Community Social Services strike action timeline - autumn/winter 2012
Detailed timeline
February 27, 2012 - Community Social Services bargaining begins
March 31, 2012 – Community Social Services Walk in Victoria – Many workers participated to highlight services although not job action
June 8, 2012 – Bargaining talks break down, strike vote to be taken.
June 2012 – July 2012 – Strike Votes conducted across the province for Community Living and General Services members.
July 23, 2012 – Strong Strike Mandate announced - General Services: 85 per cent in favour of strike action; Community Living Services: 90 per cent in favour.
September 13, 2012 - Rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery launching the “Heart & Soul of the Community" Campaign.
September 17 & 18, 2012 – Bargaining team returns to table and find some improvements, but no money.
October 16, 2012 – First Job Action: multi-union rally at Christy Clark’s office in Vancouver.
October 17, 2012 – Kamloops – Terry Lake’s office
October 18, 2012 – Prince George – Shirley Bond’s office
October 23, 2012 – Vancouver – Moira Stillwell’s office
October 24, 2012 - Vancouver - Laurie Scott, a CSS worker with 25 years experience, speaks to the CSS Employers Association about the challenge of caring for others when you can't care for your own family.
October 26, 2012 – Whistler – Rally at B.C. Liberal Party Convention
October 26, 2012 – Squamish – Picket lines
October 26 - North Vancouver - North Shore Disability Resource Centre picketing and leafletting
October 30, 2012 – Victoria – Ida Chong’s office
November 1, 2012 – Tri Cities – Doug Horn’s office – Port Moody
November 1 - Community Ventures Society picketing and leafletting Moira Stilwell's office
November 6, 2012 – Terrace - Picketing
November 6 - Powell River Association for Community Living overtime ban
November 7, 2012 – Cranbrook - Picketing
November 8, 2012 – Nelson / Castlegar - Picketing
November 8, 2012 - Creston and District Society of Community Living - picketing and leafletting
November 13, 2012 – Penticton - Picketing
November 14, 2012 – Okanagan / Cariboo (Williams Lake, Quesnel, Armstrong, Vernon) - Picketing
November 15, 2012 – Surrey – Stephanie Cadieux’s office
November 22, 2012 – Victoria - Picketing
November 28, 2012 – BC Fed Rally in solidarity with CSS workers
November 28 - BC211 and Battered Women's Support Services - essential services
November 29 – Parksville - Picketing
December 3, 2012 – Victoria - Picketing
December 4, 2012 – Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society on strike – Strike vote in aboriginal services crystalized. Battered Women's Support Services on essential service.
December 10, 2012 – Campbell River – Picketing
December 11, 2012 – Courtenay – Don McRae’s office
December 12, 2012 – Nanaimo – Rally
December 12, 2012 - Parksville – Picketing
December 13, 2012 – Victoria - Rally
