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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events,  Society & Culture,  Science & Health,  Vancouver Island,  COVID-19 (Disease)

Creator:   Dana McFarland (Vancouver Island University),  Dalys Barney (Vancouver Island University)

Publisher:   Vancouver Island University Library

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island

Date:   2020-

Contact Email:   research.help@viu.ca

Relation:   Ispartof: COVID-19 Collection Vancouver Island: A Collaborative Web Archive of UVic & VIU Libraries

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Title: BCGEU librarians reject latest VIRL offer & escalate strikes | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bcgeu-librarians-reject-latest-virl-offer-and-escalate-strikes/

Description: BCGEU has rejected the latest offer from Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL).

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Carson, David

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Brooke, Mary P.

Publisher:   Island Social Trends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Chemainus,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Port McNeill,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Port Hardy,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Mill Bay,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-24

Title: BCGEU librarians start the week with moderate job action | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bcgeu-librarians-start-the-week-with-moderate-job-action/

Description: This past weekend, people might have thought to visit their local Vancouver Island Regional Library branch. But at 10 branches there were picket lines, in an escalated statement of job action by the BCGEU Local 702 librarians.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401,  Carson, David

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Brooke, Mary P.

Publisher:   Island Social Trends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Chemainus,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Port McNeill,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Port Hardy,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Mill Bay,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--Lake Cowichan,  British Columbia--Port Alberni,  British Columbia--Alberni Valley,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Parksville

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-29

Title: BCGEU pushing the VIRL envelope with 10 picket lines | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bcgeu-pushing-virl-envelope-with-10-picket-lines/

Description: Picket lines are now blocking library patrons from 10 branches of the Vancouver Island Regional Library

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Carson, David

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Brooke, Mary P.

Publisher:   Island Social Trends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Lake Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Port Alberni,  British Columbia--Alberni Valley,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Port McNeill,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Chemainus,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Port Hardy

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-26,  2022-03-29

Title: Strike day 16: Picketing at Sooke library | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/strike-day-16-picketing-at-sooke-library/

Description: Over the course of today there were about 15 participants on the BCGEU picket line out front of new Sooke library (for duration of normal operating hours), as part of ongoing job action during negotiations with the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL).

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401,  Macguire, Peter,  American Library Association,  Smith, Stephanie

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Brooke, Mary P.

Publisher:   Island Social Trends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Vancouver Island

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-22

Title: VIRL hopes for counter-proposal soon | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-hopes-for-counter-proposal-soon/

Description: Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) says it is standing by for a revised counter-proposal from British Columbia General Employees Union (BCGEU) Local 702 and looks forward to negotiating a mutually respectful agreement with the librarians who work in the VIRL libraries.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Carson, David,  Lord, Joanna,  Smith, Stephanie

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Brooke, Mary. P.

Publisher:   Island Social Trends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Chemainus,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Port McNeill,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Port Hardy,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Mill Bay,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-15,  2022-03-16

Title: The Westshore | March 22, 2022

URL: https://overstory.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=e8fd4a8a5bab2b3785d794ab51fef55c.2048&s=5fd1911c3a38cf4c9f4dfb9e4b6ac394

Description: Sooke’s librarians are striking, but they’d rather be working -- Langford looks for ways to cut GHG emissions from buildings -- Around the ’Shore -- Community events -- What's offshore? -- Westshore snaps

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Maguire, Peter,  Jones, Nathalie,  City of Langford

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Ducklow, Zoë

Publisher:   The Westshore

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Langford

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-22

Title: [Image 1: Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association members visit BCGEU picket line at VIRL Sooke branch]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6YWQAMEXOo?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "At the end of the day and @RentStrikeBarg shows up at the picket line in #sooke, so amazing!!🙌🏽 ✊🏼#respectvirllibrarians @bcgeu #bclab"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association,  Lord, Joanna

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Publisher:   Lord, Joanna,  Joanna Lord | @JoMLord

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-26

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1507873859264909312,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6ZXMAAMa3q?format=jpg&name=large,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6YXMAglvWm?format=jpg&name=large

Title: [Image 2: Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association members visit BCGEU picket line at VIRL Sooke branch]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6YXMAglvWm?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "At the end of the day and @RentStrikeBarg shows up at the picket line in #sooke, so amazing!!🙌🏽 ✊🏼#respectvirllibrarians @bcgeu #bclab"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Lord, Joanna,  Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Lord, Joanna

Publisher:   Lord, Joanna,  Joanna Lord | @JoMLord

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-26

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1507873859264909312,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6YWQAMEXOo?format=jpg&name=large,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6ZXMAAMa3q?format=jpg&name=large

Title: "RSB & BCGEU in solidarity with library workers"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6ZXMAAMa3q?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "At the end of the day and @RentStrikeBarg shows up at the picket line in #sooke, so amazing!!🙌🏽 ✊🏼#respectvirllibrarians @bcgeu #bclab"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Lord, Joanna,  Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association

Publisher:   Lord, Joanna,  Joanna Lord | @JoMLord

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image,  Sign

Date:   2022-03-26

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1507873859264909312,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6YWQAMEXOo?format=jpg&name=large,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO0LR6YXMAglvWm?format=jpg&name=large

Title: "Librarians are still waiting for a very overdue fair contract."

