Bulletin
Picket lines expected to remain unchanged at GCC on Thursday, September 4
September 3, 2025
TO: MoveUP Members at ICBC GCC and Guildford DLO
*This bulletin contains information accurate as of the time of writing. We encourage you to check your email frequently for updates on this situation.*
Based on the latest updates as of Wednesday evening, we expect the picket line situation to remain unchanged for Thursday, September 4, at the Guildford Corporate Centre.
IMPORTANT: It has come to our attention that some ICBC managers have advised employees that they can cross the picket line. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE PICKET LINE, YOU MUST NOT CROSS. If you have been advised to cross, tell your manager that there is still an active picket line and that you are not permitted to cross. Then, inform either a MoveUP representative at the picket line or contact your union representative.
If GCC is your headquarters, your directions for Thursday remain the same as today. This means:
- IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO WORK ON-SITE AT GCC (INCLUDING THE GUILDFORD DLO) ON THURSDAY, DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE. Seek out a MoveUP representative at the picket line. Your picket captains will assist you with sign–in and provide the latest update.
DO NOT PARK AT THE SHERATON VANCOUVER GUILDFORD parking lot/garage. UNIFOR is currently on strike against this employer, and we must support their picket line as well.
We recommend parking nearby on side streets or behind the Chevron, as street parking may be available. Do not attempt to park in the GCC underground if there is a picket line in front of the garage entrance.
Be prepared to be on the picket line for four hours to complete your picket shift.
2. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO WORK AT HOME TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 4), OR YOU WERE DIRECTED TO WORK FROM HOME ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 3), CONTINUE TO WORK REMOTELY.
3. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY YOUR MANAGER TO WORK AT A DIFFERENT WORKSITE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, FOLLOW THEIR DIRECTION. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION TO ATTEND A DIFFERENT LOCATION PRIOR TO YOUR SHIFT ON THURSDAY, PROCEED TO GCC. IF THERE IS A PICKET LINE WHEN YOU ARRIVE, FIND YOUR PICKET CAPTAINS AND REPORT IN. DO NOT CROSS THE PICKET LINE.
For more information about this ongoing job action situation, please refer to our Information and FAQ page for ICBC members which can be accessible through the ICBC workplace page on our website.
The Information and FAQ page for ICBC members will be continually updated as required.
If you have any questions or there is something that you are unsure of, please contact your job steward.
In solidarity,
Annette Toth, President
Dimitri Ossinsky, Vice-President, ICBC
Anny Chen, Union Representative
Nathan Beausoleil, Senior Union Representative