In the capital region, picket lines were up at the Esquimalt Graving Dock, Naden base and in View Royal. Essential workers remain on the job.
CFB Esquimalt fire inspector Grant Russell has never been on a picket line before, but he was at the Graving Dock with hundreds of others Wednesday morning asking for “fair wages.”
Federal public servants representing several different unions including the Government Services Union and coast guard workers began forming a picket line at Esquimalt Graving Dock at 6 a.m. “I’m out here representing the firefighters that work at CFB Esquimalt Fire Rescue,” Russell said. “We’re grossly underpaid compared to other cities, even the City of Victoria, so we’re just trying to fight for a fair wage that’s going to come on par with the rest of the firefighters across Canada.”
The general mood on the line Wednesday morning was supportive of the union’s bargaining team, with high hopes for a tentative agreement “as soon as possible.”
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