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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]

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Title: "A library without librarians is just a pile of books"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO08ZCsVUAIXOBC?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Thank you Morgan for making this sign and bringing it in support of Librarians✊🏼 #respectvirllibrarians You can help by writing to the VIRL Library board, see their contacts on http://bcgeu.ca/virl #bclab"

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

Title: "BCGEU librarians continue picket lines today at the Ladysmith branch." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1503421172909690881/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "UPDATE: After an entire weekend of pickets + no word from the employer, BCGEU librarians continue picket lines today at the Ladysmith branch. Support on the line or tell @VI_Library to provide a fair + respectful offer! Learn more at http://bcgeu.ca/VIRL #respectvirllibrarians"

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

Title: "BCGEU on strike for a fair deal!"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FN6ph5GWYAMKjy7?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Thanks for all the community support today in #sidneybc for Librarians on strike for a fair contract! #respectvirllibrarians ✊🏼 @bcgeu @CUPE401"

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

Title: "Beagles for a fair deal"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOp77C-VgAsHLkt?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "On the picket line with my friends @VI_Library who are still without a deal. I brought my friend from Dog Union Local 1. #respectVIRLlibrarians #BCGEU"

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

Title: "CUPE in support"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOeR7QcXIAg3-_5?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "#respectvirllibrarians picket in #sidney today. Librarians always helping, this patron stopped by asking for help with the bus schedule and stood in solidarity with us until the bus came.✊🏼 @bcgeu #bclab"

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

Title: "Email the board and support VIRL librarians!"

URL: https://twitter.com/urusaiya/status/1509044897503854595/

Description: ドーン 🦉🌻 on Twitter: "Libraries are for people AND need the people who work in them. Vancouver Island now...but this could be any library this year. Email the board and support VIRL librarians! ✊🏻💪🏻‼️"

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

Title: "Fair deal for librarians!"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNntN2nVkAMPYHT?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Everyone loves Librarians. #nanaimo today with more babies, @JortsTheCat and pups. Come on VIRL Management get back to the table with a fair offer. Thanks @s_malcolmson MLA #Nanaimo for stopping by.✊🏼#bclab @bcgeu @CUPE401"

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

Title: "Friends drop by the picket line to show support for librarians"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOkTAsWVIAUs4_u?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "#thattimewhen @bcgeu friends drop by the picket line to show support for Librarians ❤️ Coalbear ✊🏼 #respectvirllibrarians see updates http://bcgeu.ca/virl #nanaimo #bclab"

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

Title: "Full strike Day 4 and still no offer." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1510331229123588100/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Full strike Day 4 and still no offer. @VI_library librarians are on picket lines in Cumberland, South Cowichan (Mill Bay), Nanaimo Harbourfront & Parksville. Communities are without librarian expertise & programs until the VIRL Board authorizes a fair wage #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

Title: "Get back to the table!": [United Steelworkers support BCGEU picket line at VIRL Port McNeill branch]

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

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Huge shoutout to #portmcneill for all the amazing support there today for Librarians and the services they provide to communities!🙌🏽 @crcdlc @CUPE401 #usw @bcgeu #respectvirllibrarians http://bcgeu.ca/virl for updates"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes ,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401 United Steelworkers | Local 1-1937

Title: "Great crowd coming together for the LifeLabs job action rally!" | British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCaZ9FPWQAQik_6?format=jpg&name=small

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Great crowd coming together for the LifeLabs Job Action Rally!"

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Subject:   British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union LifeLabs,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Honk 4 librarians"

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

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Lots of public support for Librarians today on the picket line in #duncan #respectVIRLlibrarians @bcgeu #bclab"

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

Title: "I don't always return my library books but when I do it's only to libraries that respect their workers"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNC9jgqVcAA7HKA?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Kathleen (KJ) Reed on Twitter: ". @VI_Library had a meme contest. They didn't like that I made a legit criticism of the way they're treating librarians at the bargaining table by posting this meme on FB. They leave anti-masker rants up, but deleted this. #RespectVIRLLibrarians"

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

Title: "I heart the library"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNx2h02VgAMOAYA?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "My kiddo made a @JortsTheCat inspired sign for the @VI_Library picket today and her friend’s sign that captures how we all feel. Fair deal now! #respectVIRLlibrarians @bcgeu"

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

Title: "I'm excited about the solidarity of the BCGEU librarians"

URL: https://twitter.com/Cee3Nellie/status/1509257559877644293/

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "I’m excited about the solidarity of the @bcgeu librarians fighting for a fair contract but mad that @VI_Library won’t give them a fair deal!"

