An application by five companies to reopen a seven-year-old labour dispute has been dismissed by the British Columbia Court of Appeal, after… …
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PREMIUM Prince George, B.C., library not required to notify union on workplace investigation
A grievance seeking to require Prince George Public Library to copy a union president on communications with individual employees, including notice of… …
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Bus operators in Metro Vancouver to start taking full breaks Wednesday: Unifor
Transit operators represented by Unifor Local 111 will begin taking the breaks they are entitled to at the end of their routes… …
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B.C. Interior Uber drivers join landmark union agreement, says UFCW
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberHundreds of Uber drivers in British Columbia’s Interior have joined a labour union, extending the country’s first collective agreement for rideshare drivers… …
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Transit workers in Greater Victoria launch overtime ban in contract dispute
Transit workers represented by Unifor Local 333-BC began an overtime ban at BC Transit on Sept. 1, escalating job action in Greater… …
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BC Ferries’ binding arbitration proposal breached bargaining duty, board rules
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application from British Columbia Ferry Services to reconsider a decision finding the company… …
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A City of Coquitlam field arborist fired for taking extended breaks at a coffee shop and during lunchtime runs has been ordered… …
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PREMIUM B.C. teacher’s $30,000 sick bank sinks discrimination complaint over WorkSafeBC pay
A Central Okanagan teacher who was barred from using her accumulated sick leave to top up her workers’ compensation benefits for the… …
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Another mill is shuttering in British Columbia, affecting about 400 workers in the industry that has taken repeated beatings from tariffs, global competition and… …
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Nearly $300,000 in funding helps at-risk youth train for kitchen jobs in Vancouver
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPeople facing multiple barriers to employment will get hands-on cook training, work experience and wraparound supports through a new program at Collingwood… …

