Dear Colleagues, Bill 5 has been in force less than a week, but a lot has already happened. If the government thought we would go more gently into that good night than Dylan Thomas’ irascible dad, they were mistaken. Constitutional Challenge Filed We filed our Notice of Civil Claim yesterday. …

Dear Colleagues, Bill 5 was brought into force at 12:01 am today. As a result, most Legal Counsel, except for Legislative Counsel, are now in the PEA. You will have received messaging from both the PSA and the PEA this morning. Messaging from the PSA You will have received an …

Dear Colleagues, This morning, Order in Council 435/2023 was deposited. It has the effect of bringing Bill 5 into force on July 14 (this Friday). Naturally, arguments based in the basic democratic principle that workers should choose their unions proved unavailing with this government. Its rejection of freedom of association …

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you because you are Legislative Counsel who signed cards for the BCGLA. I should say that in doing so you are in the overwhelming majority of your colleagues, since the percentage signing in OLC was well above the approximately 70% of Legal Counsel altogether. …