labour

Employees of Bonfire Restaurant at West Kelowna resort to keep jobs as operator shifts
It’s going to be business as usual at the Bonfire Restaurant at The Cove Lakeside…

Union: Most Safeway staff will see pay cut under FreshCo banner
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Most Safeway employees who opt to keep working at the supermarket once it…

Thousands of Interior forestry workers in legal strike position this week
KELOWNA – Lumber mills throughout the B.C. Interior are facing strike action after mediation efforts…

Union alleges unsafe operations as casino labour dispute drags on in Thompson-Okanagan
KAMLOOPS – There is no end in sight to the labour dispute at four casinos…

UPDATE: Pellet gun pulled on striking Kelowna drivers; suspect arrested
'HE THREATENED TO SLASH EVERYONE ON THE PICKET LINE' KELOWNA – Striking Kelowna bus drivers…

Early Okanagan growing season a set of moving goal posts for local farmers
OKANAGAN – Out of country workers are proving invaluable this year as the Okanagan experiences…

Walmart cleaning staff in Kelowna and Kamloops impacted by hiring of contractor
KAMLOOPS – Organizational changes within Walmart means cleaning staff will have to reapply for their…

UPDATE: Naramata Centre to close after 70 years
NARAMATA - Naramata Centre, a pillar of the community since the late 1940s, is closing its doors after nine months of labour struggles, declining revenues and a failed plan to push forward. A release late Wednesday, Jan. 21, says the board of directors decided to pull the plug effective immediately, sending some 34 workers represented...