BCPSForFreedom

Website: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/ Donate: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/donate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcpsef Librti: https://librti.com/page/view-group-profile?id=187 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcpublicservantsforfreedom/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAhNyayur6Qxg-bC_sPEEQ Diana has been with BC Public Service for over 27 years, and for the last 18 has worked for the BC Wildfire Service in Penticton. In her role as Operations Assistant, Diana prepares the zone for the upcoming fire season, including hiring heavy equipment and making sure the necessary fire crews are in place and ready. She plays an integral role working side-by-side with the Zone Wildfire Coordination Officer during intense wildfire fighting operations. She thinks the mandate will have a significant impact on B.C.’s ability to fight wildfires because of the number of contractors who choose to be vaccine-free. “What BC Wildfire Service employees do for the public is above and beyond. I can’t even describe everything that they do.” Diana has been put on unpaid leave for three months, coinciding with the beginning of fire season, and has been told she will be terminated without severance after her leave ends. Music: https://www.bensound.com/

Website: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/ Donate: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/donate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcpsef Librti: https://librti.com/page/view-group-profile?id=187 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcpublicservantsforfreedom/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAhNyayur6Qxg-bC_sPEEQ Kasey has worked for the BC Public Service for a year and a half. In her role as a Probation Officer with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Kasey has helped clients while on bail, making sure they were meeting their conditions and receiving support in the community. She is passionate about her job. “It made me feel like I had a purpose and a reason, and I was helping people”. After having worked through the pandemic, she feels it’s a shame to let employees go because of their personal choice to not share their private medical information. “I think it’s a step backwards for inclusivity”. Kasey has been on leave without pay for three months and is expecting termination. Music: https://www.bensound.com/

Website: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/ Donate: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/donate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcpsef Librti: https://librti.com/page/view-group-profile?id=187 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcpublicservantsforfreedom/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAhNyayur6Qxg-bC_sPEEQ Michelle is a 14-year BC Public Service employee living in Horsefly, B.C., near Williams Lake. Beginning her career as a correctional officer, Michelle later transitioned to working as an Employment & Assistance Worker with the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Her work has focused on health and specialized services for clients attending treatment programs at short- and long-term care facilities. “I would think that the services have been hugely impacted by the number of people that have been put on leave,” she says, speaking about the mandatory proof of vaccination policy. “We were already running quite short staffed. There [were] offers for overtime before so I can’t imagine how much more it’s impacted B.C.’s most vulnerable people.” Michelle, a three-time cancer survivor and mother, is currently on leave without pay.

Website: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/ Donate: https://go.rallyup.com/bcps4freedom/Campaign/Details Librti: https://librti.com/page/view-group-profile?id=187 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcpublicservantsforfreedom/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAhNyayur6Qxg-bC_sPEEQ M. (name withheld) has been with the BC Public Service for 13 years. In her role working with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in Vancouver, M. supports victims of violent crime, domestic and sexual abuse survivors, those struggling with mental illness and suicidal ideation, and families who have lost loved ones. Being placed on leave without pay has had an impact on her co-workers and clients. “None of them wanted to see me go. They knew I fought hard for these victims. None of my colleagues, none of the management team wanted to see me go. For the first two months of my leave without pay, my caseload sat largely untouched. These victims waited a lot longer for help than they should have had to.” M., a mother of two, expects to be terminated from the BC Public Service on February 24, 2022.

Website: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/ Donate: https://bcpsforfreedom.com/donate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcpsef Librti: https://librti.com/page/view-group-profile?id=187 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcpublicservantsforfreedom/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/bcpsemployeesforfreedom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAhNyayur6Qxg-bC_sPEEQ Zoran, a Registered Professional Forester and Senior Manager with the Mountain Resorts Branch in the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, currently based in Kamloops, has worked in the BC Public Service for almost 26 years. He, his wife and daughter came to Canada in 1994 seeking a new life after civil war and ethnic strife tore apart their native Bosnia. Zoran has been proud to serve the people of B.C. for more than a quarter century. He originally found the BC Public Service values to be close to his own personal values. Now he is concerned about a shift he has seen in how people treat each other. “I want the public not to judge people based on vaccination status and accept the decision about medical treatments that are deeply private, personal choices,” he says. “That would be my message to the public of British Columbia.” Zoran and his wife, also a B.C. public servant, are currently on leave without pay and expect to be terminated in April.