Members of the component executive met with Pete Coulson the Provincial Director of the Adult Custody Division, all wardens of provincial jails, and other corrections officials at an Article 3.1 joint union/ management meeting on December 9 at the Victoria Area Office.

On November 15, 2010 a hearing was conducted with respect to multiple grievances around the application of the Temporary Market Adjustment rate to our members when substituting. 

The provincial government has announced that consultations will start with local governments, First Nations and other organizations on the building of a new jail in the Okanagan.

An investigation into the November 10 assault on a guard at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam is still underway.

On November 15 and 16, the bulk of the outstanding Temporary Market Adjustment (TMA) grievances will be the subject of a hearing in front of Arbitrator David McPhillips.

On April 30, 2010, Correctional and Sheriff Services Component members voted to reject the recommended tentative agreement on a new Component agreement.

To all Correctional and Sheriff Services Component members
October 10, 2010

Federal crime legislation passed into law earlier this year will likely mean the provincial government will have to build two new jails, according to the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), which represents correctional officers in the province's jails.

Agreement was reached during the recent round of public service bargaining that Deputy Sheriffs and Conservation Officers are qualified for the designation of "public safety occupation" as "police". Representations to confirm this have been made to the federal authorities. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regulates this provision of the Income Tax Act