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOKQylIVgAA-aMi?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "From #Sooke up to #porthardy along with many community branches in between, picket lines are up today and @bcgeu Librarians are still waiting for a very overdue fair contract. #respectvirllibrarians @cupe401 #USW @VLC_BC @nddlc_labour @crcdlc"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Lord, Joanna

Publisher:   Lord, Joanna,  Joanna Lord | @JoMLord

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-18

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1504924431092641801,  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOKQylHVcAgb6ur?format=jpg&name=large

Title: [BCGEU picket line at VIRL Sooke branch] | Island Social Trends

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOKqvlSUcAUAe5C?format=jpg&name=900x900

Description: Island Social Trends on Twitter: "Over the course of today there are about 15 participants on @bcgeu picket line out front of new #Sooke Library (for duration of normal 10-5 operating hrs), as part of ongoing job action with @VIRLSouthLibs . All a cheerful mood, honks of people driving past & dropping off snacks."

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Island Social Trends

Publisher:   Island Social Trends,  Island Social Trends | @IslandSocTrends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-18

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/IslandSocTrends/status/1504953272305537024

Title: [BCGEU picket line at VIRL Sooke branch]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOLTLKMVsAQRraY?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: James Coccola on Twitter: "Spent the day at the VI Regional Library in Sooke supporting the BCGEU members who have been without a contract since December 2020. It's time for the employer to come back to the table with a fair deal! #RespectVIRLLibrarians"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401,  International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | Local 230

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Coccola, James

Publisher:   Coccola, James,  James Coccola | @jcoccola

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-18

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/jcoccola/status/1504997715884724226

Title: [CUPE staff support BCGEU picket line at VIRL Sooke branch]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOt0CuQWQB0if62?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Hello #Sooke! Thanks for all the drive by support 👋🏽 today for Librarians! #respectvirllibrarians http://bcgeu.ca/virl #bclab ✊🏼"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Publisher:   Lord, Joanna,  Joanna Lord | @JoMLord

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-25

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1507426098321424384

Title: Library employees picket outside the Vancouver Island Regional Library in Sooke on Wednesday | Times Colonist

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPMS0DiVIAQM26-?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Times Colonist on Twitter: "All VIRL librarians off the job for a second day Thursday, four branches closed http://dlvr.it/SMkHFP"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Stone, Darren

Publisher:   Times Colonist,  Times Colonist | @timescolonist

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post,  Image

Date:   2022-03-31

Relation:   ispartof:https://twitter.com/timescolonist/status/1509570987708145668

Title: [Update on BCGEU job action at VIRL branches] | Island Social Trends

URL: https://twitter.com/IslandSocTrends/status/1507783180840931329/

Description: Island Social Trends on Twitter: "BCGEU may now be pushing @VIRLSouthLibs envelope by rejecting 4-yr offer within #librarian-stated wage increase range. 10 pickets today: Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo North, Nanaimo Harbourfront, Creativity Commons, Port Alberni, Qualicum Beach, Port McNeill, Courtenay, Cowichan, Sooke."

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Island Social Trends

Publisher:   Island Social Trends,  Island Social Trends | @IslandSocTrends

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Lake Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Port Alberni,  British Columbia--Alberni Valley,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Port McNeill,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post

Date:   2022-03-26

Title: [BCGEU picket locations for March 26, 2022]

URL: https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1507732392307437572/

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "#respectvirllibrarians Saturday March 26 pickets 9am-5pm at branches in Sooke, Cowichan (Duncan), Cowichan Lake, Nanaimo Harbourfront, Nanaimo North, Qualicum, Port Alberni and Courtenay. Come on by and join us!✊🏼 #bclab @bcgeu"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Lord, Joanna

Publisher:   Lord, Joanna,  Joanna Lord | @JoMLord

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Lake Cowichan,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Port Alberni,  British Columbia--Alberni Valley,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley

Format:   Twitter post

Date:   2022-03-26

Title: "Pickets continue today" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1507463834985893889/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Pickets continue today at @VI_Library 's Nanaimo North, Campbell River, Courtenay, Cowichan (Duncan), Sidney & Sooke branches + virtually! Tell VIRL Board to change the employer's “no mandate” to “new mandate” (trustee addresses > https://bit.ly/3imPP7a) #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   British Columbia General Employees' Union

Publisher:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  BCGEU | @bcgeu

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Sooke

Format:   Twitter post

Date:   2022-03-25

Title: "Pickets continue today at 9 branches" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1507766328161099776/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Update #respectVIRLlibrarians: Pickets continue today at 9 branches - details at http://bcgeu.ca/virl. Hopeful that @VI_Library ED Ben Hyman's presence at talks this week will lead to a fair & respectful agreement! ✊🙏 this family of Sooke library users!"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  Labour Disputes,  Hyman, Ben

