A BC Court of Appeal tribunal ruled it did not have jurisdiction to hear a forestry and construction company’s bid to overturn a BC Labour Relations Board decision against the use of surveillance cameras. Rehn Enterprises lost a review in January of an arbitrator’s decision that awarded fallers $4,000 each for breach of privacy. At issue was the 2023 installation of dash cameras in the company’s four-wheel drive pickups in Campbell River, where Rehn is a falling contractor for Western Forest Products. The company argued cab-facing dashcams were a safety measure, used for monitoring road conditions and distractions, such as eating, texting, smoking and horseplay. But arbitrator Jacquie de Aguayo agreed with United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1-1937 and found the company’s purpose was primarily to watch the conduct of workers. Butler’s ruling suggested Rehn should have sought judicial review with the B.C. Supreme Court instead of going straight to the Court of Appeal.