COMMISSION DELIVERS REPORT ON B.C. AMBULANCE SERVICE

VICTORIA – The industrial inquiry commission reviewing different service delivery and operational models for the B.C. Ambulance Service, including options on an appropriate collective bargaining structure, has delivered its report to Minister of Labour Murray Coell.

FARM WORKER INQUEST RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER REVIEW

VICTORIA – Minister of Labour Murray Coell has provided the following statement on the jury findings for the Coroner’s Inquest into the van accident involving 17 farm workers that occurred March 7, 2007:

INQUIRY COMMISSION APPOINTED FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE

VICTORIA – An Industrial Inquiry Commission has been appointed under the B.C. Labour Relations Code to examine the B.C. ambulance service, Minister of Labour Murray Coell announced.

COMMISSION TO REVIEW AMBULANCE SERVICE BARGAINING

VICTORIA – Labour Minister Murray Coell today announced that he will appoint an Industrial Inquiry Commission to put forward options for a new bargaining structure for ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in the province.

BRITISH COLUMBIA EXTENDS RESERVIST JOB PROTECTION

VICTORIA – Changes to the Employment Standards Regulation will extend job protected leave to Canadian Forces reservists called on to support the 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games.