March 28, 2024

Community Living workers to stage one day strike

Nearly 3400 Community Living workers around the province are staging one day strikes this week. They are members of the BCGEU, and work with adults, children, and infants with disabilities and their families. Pickets will be up at community social service agencies in eight communities around BC tomorrow, seven more on Thursday, and one, Cranbrook, … [Read more...]

BCGEU serves strike notice on PavCo

The BC Government and Service Employees' union is serving strike notice on BC Pavillion Corporation that runs BC Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre. The union says after three days of discussions with their employer, a deal isn't possible,  so when their contract is set to expire Monday morning,  job action will begin. The main … [Read more...]

BCIT faculty and staff vote to strike

Faculty and staff at BCIT are the latest employees of a Post Secondary institution to give their union a strike mandate. Six hundred and eighty nine members voted 78 percent in favor of job action. Paul Reniers with the union says it isn't yet clear what strike action could look like or when it could happen. "We feel right now our message is to the … [Read more...]

HEU won’t talk about strike action at Biennial Convention

More than six hundred and fifty delegates are gathering this week for the Hostpial Employees' Union Biennial Convention. Bonnie Pearson with the union says decisions about what possible strike action could look like and when it could happen, if at all, are not decisions that will be made at the convention. "But I can tell you that the energy that … [Read more...]

Health care workers vote in favour of strike action

46,000 hospital, long-term care and emergency health services workers have voted 96 percent in favour of strike action. Most are with the Hosptial Employees' Union. Bonnie Pearson with the HEU says it sends a clear message to health employers and government to come back to the bargaining table. Contracts expired in March -- talks began in … [Read more...]

BC health science pros taking strike vote

After seven months of bargaining, BC's health science professionals are taking a strike vote. They provide diagnostic, clinical, and rehabilitation services. Talks with the Health Employer's Association of BC broke down yesterday. They're seeking a two percent wage hike this year and next. The strike vote wraps up mid-month. 14 thousand workers in … [Read more...]

VCC support staff to hold one-day strike on Tuesday

No class for students at Vancouver Community College next Tuesday. Unionized support staff will be holding a one-day strike. Helen Carkner with the college says the job action affects both campuses. "We've put plans in place to notify all the people that we need to let know. Administrative staff, so non-union members will be there and will be … [Read more...]

Paramedics hold strike vote

The union representing 3,600 paramedics and dispatchers in B.C. is holding a strike vote to try and get the government back to the bargaining table. Bronwyn Barter, president of the Ambulance Paramedics of BC, says they've been negotiating for about eight months with no progress. "What we're trying to do is encourage government through the strike … [Read more...]

Hospital Employees Union to vote on strike mandate

Members of the Hospital Employees' Union will begin voting tomorrow on whether to strike over protecting member benefits. Bonnie Pearson with the union says they have been in negotiations for a collective agreement for more than eight months. "Health employers keep telling us that we need to pay for any kind of a modest wage increase by taking it … [Read more...]

Victoria bus drivers could soon strike

The labour dispute between unionized bus drivers and BC Transit continues in Victoria, but there won't be a work stoppage for the next two days. Ben Williams, President of Canadian Auto Workers Local 3-33, says his union is willing to stop the busses if its employer won't negotiate, but not yet, "Any disruption that would actually disrupt service … [Read more...]