Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons

Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons - BCGEU

Published on January 11, 2018

The province's jails are facing some challenges when it comes to recruiting and maintaining staff levels as the union representing correction officers pushes for higher wages.

B.C. Government Employees Union vice president Dean Purdy says all 10 of the province's correctional centres are experiencing high turnover, including Okanagan and Kamloops Correctional Centre.

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