A British Columbia arbitrator has ordered a Maple Ridge metal fabrication company to pay a laid-off welder more than $42,000 in lost …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. teachers win gender-affirming care, except in two cities
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee The union for more than 52,000 B.C. public school teachers ratified a new collective agreement this …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)FeaturedTechnology in HR
This dockworker in Vancouver uses AI to hold bosses accountable
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee Nearly every week for more than eight years, longshoreman Veetesh Rup has looked over the mess …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. health science workers ratify new collective agreement covering 25,000 staff
More than 25,000 health science professionals in British Columbia have ratified a new collective agreement that includes measures to address staffing shortages, …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeatured
MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
By Wolfgang Depner A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Mission Hill Vineyards worker denied severance after winter freeze triggers winery layoffs
A British Columbia arbitrator has dismissed a grievance seeking severance pay for a winery worker laid off following a catastrophic winter freeze, …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedTraining & Development
Squamish Nation program helps women learn the trades in B.C.
By Abby Luciano | North Shore News A Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) program is helping Indigenous women get opportunities in the trades industry. …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRecruitment
B.C. appoints acting merit commissioner as province eyes hiring oversight shift
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBritish Columbia has appointed a retired public servant as acting merit commissioner to ensure continuity in public service hiring oversight while the …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM SMART Local 280 and SMACNA-BC finalize three-year collective agreement covering sheet metal workers in B.C. and Yukon
The deal runs from May 9, 2025 to April 30, 2028 and includes annual pension increases of $0.10 per hour each year …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM Unifor Local 114 and Accurpress Tooling Systems finalize three-year collective agreement covering B.C. machine shop workers
The deal runs from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2028 and includes wage increases of three per cent annually across all …

