labour
Penticton anti-vaxxer loses fight against BCGEU
A Penticton anti-vaxxer has lost a fight with her union after she argued her support…
UBER ANGER: New law hasn’t satisfied some BC gig workers
You may have met Kuljeet Singh. He might have driven you to your aunt’s birthday…
‘Cash cows’ and cheap labour: The plight of international students in BC
Melissa Chirino remembers the recruiters who came to her high school in the Caribbean island…
POISONED WATERS: The war between BC Ferries and its union
A four-letter expletive ended talks aimed at bringing peace between BC Ferries and its union…
Okanagan migrant farmworker’s sexual assault allegations shine light on wider issue
A prominent Okanagan winemaker has been accused of sexually assaulting a foreign farmworker in his…
BC migrant farmworkers go to court to fight for rights — and $500M
Last year, nearly 12,000 workers travelled from Mexico, Guatemala and across the world to work…
BC’s COVID pandemic health-care heroes
A new oral history project is documenting the personal stories of hardship and sacrifice endured…
Dan Alder died on the job in BC. His family wants answers
Before he became a statistic, Dan Alder was a hockey player, a mechanic, a brother,…
Drive to unionize Kamloops Sephora led by one of its newest employees
Sephora's Kamloops location is its first ever to unionize, and it can think one of…
The BC experiment that could transform child-care work
In 2021, the federal government promised $30 billion over five years to create tens of…
Labour battle at Rogers Sugar refinery in BC gets stickier
Doughnut shops, home cooks and multinational corporations have all been caught in the crossfire of…
She organized a BC Starbucks. Then they fired her
In February, then 20-year-old barista Frédérique Martineau helped unionize the Vancouver Starbucks where she worked…
BC is clearing barriers for skilled foreign workers
Joy Abasta came to British Columbia with a promise of a job as a registered…
Unions to get more power with federal replacement worker ban
Raine Wright yells into his megaphone as men in neon yellow jackets circle around a…
BC labour federation launches campaign to back gig drivers
The BC Federation of Labour is encouraging gig workers to file employment standards complaints against…