“We wrote the legislation that made joining a union easier for everyone in B.C., but we’re excluded. We just want the government to treat its own employees the way it requires other employers to do.” — Gareth Morley, BC Government Lawyers Association Victoria, B.C. (November 21, 2022): The irony was …

Dear Colleagues, The week after Labour Day is the real New Year for many of us. As those of us with school-aged children get them back to school and as all of us come to grips with the end of the summer and the demands of the fall season, it …

In November 2020, we summarized the dollar effect of the government’s decision to de-link our salaries from Crown Counsel salaries provided under their collective agreement. The de-linkage ended a decades-long practice of pay equity between government civil and criminal lawyers. You can view that post here. Enquiries from some of …

At the EGM on April 22, 96% of you voted to create a Job Action and Organizing Committee with the intent to study steps to challenge the government’s refusal to collectively bargain with the Association. We have set up that Committee and engaged in a lot of hard work. I …