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Most members of BCGEU Components 1, 5, 6, 12 and 20 are covered by B.C.'s Public
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agencies and authorities, and in the private sector, including credit unions, privatized highways maintenance companies and casinos. On June 11, 2021, the union voted to rename itself from
British Columbia Government and Services Employees Union to British Columbia General Employees' Union
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Most BCGEU staff are themselves unionized, represented by either the Union
Workers' Union (UWU) or MoveUP, the Movement of Union Professionals. Bargaining between the BCGEU and its servicing staff (then members of
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Service Labour Relations Act in 1974. Since then the BCGEU has been involved in a number of precedent-setting legal cases, including
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