The B.C. Labour Relations Board has issued an essential services designation order covering the British Columbia Safety Authority following an agreement between …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
B.C. opens WorkBC job services to military families before residency is established
Military spouses and adult children moving to British Columbia can now access WorkBC employment services before establishing provincial residency, removing a key …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM IUOE Local 115 and Amix Marine Services finalize three-year collective agreement covering shop employees
The deal runs from June 29, 2025 to April 30, 2028 and includes wage increases of six per cent at ratification and …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsTraining & Development
Federal government, B.C. invest $70.4M to retrain 8,000 tariff-affected workers
More than 8,000 workers in British Columbia’s forestry, steel and related industries will have access to retraining and employment support under a …
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Labour Relations
Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library could be forced to close Friday due to a labour lockout
By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch Terry Fox Library’s unionized staff could be locked out of their workplace as early as Friday morning …
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British Columbia’s 52,000 public school teachers have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, backing the deal by a 91% margin after nearly …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM Teamsters Local 213 and 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters finalize three-year collective agreement covering café, roastery, and office workers
The deal runs from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028 and includes wage increases of four per cent in each of …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM Construction Maintenance and Allied Workers Canada and 1482393 B.C. Ltd. finalize three-year collective agreement covering commercial and institutional carpenters
The deal runs from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026 and includes annual wage increases across all classifications, plus updates to …
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Employment LawFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
B.C. changes employment standards complaint process to speed up wage recovery
British Columbia is amending two workplace laws in an effort to make the employment standards complaint and dispute-resolution process faster and more …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM UA Local 516 and Mercedes-Benz North Vancouver finalize three-year collective agreement covering automotive service technicians and support staff
The deal runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027 and includes annual wage increases of approximately two per cent per …

