A lawsuit launched by a British Columbia public servant against COVID-19 vaccination mandates last year is allowed to proceed, with the case to be heard in court next year.

The BCPS Employees for Freedom, a non-profit organization that helps public service employees in BC, announced on Friday the class action, filed October 30, 2023, has been certified by the court.

Plaintiff Jason Baldwin’s lawsuit includes “all unionized BC public servants harmed by the BC government’s proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate” — thereby potentially including tens of thousands of public servants.

BCPS says some 38,000 public servants were impacted by the BC government’s “coercive and unjustifiable proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate” that caused “untold suffering and harm.”