Say No To Smart Meters News & Events

  • Hydro Union Slams “Ponzi” Scheme
    Tuesday, January 31, 2012
    Rate Submission Before Utilities Commission Means Customers Will Pay More Later
  • COPE 378 Takes Meter Readers' Concerns to CKNW
    Monday, October 3, 2011
    On Saturday COPE 378 President David Black and Meter Reader Bob Brown appeared on Sean Leslie’s CKNW radio show to talk about the government’s forced implementation of Smart Meters. The topic has received new interest in the wake of a resolution by the Union of BC Municipalities calling for a moratorium.
  • Another Harm of Smart Meters: Nearly 400 People Will Lose Their Jobs
    Friday, September 30, 2011
    Burnaby – Mayors and Councillors at the Union of BC Municipalities voted today for a moratorium on the installation of wireless smart meters. The union representing soon-to-be-out of work meter readers says it hopes the motion will bring attention to the plight of its meter reader members.
  • COPE 378 President tells Christy Clark’s Deputy: “Fix deeply flawed BC Hydro Report!”
    Monday, August 15, 2011
    BURNABY - David Black, President of the 14,000-member Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378, is demanding a significant re-write of the Review of BC Hydro, released last week by Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberal government.
  • 1,000 People at BC Hydro, Another 800 People from Accenture: Government Hacking at Bone, Not Trimming Fat
    Friday, August 12, 2011
    BURNABY – The cuts keep coming at BC Hydro with the release of the Ministerial Rate Review panel recommendations, says the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 (COPE 378). COPE 378 represents workers at BC Hydro its privatized arm, Accenture. But the people working at BC Hydro aren’t the problem, says the union.
  • The Fightin’ 400 -- Seeking a Just Transition
    Wednesday, April 6, 2011
    THE FIGHTIN’ 400: “Please, Ms. Clark, we’d like to meet with you before we lose our jobs” Group sends bouquet of spring flowers to Premier