FROM THE BULLETIN BOARD

Notice of Election - Five Director Positions Open

TO: All CEU Members

FROM: Erin Guy, CEU Secretary

Re: NOTICE OF ELECTION – CEU Executive Board elections for the position of Director at Large

ELECTIONS CALLED 

The five (5) Director at Large positions on the CEU Executive Committee will be elected in October 2026.

Note: as per Article 8(a) of the CEU Constitution and By-Laws,  Directors at Large are elected for a term of two (2) years, with the sole exception that in the Fall 2026 election for five (5) Directors at Large, the successful candidate who receives the fewest votes will serve a one (1) year term.

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Honouring Our Past, Standing Together for Our Future

On Labour Day, we take a moment to recognize the generations of workers who organized, stood together, and fought for the rights and protections that many of us benefit from today.

 The labour movement has achieved extraordinary gains: the eight-hour workday, weekends, paid holidays, safer workplaces, pensions, benefits, protections against discrimination, and the right to bargain collectively. None of these gains were simply given to workers. They were achieved because working people understood that there is strength in solidarity and that meaningful change happens when we stand together.

 Labour Day is therefore more than a celebration of what has been accomplished. It is also a reminder that the rights we have won must continue to be protected – and that the workplace will continue to evolve.

 For CEU members at WCB, that reality is particularly relevant today.

 The current return-to-office directive is having a significant impact on our members. After years of demonstrating that you can provide high-quality service while working effectively in flexible and remote environments, many of you are now facing increased commuting time and costs, disruptions to family and caregiving responsibilities, and the loss of flexibility that has become an important part of working lives.

 At its heart, the labour movement has always been about ensuring workers have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect their working lives. That principle is as important today as we strategize our approach to the current workplace directive.

 As your union, CEU will continue to advocate for our members, defend the rights contained in our Collective Agreement, and ensure that members’ voices are heard as the future of what work will look like is determined.

This Labour Day, I encourage every CEU member to remember the workers who came before us, recognized what we have accomplished together, and remain engaged in the work still ahead.

Early Labour Day Parades

When we stand together, we are stronger.

In Solidarity, Laura Snow, CEU President

WE ARE THE

Compensation Employees' Union

Committed to improving the lives of WCB union members who help keep British Columbians safe at work.

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WHAT'S NEW

A Message From Our President

From: Laura Snow, CEU President & Kristy Child, CLRO

Subject: Recent Letters from the employer

Date: September 4, 2026

URGENT

To our CEU Membership

We are aware of and want to acknowledge the letters that have gone out to you this week following Anne Naser’s communication about cancelling work at home provisions. It stung after being told we won an arbitration on work at home. It especially stung after working an entire year in the office in good faith while awaiting a decision – then having the prize yanked away. Almost immediately after the arbitrator ruled the employer had violated the collective agreement, the employer found another way to impact the work schedule of those same members effected by the arbitration win. The employer has told us their reaction to recall people back into the office upon receiving this news wasn’t an emotional reaction. The bottom line is you are feeling “a little hung out to dry” as one member put it.

We want to assure you that as your Union we are continuing to fight for you. We are still uncovering information and trying to find answers to all of your questions. We will be before the Arbitrator in October and until then there is lots of work to do. It was great connecting with many of you through our series of townhalls and those combined with emails and many conversations have given us a strong sense of where you, the membership, is at. As more meaningful information comes in we will look for more communication opportunities.

In the meantime, we want to acknowledge difficult times for what they are, really difficult.

In solidarity,

Laura Snow and Kristy Child

SHOP STEWARD LIST

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WHAT

WE DO

We participate in employer hiring sessions as a neutral observer.

We review each new position and job description created by the employer. We ensure its salary grid is correct according to the jointly agreed classification system. We ensure the process is fair and unbiased.

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STANDING UP

FOR YOU

When the articles in the Collective Agreement are in dispute.

We review each new position and job description created by the employer. We ensure its salary grid is correct according to the jointly agreed classification system. We ensure the process is fair and unbiased.

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NEGOTIATING

RIGHTS

The Union provides robust representation in every round of Collective Agreement negotiations.

You receive transparent employment rights and obligations that are the same across the bargaining unit, without the need for you to individually negotiate the terms of your employment contract with the Employer.

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