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The following describes the categories in the BCNU Budget.
Negotiations—Bargaining for New Collective Agreements

• bargaining committees, elected by convention
• regional and provincial bargaining conferences for all collective agreements
• public campaigns around negotiations including radio, TV and newspaper ads, bargaining bulletins, public opinion polls

Strengthening the Membership, Servicing and Organizing

• legal expenses. Of the more than $5 million spent in contract servicing, almost 1.2 million goes to legal expenses for arbitrations.
• organizing expenses, including legal costs. BCNU has organized more than 1000 new members into the union over the past five years.
• membership meetings in new certifications
• classifications
• staff salaries and associated travel

Education: Union-Building Courses for Stewards and Members

• steward, contract interpretation, OH&S, leadership, assertiveness, bargaining and job action education and many other topical courses for members
• staff salaries
• salary replacement and expenses for members attending provincial courses

Occupational Health and Safety

• WCB claims — medical legal letters, legal fees
• Long Term Disability claims
• development of OH&S education programs
• OH&S communications to members such as bulletins brochures on specific topics, steward OH&S manual
• BCNU pension plans
• staff salaries

Communications and Campaigns

• BCNU regular publications: Update, Advocate, Annual Report, brochuresmedia services (wire services)
• campaign support and funding to book off stewards to organize worksite campaigns
• staff costs

Legislative Activities

• campaigns: provincial and worksite. BCNU funds many local worksite campaigns on specific worksite issues such as workload
• relations with CRNBC
• membership in Canadian Federation of Nurses' Unions and the Canadian Labour Congress and the BC Federation of Labour

Council, Committees and Convention

• convention, attended by approximately 250 delegates
• meetings of council, executive committee and associated salary reimbursement
• president’s salary, regional treasurer training
• committees of council such as OH & S, Finance, Resolutions, Nominations, Pensions, Provincial Job Action Committee
• conducting elections. This varies from year to year.

Regions

• salary reimbursement and member expenses for attending regional meetings and education. Salaries are reimbursed for all provincially funded activities
• support to regional executives
• three education workshops held in each region annually, attended by more than 600 members
• OH&S regional workshops