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   British Columbia General Employees' Union

Publisher:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  BCGEU | @bcgeu

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Twitter post

Date:   2022-03-26

Title: Some Vancouver Island regional libraries closed due to labour strike | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/some-vancouver-island-regional-libraries-closed-due-to-labour-strike-1.5841254

Description: Some Vancouver Island Regional Library branches are behind picket lines Wednesday as unionized library workers begin strike action against the employer.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Smith, Stephanie

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   CTV News Vancouver Island

Publisher:   CTV News Vancouver Island

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Parksville,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-30

Title: Vancouver Island library strike closes 4 more branches | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-island-library-strike-closes-4-more-branches-1.5842900

Description: Four dozen librarians were off the job across Vancouver Island on Thursday amid a second day of strike action against the Vancouver Island Regional Library system.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   CTV News Vancouver Island

Publisher:   CTV News Vancouver Island

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Cumberland,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--Mill Bay,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Parksville,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-31

Title: Sooke library grand opening postponed due to labour action | March 22, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/sooke-library-grand-opening-postponed-due-to-labour-action/

Description: The grand opening celebrations for the new Sooke branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) have been put on hold.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  Labour Disputes,  British Columbia General Employees' Union

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Publisher:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Coverage:   British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Media release

Date:   2022-03-22

Title: Union rejects VIRL’s latest offer, strike escalating | March 24, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/union-rejects-latest-offer/

Description: BCGEU has rejected the latest offer from Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL).

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Publisher:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Sooke

Format:   Media release

Date:   2022-03-24

Title: VIRL/BCGEU bargaining update | March 26, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/virl-bcgeu-bargaining-update/

Description: On Thursday, March 17, the members of BCGEU Local 702 wrote the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board, specifying the range of Librarian wage increases that would end the strike. At mediation on March 22, VIRL offered a four-year proposal within the BCGEU-specified range, and with reasonable expectation that an agreement would be achieved. Instead, BCGEU rejected the proposal, escalated its service-impacting strike, and is now seeking an unspecified increase.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Publisher:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Lake Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Port Alberni,  British Columbia--Alberni Valley,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Port McNeill,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   Media release

Date:   2022-03-26

Title: BCGEU librarians expand pickets and escalate job action | March 17, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://www.bcgeu.ca/bcgeu_librarians_expand_pickets_and_escalate_job_action/

Description: Members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) are escalating their job action starting Friday, March 18th in an ongoing effort to get the VIRL Board to issue a new wage mandate.

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  Smith, Stephanie,  Canadian Union of Public Employee | Local 401

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   British Columbia General Employees' Union

Publisher:   British Columbia General Employees' Union

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Port Hardy,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--Qualicum Beach,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Mill Bay,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District

Format:   Media release

Date:   2022-03-17

Title: Libraries are open to all, but are library staff equipped to help everyone who comes through the doors? | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/public-libraries-social-safety-net/

Description: As communities deal with multiple crises, libraries are increasingly filling the gaps in the social safety net.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Public Library,  Kaminker, Laura,  Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  Oliver, Amanda,  Labour Disputes,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Tatton, Devon,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis,  San Francisco Public Library,  Esguaerra, Leah,  London Public Library,  Windecker, Jennifer,  Legacy, Melissa,  Soulliere, Thomas,  Maguire, Peter

Group:   Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour,  Libraries, Archives, & Museums,  Vulnerable Populations

Creator:   Rudisuela, Jolene

Publisher:   Capital Daily

Coverage:   British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Victoria,  British Columbia--Port Hardy,  British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  California--San Francisco,  Ontario--London

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-05-02

Title: Librarians at Vancouver Island Regional Library are stepping up job action | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/all-union-members-of-vancouver-island-regional-library-branches-now-on-strike-as-sides-remain-at-ends-998572/

Description: The union representing striking librarians says it has gone more than a week without a new offer from the Vancouver Island Regional Library and therefore job action will escalate once again.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Smith, Stephanie,  Carson, David

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Cox, Graham,  Hanson, Kendall

Publisher:   CHEK News

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Comox,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--Ladysmith,  British Columbia--Parksville,  British Columbia--Oceanside,  British Columbia--Sooke ,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-30

Title: Strikes at Vancouver Island regional libraries escalate after latest agreement offer rejected | Victoria Buzz

URL: https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2022/03/strikes-at-vancouver-island-regional-libraries-escalate-after-latest-agreement-offer-rejected/

Description: Picketing at libraries across Vancouver Island is expected to escalate today, after the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) rejected the latest offer from Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL).

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Group:   Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Creator:   Burchell, Mariah

Publisher:   Victoria Buzz

Coverage:   British Columbia--Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Campbell River,  British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island,  British Columbia--Courtenay,  British Columbia--Comox Valley,  British Columbia--North Cowichan,  British Columbia--Cowichan Valley,  British Columbia--Nanaimo,  British Columbia--Sidney,  British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula,  British Columbia--Greater Victoria,  British Columbia--Sooke

Format:   News media

Date:   2022-03-24

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