British Columbia

Striking retail liquor workers with Armstrong Regional Cooperative (ARC) disrupted a company holiday dinner in Vernon, B.C., on Saturday, demanding the employer return to the bargaining table. The workers, represented…

The British Columbia government has introduced a $4.3-million initiative aimed at tackling labour shortages in the province’s agriculture and food-processing industries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced Friday. The…

By Abby Luciano | North Shore News Curtis Thomas felt an adrenaline rush when he heard the name of his business called out at the North Vancouver Chamber’s Business Excellence Awards…

Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) have chosen Kruger Inc.’s Kamloops, B.C., mill as the target employer to establish a pattern agreement for collective bargaining in…

British Columbia has expanded its whistleblower protection legislation to include employees at research universities and WorkSafeBC, offering new safeguards for staff reporting serious wrongdoing. Effective Dec. 1, the Public Interest…

By Darryl Greer A disciplinary decision against a former Vancouver police sergeant, who was found to have improperly shared degrading messages about a colleague who was sexually assaulted, has been voided…

By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee Northern Health has denied wrongfully demoting a former employee for making pro-Palestinian statements outside of work. Amy Blanding, former executive director of the Northern Health…

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has awarded special costs of more than $90,000 following years of litigation in which the plaintiff, Lucky Eight Enterprises Ltd., was found to have…

By Darryl Greer A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a “deeply religious” British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three…