Representative Plaintiffs

Class Action Law Suit for B.C. Public Servants and
Health Care Workers Continues in Vancouver

Victoria, BC – The certification hearing for two class action law suits launched on behalf of civil servants and health care workers harmed by the provincial COVID-19 vaccine mandates, continues December 1 to 12 in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver (800 Smithe Street). Part 1 of the certification hearing was held April 28 to May 2, 2025 in Victoria.

Jason Baldwin, a former unionized employee of the BC Public Service fired for not complying with the Province’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, filed the class action law suit as representative plaintiff on behalf of the approximately 30,000 provincial employees who are union members of the BCGEU (BC General Employees Union) or PEA (Professional Employees Association). 

Terminated and former unionized B.C. health care workers Jed Ferguson and Terri Perepolkin filed a class action law suit as representative plaintiffs on behalf of the thousands of health care workers and ambulance paramedics harmed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s COVID-19 vaccination orders.

The representative plaintiffs are members of the BCPS Employees for Freedom Society and United Health Care Workers of BC Society, respectively. Both societies were formed to support medical privacy and bodily autonomy.

“Many people think the COVID era has passed, but for people like me who lost their jobs, or homes, or whose families and friendships were torn apart by this, it’s not over,’ said Jason Baldwin. “Especially for a vaccine that was never a vaccine, and didn’t stop transmission of the virus or vaccinated people from getting sick.”

“If you support medical privacy and bodily autonomy in B.C., you must watch this case,” said Jed Ferguson. “Dr. Henry’s ill-conceived COVID-19 vaccine policy hurt many healthcare workers, and forced thousands out of their professions. At a time when health care is in crisis, the personal and public impacts are simply staggering.”

Plaintiffs for both actions have engaged Umar Sheikh of Sheikh Law in Victoria, B.C., to represent them.

For more about the class action cases BCPSEF and UHCWBC are supporting, read Certification Hearing Part 1 (April-May 2025) or visit:

• www.bcpsforfreedom.com/legalaction
• www.unitedtogether.ca