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Press Releases
CUPE Local 873 Official Press Releases:
- November 16, 2009
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Ambulance Service withdraws ‘strike’ claim.
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- November 3, 2009
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VANOC edict behind repressive legislation.
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- October 21, 2009
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Paramedics support executive, return incumbents.
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- September 29, 2009
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Paramedics to take ‘offer’ on tour.
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- September 18, 2009
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Paramedics to work ONLY 'regular shifts.
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- September 15, 2009
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March for BC Paramedics!
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- September 15, 2009
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Paramedics issue settlement offer.
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- September 1, 2009
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Government misses emergency call.
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- August 17, 2009
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Kootenay paramedics picket for public safety.
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- August 6, 2009
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Paramedic support doubles.
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- July 29, 2009
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BC Supreme Court finds in favor of BC Paramedics.
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- July 28, 2009
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B.C.’s ambulance paramedics in Court today.
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- July 27, 2009
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Harvey Oberfeld speaks up about paramedic dispute.
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- July 21, 2009
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Paramedics launch t-shirt campaign.
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- July 3, 2009
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Paramedics launch TV ad campaign.
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- June 22, 2009
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Paramedics Poll Membership
- June 19, 2009
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Mediator adjourns paramedics’ talks.
- June 18, 2009
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Paramedics’ talks stalled.
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- June 8, 2009
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Paramedics challenge Premier Gordon Campbell.
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- June 2, 2009
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Talks slated for Paramedics.
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- May 15, 2009
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Paramedics draw the line on safety checks.
- May 11, 2009
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Paramedics face firing for safety check.
- May 5, 2009
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Abbott calls premier’s behavior a joke.
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- April 28, 2009
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Ambulance Paramedics have major safety concerns about the potential for spreading swine flu. The 3,500 ambulance attendants say the problem is their respirators.
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- April 25, 2009
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More than 500 CUPE members and supporters joined striking B.C. Ambulance Paramedics in a mid-day march protesting government inaction.
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- April 23, 2009
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Minister of Health Services George Abbott failed to meet with striking B.C. ambulance paramedics yesterday as promised.
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- April 22, 2009
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More than 500 CUPE BC delegates are expected to join striking ambulance paramedics and supporters Friday for a march past the B.C. Legislature. The delegates are in Victoria for the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ BC Division convention.
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- April 17, 2009
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Striking ambulance paramedics say they are cautiously optimistic after a two-hour meeting today with Health Services Minister George Abbott.
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- April 15, 2009
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BC Health Minister George Abbott has rejected calls for negotiations with striking ambulance paramedics.
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- April 9, 2009
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BC Minister of Health George Abbott has finally responded to calls from striking ambulance paramedics for a return to the bargaining table with a mediator.
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- CUPE BC President Release - April 3, 2009
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CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill has called on the provincial government to get to the bargaining table with the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C.
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- CUPE 873 - March 31, 2009
- CUPE 873 - March 29, 2009
- CUPE 873 - February 24, 2009
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Dangers Of The Job
Paramedics rated as third highest risk of injury in BC - The Workers Compensation Board of BC.
CTV Viewers Support BC Paramedics
"Should paramedics earn as much as firefighters and police officers in B.C.?"
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