A strike by transit workers in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley is over after more than seven months of job action. Unifor says …
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By Brieanna Charlebois The regional director of a union representing workers at the Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., says leaders are scheduled to …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsTraining & Development
B.C. launches $2-million youth training program for biomanufacturing jobs
The British Columbia government will invest nearly $2 million over two years to train unemployed and underemployed youth for jobs in the …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs
By Brieanna Charlebois The president of a union representing British Columbia’s public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime …
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‘Anxiety’ for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses
By Chuck Chiang The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in a state of “nervousness and anxiety” over …
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British Columbia’s provincial meat inspectors will be classified as essential workers during ongoing job action, Agriculture Minister Lana Popham announced Thursday. The …
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B.C. unveils 4.5% offer to striking public service staff, wages only ‘part of story’
By Darryl Greer The president of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union says an expansion of job action in the province’s public service …
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The president of the B.C. General Employees’ Union is set to make an announcement this morning laying out the next phase of …
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Government Policy & BudgetsPeople on the Move
Richard Grounds appointed chair of B.C. skilled trades appeals board
The British Columbia government has appointed Richard Grounds to a three-year term as chair of the Skilled Trades BC Appeal Board, effective …
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By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia Premier David Eby said the temporary foreign worker program should “be cancelled or significantly reformed” because the province …


