The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with TransDev. Amalgamated Transit Union …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Grain farmers urge intervention as Metro Vancouver terminal workers ready strike
Canada’s grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if it were allowed to take place. The …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Union for grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver says strike to start Tuesday
The union representing grain workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver says it has served the employer with a 72-hour strike notice. The …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
B.C. employers face new occupational first aid regulations starting Nov. 1
WorkSafeBC is urging employers across British Columbia to prepare for new occupational first aid requirements set to take effect on November 1, …
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Beginning Oct. 1, 2024, British Columbia will implement new regulations requiring employers to submit a Notice of Project (NOP) before any tower …
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Labour Relations
United Steelworkers on strike rally outside Coquitlam auto distributor, demanding ‘living wage’
By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch Striking workers of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2009 held a rally outside Uni-Select, Bumper to Bumper, …
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Unions representing British Columbia’s forestry workers are calling on municipal leaders to take a more active role in addressing job losses in …
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By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee Union leaders say B.C.’s health-care workers have seen some minor improvements but there’s a long way to …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
WorkSafeBC issues nearly $170,000 fine to construction company, after tower crane hits high-voltage power lines in Coquitlam
By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch A construction company working on a Coquitlam development site was slapped with a $167,890 fine from WorkSafeBC, …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsPensions
B.C. firefighters to receive earlier pension benefits under new agreement
British Columbia and the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) have reached an agreement-in-principle that will allow wildland firefighters to access their pensions …