The 350 lawyers who provide legal advice and write legislation for the British Columbia government have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action.
A statement Monday from the B.C. Government Lawyers Association says its members oppose the province's efforts to force them to join a union they do not support and have not signed cards for.Bill 5, which would require the lawyers to join the Professional Employees Association, was being debated in the B.C. legislature Monday after it was tabled by Finance Minister Katrine Conroy.A spokesperson for the association says it has appealed to B.C.
"Our members have spoken loud and clear," Gareth Morley, president of the BCGLA, said in the statement. "With a 97 per cent mandate of support, our job action committee will start planning right away to oppose Bill 5 with several tactics being considered."
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