a blue star-shaped body — holding a clipboard, surrounded by sparkle emojis, with the text "even he wants you to fill it out 🙏", and a screenshot of the BCGEU member survey form. Below that reads "fill out the form fr fr — link in bio 💬". The BCGEU logo appears bottom left and the BCGEU icon appears bottom right.
A split image with two panels. The left panel has a white background with the header "ICONIC" in yellow on a navy bar, and features the original BCGEU mascot — a cheerful yellow dogwood cartoon figure with a blue star-shaped body, red hands and shoes — with the text "A BCGEU classic" and "J.Willson" credited below. The right panel has a navy background with the header "WHAT'S NEXT?" in navy on a yellow bar, listing upcoming content areas: Member stories & spotlights, Bargaining updates & wins, Workers' rights education, Behind the scenes, and Labour News & Solidarity. A yellow arrow points from left to right between the panels. The bottom reads "Help us get here — survey, link in bio."
A rally photo of BC nurses holding signs reading "Respect Nurses," "Nurses Protect Patients," and "Ready to Strike," overlaid with a purple tint. Large white bold text reads "98.2% of B.C. nurses vote in favour of job action." Below that, two lines in white text boxes read "That's not a vote. That's a message." and "BCGEU supports B.C. nurses." The BCGEU logo appears at the bottom.
A rally photo showing members holding signs including one that reads "Union Strong." Bold text overlaid reads "We're Listening. What Do You Want To See?" with a yellow "Your Union · Your Voice" tag at the top and the BCGEU logo in the corner
BCGEU President Paul Finch speaks at a podium, with the Public Service Bargaining Committee behind him. Journalists and other labour members sit in the audience.
Press Conference Update on Strike Vote. August 29 at 2:00pm.