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

Title: "If no offer, tomorrow ALL librarians will be on strike, ALL branches will be impacted." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1508878251053121537/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "BCGEU librarians from 5 @VI_Library branches are picketing at 1 branch today. If no offer, tomorrow ALL librarians will be on strike, ALL branches will be impacted. Board trustees can stop this, email them now: https://bit.ly/3imPP7a #respectVIRLlibrarians ✊🙏 @RentStrikeBarg"

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

Title: "Job action update: BCGEU librarians spent the day picketing in Duncan yesterday." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1501967574635991050/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Job Action Update: BCGEU librarians spent the day picketing in Duncan yesterday. There will be no picket lines at any @VI_Library branches today but job action may continue unless the employer provides a fair offer. Visit http://bcgeu.ca/virl for updates #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

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

Title: "Librarians still on strike, still waiting for a fair contract!"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOZJoyxX0AU9FAU?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "#respectvirllibrarians @bcgeu Librarians still on strike, still waiting for a fair contract! #nanaimo Harbourfront and Nanaimo North branches out today. Come on down! 🙌🏽 ✊🏼 @CUPE401 see http://bcgeu.ca/virl"

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

Title: "Literacy workers stand in solidarity with librarians" | Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOot-8sVUA4ic5N?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Update: #respectVIRLlibrarians Progress made in negotiations last night but still no agreement & no further meetings set. So job action escalates today at six @VI_Library branches. We welcome a fair offer anytime! ✊🙏 Bigfoot Donuts + CVLLC in Courtenay! https://bcgeu.ca/virl"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes ,  Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre

Title: "Local librarians deserve fair wages that allow them to make ends meet." | Dogwood BC

URL: https://twitter.com/dogwoodbc/status/1504197009724477440/

Description: Dogwood on Twitter: "We love librarians. As housing costs skyrocket in small communities all over Vancouver Island, local librarians deserve fair wages that allow them to make ends meet. #solidarity @bcgeu"

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

Title: "No pickets today but new wage mandate still needed." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1505228646658715652/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "'Now is the time for Islanders to tell [ @VI_library ] elected representatives they will be accountable for how they respond to librarians.' No pickets today but new wage mandate still needed. Email your local trustee (addresses here https://bit.ly/3imPP7a) #respectVIRLlibrarians

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

Title: "On the picket line in Duncan"

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

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Lots of public support for Librarians today on the picket line in #duncan #respectVIRLlibrarians @bcgeu #bclab"

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

Title: "Picket lines tomorrow! Still waiting for a fair deal."

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNYT2QIVQAQcESh?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Jen Seper on Twitter: "Picket lines tomorrow! Still waiting for a fair deal. #respectvirllibrarians @bcgeu"

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

Title: "Picket lines will continue today at Chemainus branch." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1503057510386700291/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "UPDATE: BCGEU librarians have still not heard from @VI_Library with an offer towards a fair and respectful collective agreement. Picket lines will continue today at Chemainus branch. Learn more at http://bcgeu.ca/VIRL #respectvirllibrarians"

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

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

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

Title: "Progress made in negotiations last night but still no agreement & no further meetings set." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1507067641948622857/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Update: #respectVIRLlibrarians Progress made in negotiations last night but still no agreement & no further meetings set. So job action escalates today at six @VI_Library branches. We welcome a fair offer anytime! ✊🙏 Bigfoot Donuts + CVLLC in Courtenay! https://bcgeu.ca/virl"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes ,  Bigfoot Donuts Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre

Title: "Proudly on the picket line today"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNdOA6bVIAYyC7P?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "Proudly on the picket line today with my friends @VI_Library as they fight for a fair deal. Added a tiny @JortsTheCat to my placard to remind my friends soft paws, sharp claws. #BCGEU #canlab #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

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

Title: "Rotating strikes have begun"

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1501641088242630657/

Description: Skye Ryan on Twitter: "Rotating strikes have begun @VI_Library as librarians from Sooke to Haida Gwaii who are represented by @bcgeu take job action for better pay & working conditions. Wednesday the Cowichan location is behind picket line. Workers say others will follow in days to come @CHEK_News"

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

Title: "Solidarity with BCGEU members fighting for a fair deal at VIRL!" | Vancouver and District Labour Council

URL: https://twitter.com/vancouverdlc/status/1509326941387517952/

Description: Vancouver and District Labour Council on Twitter: "Solidarity with BCGEU members fighting for a fair deal at VIRL!"

