labour

Unions in B.C. are winning protection against spiking inflation
A tight labour market and soaring inflation is giving unions leverage at the bargaining table…

Clean up crew with ‘lived experience’ to patrol North Kamloops
A Kamloops business association is partnering with other organizations to recruit a garbage and graffiti…

Feds should let international students work more hours: Kamloops councillor
International students should be allowed to work more hours as local companies, particularly in the…

More than 100 jobs up for grabs at KF Aerospace in Kelowna
Kelowna’s largest private sector employer is holding a job fair in an effort to expand…

Bullying complaint against City of Kamloops dismissed; $50K settlement reached
After the City of Kamloops filed to dismiss a complaint of harassment from a City…

Two-tier system: Working Easter Monday unlikely to change for some
While schools, government offices, and plenty of other businesses have closed up shop for Easter…

Former TRU basketball coach suing for wrongful dismissal
Goran Nogic was fired from Thompson Rivers University last fall after he was accused of…

Canada’s job numbers heat up, but wages barely budge for wait staff
The Canadian job market is busier than before we made first contact with COVID-19 back…

Union confident in overturning Kamloops changes to bylaw officer duties
The union that represents municipal employees in Kamloops promised to fight the City's restructuring of…

COVID impact on hotels in Kamloops, Okanagan far worse this year than 2020
Even though B.C. and the world were locked down during the early days of the…

Kamloops restaurant staff given mandatory paid vacation to ‘recharge’ after stressful summer
After a long year, and especially difficult summer, staff at an iconic Kamloops restaurant will…

Kelowna woman denied entry to plumbers union clears another hurdle
A Kelowna woman who recently won a labour dispute that was expected to clear the…

Interior Health defends COVID-19 practices against nurses union criticism
Interior Health has issued a lengthy rebuttal to criticism from the B.C. Nurses Union, defending…
B.C. nurses union says Interior Health failing Kamloops hospital workers during pandemic
The B.C. Nurses Union has some scathing criticism of Interior Health's handling of frontline workers…

B.C.’s midwives on brink of burnout crisis
British Columbia’s 300 midwives are calling on the province for support and better pay as…