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 …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Labour board designates essential services at B.C. Safety Authority amid labour dispute
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 …