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

Title: "Solidarity with VIRL library workers!" | Hospital Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/HospEmpUnion/status/1501623637983383553/

Description: HEU on Twitter: "Solidarity with VIRL library workers! #bcunion"

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

Title: "Thank you to our allies!" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1504223485001932802/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Thank you to our allies! The support for BCGEU librarians on the picket line from @CUPE401 , @CupeLocal402 , CUPE 723, ILWU 508, @SteelworkersCA 1932, the local community and many more is incredibly heartening. Learn more at http://bcgeu.ca/virl #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes ,  United Steelworkers | Local 1-1937 Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401 Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 723 Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 402 International Longshore and Warehouse Union | Local 508

Title: "The need for fair wages for VIRL librarians has been a concern for over 60 years now!" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1502411399019982848/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "In honour of #fbf, we're bringing out this 1955 article about @VI_library . The need for fair wages for VIRL librarians has been a concern for over 60 years now! Learn more about the current day fight for fair wages: http://bcgeu.ca/virl #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

Title: "Today, librarians working at Vancouver Island Regional Library are on the picket line in Duncan" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1501596171764043781/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Today, librarians working at Vancouver Island Regional Library are on the picket line in Duncan - asking their employer for a fair and respectful collective agreement. Check out http://bcgeu.ca/virl and show your support: https://bcgeu.ca/letter_bcgeu_librarians_call_on_virl_board_of_trustees_to_respectvirllibrarians?fbclid=IwAR16EwHk27jeuyg7dRyL1ss6kHlSSY9KWtM-5zGFB5x-IC3atN0cMQY2OkE #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

Title: "VIRL is standing by for a revised BCGEU counter proposal." | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://twitter.com/VI_Library/status/1503869468472139784/

Description: VI_Library on Twitter: "#VIRL is standing by for a revised BCGEU counter proposal. 👉Read more here: https://virl.bc.ca/vancouver-island-regional-library-standing-by-for-a-revised-bcgeu-counter-proposal/"

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

Title: "Was an absolute pleasure to spend time on the picket line"

URL: https://twitter.com/paulgfinch/status/1503534327887384581/

Description: Paul Finch on Twitter: "Was an absolute pleasure to spend time on the picket line with @bcgeu VIRL members this afternoon. An amazing group fighting for respect and a good deal. A big thank you to @CUPE401 and @ILWUCanada members out on the line in support in Ladysmith today! #canlab #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Finch, Paul British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes ,  Vancouver Island Regional Library Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401 International Longshore and Warehouse Union | Local 508

Title: "We are not asking for the moon! Just a fair deal!"

URL: https://twitter.com/atrumbled/status/1509037723360776204/

Description: Allison Trumble on Twitter: "Up til now we have been doing rotating strikes. We’ve been doing this for 3 full weeks and still no deal so as of tomorrow we are ALL on strike until we get a decent offer. We are not asking for the moon! Just a fair deal! #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

Title: "What an absolute shame it is that communities are without librarian expertise & programs until the VIRL Board authorizes a fair wage"

URL: https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1510352021395701761/

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Listening to librarians talk about the programs they ❤️ creating and delivering for VIRL highlights what an absolute shame it is that communities are without librarian expertise & programs until the VIRL Board authorizes a fair wage #respectVIRLlibrarians @bcgeu"

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

Title: "With no offer from the employer, VIRL librarians are picketing at multiple branches from Sooke to Port Hardy." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1504857895992651776/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "With no offer from the employer, VIRL librarians are picketing at multiple branches from Sooke to Port Hardy. They’ve written to the VIRL Board to issue a new wage mandate - to get a fair contract and have library services restored. #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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

Title: #RespectVIRLlibrarians | Community Savings Credit Union

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNmwzhrVEAIIeQB?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Community Savings Credit Union on Twitter: "@_MarkDJones Jones, CSCU COO on the line with @bcgeu 's @jennyseper , First Vice Chair (left) and @JoMLord , Local 702 Chair (right) at the #nanaimo harbourfront branch. Support Librarians by writing your library board rep, see https://bcgeu.ca/virl #respectvirllibrarians"

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Subject:   Community Savings Credit Union Seper, Jen Jones, Mark Lord, Joanna Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: A fair contract for VIRL librarians is overdue | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOkTAs8VQAAqHyG?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "#thattimewhen @bcgeu friends drop by the picket line to show support for Librarians ❤️ Coalbear ✊🏼 #respectvirllibrarians see updates http://bcgeu.ca/virl #nanaimo #bclab"

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

Title: BCGEU Local 702 strike notice | February 28, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/bcgeu-local-702-strike-notice/

Description: On the afternoon of Friday, February 25, BCGEU served 72- hour strike notice. Job action may start as soon as 15:00 Pacific, Monday, February 28.

