LifeLabs members - Keep up the Momentum - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)


Thank you for your ongoing solidarity and resilience as we face down the bleak and insulting employer offer that we showed you on Dec. 16. You know what you deserve, and we have a few updates for you, so you can stay involved and keep up the momentum: 
 
Essential Services 
Firstly, your bargaining committee met with our union’s legal counsel on Jan. 14 to continue the work of finalizing essential service levels. These must be in place before we can action your strong strike mandate with job action, so we met with the employer on Jan. 15 to advance our case and schedule more meeting dates. 
 
Fortunately, a strike is not the only pressure tool we have at our disposal. Your bargaining committee has been meeting with a huge team of skilled people, with diverse expertise and experience, to discuss options and strategize. Stay tuned for more updates! 
 
Mediation & Picket Captain Training 
While your bargaining committee returns to mediation at the Labour Board on Jan 21 and 22 with our legal counsel, training for worksite leaders and picket captains is set to commence. If you volunteered for this training and haven't received a call, please contact your bargaining committee members. 
 
Moving Forward 
Deep pockets draw scrutiny, especially when they belong to rich American companies that undervalue local workers. Quest has been named a Fortune 500 company repeatedly; there’s no reason they cannot compensate you and your coworkers fairly for the challenging and critical work you do. Your bargaining committee will keep making this clear until they hear us.

To help ensure you receive a copy of future bargaining updates, please provide a personal email address to the BCGEU at https://my.bcgeu.ca/signup.  

In solidarity,  

Your LifeLabs Bargaining Committee  

Mandy De Fields, Bargaining Committee Chairperson  
Kelly Jeffs, Bargaining Committee Vice-Chairperson  
Maryam Baghalha, Bargaining Committee member  
Tony Ly, Bargaining Committee member  
Rosario Viray, Bargaining Committee member  
Wendy Cummer, Bargaining Committee member  
Linsay Buss, Staff Representative - Negotiations 



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