Bulletin
Picket lines at GCC expected to remain in full effect on Friday, September 5
September 4, 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.*
ICBC has been granted their common site application at the Guildford Corporate Centre (GCC) from the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) with regards to the ongoing strike for members of the BCGEU. However, they have not yet received the same order regarding PEA members.
This means that while the BCGEU members will only be permitted to picket at the main entrance, the PEA members are legally permitted to continue to picket the entire perimeter of the building until the LRB issues a specific order for the PEA members.
We have also been informed that there will be no picket lines active this coming weekend (September 6 & 7) at this location, but it may be in place again on Monday. We will update you once we have more information.
Based on this update, it means we expect the picket line situation to remain unchanged for Friday, September 5, at the GCC.
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 Friday remain the same as today. This means:
1.IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO WORK ON-SITE AT GCC (INCLUDING THE GUILDFORD DLO) ON FRIDAY, 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 5), OR YOU WERE DIRECTED TO WORK FROM HOME ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 4), CONTINUE TO WORK REMOTELY.
3. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY YOUR MANAGER TO WORK AT A DIFFERENT WORKSITE FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, FOLLOW THEIR DIRECTION. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION TO ATTEND A DIFFERENT LOCATION PRIOR TO YOUR SHIFT ON FRIDAY, 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
Trevor Hansen, Senior Union Representative