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

Title: BCGEU librarian strike underway in Cowichan | Vancouver Island Free Daily

URL: https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/bcgeu-librarian-strike-underway-in-cowichan/

Description: Picket lines are up at Vancouver Island Library’s Cowichan branch, as of 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 9.

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

Title: BCGEU librarians continue job action at VIRL Harbourfront branch after one-day pause and no offer from employer | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) will continue their picket line tomorrow, Friday March 11, at VIRL’s Harbourfront branch (90 Commercial Street in Nanaimo).

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

Title: BCGEU librarians escalate job action, call in VIRL’s Ben Hyman, free community event Saturday | April 6, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://www.bcgeu.ca/media_release_bcgeu_librarians_escalate_job_action_april_6_2022/

Description: After a week of system-wide strike action and two weeks without an offer from their employer, members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) are further escalating their job action.

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

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

Title: BCGEU librarians ratify collective agreement with Vancouver Island Regional Library | April 22, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Seven months after starting bargaining and almost seven weeks after starting job action, members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) have voted almost 90% in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement.

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

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

Title: BCGEU librarians still without offer, all to strike with pickets at targeted VIRL branches | March 29, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: After more than a week without an offer from their employer, members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) are escalating their job action.

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

Title: BCGEU members reject latest VIRL proposal | March 4, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/bcgeu-members-reject-latest-virl-proposal/

Description: Late yesterday, VIRL learned that members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) Local 702 at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) had rejected the employer’s March 01, 2022 proposal.

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

Title: BCGEU president to join VIRL librarians on picket line as job action continues | March 14, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) will get a boost tomorrow when BCGEU president Stephanie Smith and members of the union’s Public Service Bargaining Committee join the picket line as a show of solidarity.

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

Title: Background: VIRL librarians deserve respect | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Background and timeline for the BCGEU-VIRL labour dispute.

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

Title: Behind the counter: How some Victoria restaurants are beating the labour shortage | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/victoria-restaurants-labour-shortage/

Description: The industry-wide labour shortage is putting more power in the hands of the employees, and the restaurants that adapt are surviving. Part six of our labour series, Pay Check.

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Subject:   Foster, Jen Bank of Canada Government of Canada Tostenson, Ian Weiler, Anelyse Quigley, Stephen Chorizo & Co. Green Cuisine Cunningham, Andy Living Wage for Families BC MNP Wild Cafe & Bistro Donaldson, Marla White Spot Boston Pizza Dewey, Jeremy Gogerla, Levi Coast Bastion Hotel Little, Marcia Unite Here (Local 40) Pan Pacific Vancouver Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes ,  Reddit Handi Grill British Columbia General Employees' Union

Title: Correction to BCGEU Local 702 strike notice | February 28, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/correction-to-bcgeu-local-702-strike-notice/

Description: We just received confirmation from the Labour Relations Board informing us that the notice of strike for BC General Employees’ Union Local 702 (BCGEU) was filed this morning (February 28, 2022) at 8am, meaning the job action can now occur starting at 8am on Thursday, March 3.

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

Title: Cowichan branch of VIRL behind picket lines as BCGEU librarians escalate job action | March 8, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Members of the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) are on the picket line at VIRL's Cowichan Branch (2687 James Street in Duncan) today.

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

Title: Important update: BCGEU has communicated its intent to picket VIRL locations on Wednesday, March 9. | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://twitter.com/VI_Library/status/1500999760819503109/

Description: VI_Library on Twitter: "BCGEU has communicated its intent to picket VIRL locations on Wednesday, March 9. This will result in a disruption of library services. 👉For the latest updates on service impacts and the negotiations between #VIRL and BCGEU, please visit: https://virl.bc.ca/updates/"

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

Title: Janitors at Uptown shopping centre vote to strike | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/something-has-got-to-give-janitors-at-uptown-shopping-centre-vote-to-strike-1.5396607

Description: Janitors at Saanich's Uptown shopping centre have voted to strike over a dispute surrounding wages and workload during the pandemic.

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Subject:   Uptown Service Employees International Union | Local 2 Everclean Facility Services Clearwater, Hannah Szpradowski, Lance,  Labour Disputes

Title: Job action surrounds downtown Nanaimo library branch | Nanaimo News Now

URL: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2022/03/11/job-action-surrounds-downtown-nanaimo-library-branch/

Description: Picket lines are up at the Harbourfront branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library.

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

Title: Letter: BCGEU librarians call on VIRL Board of Trustees to #respectVIRLlibrarians | March 4, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: On Thursday March 3, 2022, all 48 BCGEU members working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) submitted a group letter to the library's Board Trustees. The letter called on all 38 trustees to ensure that librarians' next collective agreement provides them with fundamental support – including a psychologically safe and respectful workplace, and wages that align with other libraries and lessen the impact of cost of living and inflation – which are needed to continue serving their communities.

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

Title: Letter: Librarians and libraries vital to community | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/letter-librarians-and-libraries-vital-to-community/

Description: Librarians are not wild-eyed radicals. When librarians are outside protesting, you know there is something wrong inside.

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

Title: Letters: Local library staff wonderful | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/letters-local-library-staff-wonderful/

Description: I am extremely grateful to the creative, patient and dedicated local library staff — always — as I’m a regular user of their services, but especially during the pandemic.

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

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

Title: Librarians on picket line in Duncan | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/librarians-on-picket-line-in-duncan/

Description: There were three librarians and up to 10 CUPE members on the picket line at the Cowichan Branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library in Duncan today.

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

Title: Librarians seek employer response to counter-offer as VIRL strike hits Nanaimo | Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

URL: https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/librarians-seek-employer-response-to-counter-offer-as-virl-strike-hits-nanaimo/

Description: With no word from their employer regarding a contract counter-offer, librarians in Nanaimo are picketing in front of the Harbourfront branch today, March 11.

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

Title: Librarians write to trustees, picket in front of branches as VIRL strike escalates | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/librarians-write-to-trustees-picket-in-front-of-branches-as-virl-strike-escalates/

Description: As BCGEU and librarians ramp up the pressure on Vancouver Island Regional Library board trustees to push library management to offer a new deal, VIRL reiterates that trustees do not have a direct role in bargaining.

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

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

Title: Library picket decisions day-to-day, BCGEU says | The Star

URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/04/library-picket-decisions-day-to-day-bcgeu-says.html

Description: While some issues have been resolved at the bargaining table between librarians and Vancouver Island Regional Library, disagreement remained around compensation as of last week.

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

Title: Library strike might escalate after workers reject latest offer | Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

URL: https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/library-strike-might-escalate-after-workers-reject-latest-offer/

Description: Job action by members of the BC General Employees’ Union Local 702 at Vancouver Island libraries may escalate after the workers turned down the latest contract offer.

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

Title: Library strike updates and information | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/updates/

Description: Updates and information on the BCGEU-VIRL labour dispute.

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

Title: LifeLabs union workers issue 72-hour strike notice | CityNews

URL: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/10/20/lifelabs-union-workers-strike-notice/

Description: Union workers at LifeLabs have issued 72-hour strike notice, saying there are still outstanding issues after “several months of negotiations, 30 days at the bargaining table, and eight days of mediation.”

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Subject:   LifeLabs British Columbia General Employees' Union Smith, Stephanie,  Labour Disputes

Title: LifeLabs workers reach tentative agreement after day of labour action | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6222728

Description: The B.C. General Employees' Union, which represents LifeLabs workers, said a tentative agreement had been reached with the company early Sunday.

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Subject:   LifeLabs Smith, Stephanie,  Labour Disputes ,  British Columbia General Employees' Union

Title: Offer extended to BCGEU, awaiting mediator response | March 3, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/offered-extended-to-bcgeu-awaiting-mediator-response/

Description: Early on Tuesday, March 1, Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) offered a new proposal to British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) Local 702 via the assigned Labour Relations Board mediator. VIRL is awaiting an update from the mediator.

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

Title: Pickets at VIRL branches Wednesday if no offer made, says BCGEU librarians | March 4, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) working as librarians for the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) will begin escalated job action starting Wednesday, March 9 should they not receive a serious offer from the employer.

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

Title: Ratified contract for BCGEU librarians | April 22, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/ratified-contract-for-bcgeu/

Description: The BCGEU-represented librarians at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) have a new four-year contract. On Wednesday, April 20, VIRL’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to accept the ratified offer and put an end to the labour disruption that has impacted services at VIRL branches since March 8.

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

Title: Seventy-two hour strike notice filed: librarians on Vancouver Island urge elected officials to act now | March 2, 2022 | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://www.bcgeu.ca/seventy-two_hour_strike_notice_filed_librarians_on_vancouver_island_urge_elected_officials_to_act_now/

Description: The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) served the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) board with 72-hour strike notice on Monday, February 28.

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

Title: Sidney/North Saanich library closes for second time in a week over job action | Goldstream News Gazette

URL: https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/sidney-north-saanich-library-closes-for-second-time-in-a-week-over-job-action/

Description: The Sidney/North Saanich branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) was closed due to job action Tuesday, ahead of an evening meeting planned with representatives of BCGEU and the employer.

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

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

Title: Sooke librarian Peter Maguire and Stephanie Smith, president of the B.C. General Employees' Union, picket on Resthaven Drive outside the Sidney-North Saanich branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library | Times Colonist

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FN7PblhUcAIw22x?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Times Colonist on Twitter: "Pickets up in Sidney as librarians' job action continues http://dlvr.it/SLm8Pj"

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

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

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

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

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

Title: Union calls on elected officials to prevent Vancouver Island librarians from escalating job action | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/union-calls-on-elected-officials-to-prevent-vancouver-island-librarians-from-escalating-job-action-1.5818672

Description: Librarians employed by Vancouver Island Regional Library were officially in a legal strike position as of late last week and their union continued to call on elected officials to prevent escalating job action.

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

Title: Union president raises possibility of Vancouver Island Regional Library system-wide strike | Alberni Valley News

URL: https://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/union-president-raises-possibility-of-vancouver-island-regional-library-system-wide-strike/

Description: BCGEU president Stephanie Smith told Black Press Media on Tuesday morning that the rotating job actions aim to minimize service disruptions, but also get VIRL back to the negotiating table.

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

Title: VIRL claims it is waiting for revised counterproposal from union representing librarians | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/virl-claims-it-is-waiting-for-revised-counterproposal-from-union-representing-librarians-992137/

Description: Vancouver Island Regional Library says it is waiting for a revised counterproposal from the union representing librarians and other workers.

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

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

Title: VIRL librarians deserve respect | British Columbia General Employees' Union

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

Description: Please check this page for details on future job action.

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

Title: VIRL librarians to picket in downtown Nanaimo | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/virl-librarians-to-picket-in-downtown-nanaimo-981929/

Description: Members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) are set to picket at VIRL’s Harbourfront Library Branch in downtown Nanaimo, the second planned job action taken since the union issued a strike notice on Feb. 28.

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

Title: VIRL librarians welcome BCGEU president at Sidney branch picket line | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-librarians-welcome-bcgeu-president-at-sidney-branch-picket-line/

Description: Vancouver Island librarians who are currently on strike are stoked about their BCGEU president Stephanie Smith and some of the union bargaining committee coming to take part in their picket line at Sidney/NorthSaanich branch today Tuesday March 15.

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

Title: VIRL offer not fair or respectful says BCGEU | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-offer-not-fair-or-respectful-says-bcgeu/

Description: Librarians in the Vancouver Island Regional Library branches served strike notice on February 25. Job action could then happen as soon as 8 am tomorrow morning, March 3.

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

Title: VIRL offer to Local 702 librarians includes non-monetary provisions | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-offer-to-local-702-librarians-includes-non-monetary-provisions/

Description: Yesterday, March 3, 2022, VIRL learned that members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) Local 702 at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) had rejected the employer’s March 01, 2022 proposal.

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

Title: VIRL re-engaging mediator in hopes of ending impasse | April 9, 2022 | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://virl.bc.ca/media-release-virl-re-engaging-mediator-in-hopes-of-ending-impasse/

Description: Following a productive discussion at the April 9 Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees meeting, VIRL is re-engaging the assigned Labour Relations Board mediator in hopes of ending the ongoing impasse and labour disruption impacting VIRL branches and communities.

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

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

Title: Vancouver Island Regional Library staff set to strike Wednesday | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/vancouver-island-regional-library-staff-set-to-strike-wednesday/

Description: Picket lines are set to go up at Vancouver Island library branches starting Wednesday.

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

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