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Kelowna residents breathe sigh of relief as buses resume service
KELOWNA – The bus strike ended just in time for Verna Simard. She has to…
Transit bus drivers in the Thompson-Okanagan vote overwhelmingly against accepting final contract offer
"IT WAS INSULTING." THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Over 96 per cent of the transit bus drivers, who…
Kelowna jail guards re-issue strike notice
KELOWNA – Jail guards at the Kelowna RCMP detachment have re-issued a 72-hour strike notice…
BCGEU to return to bargaining table with Gateway Casinos next week
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union will return to mediated talks with Gateway Casinos…
Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can’t protest on casino property
KELOWNA – Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports…
Gateway casinos and union employees reach tentative agreement
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union has announced publicly they have reached a tentative…
Canada Post rotating walkouts hit Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton
KAMLOOPS – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers rotating strikes have spread to several B.C.…
Thousands of Interior forestry workers in legal strike position this week
KELOWNA – Lumber mills throughout the B.C. Interior are facing strike action after mediation efforts…
Some Shuswap residents fear being trapped as strike by Adams Lake ferry workers looms
ADAMS LAKE – Residents of the small communities on Adams Lake in the Shuswap are hoping…
City workers vote to strike days after Revelstoke mayor, council give themselves huge pay increase
Two days after the mayor and council gave themselves whopping pay increases some staff working…
B.C. government workers’ strike vote gets underway
The roughly 33,000 members for the British Columbia General Employees' Union are casting ballots in…
BCGEU issues strike notice for Monday
A union representing firefighters, correctional staff and administrative workers has issued a strike notice to…
Lightning strike captured by Kelowna photographer at exact moment girlfriend says ‘yes’ to proposal
It was an electrifying once-in-a-lifetime moment that was captured on camera earlier this week during…
Cities seeks ministry intervention in Central Okanagan transit labour dispute
Job action could start as early as today, Sept. 1, after Central Okanagan transit workers…
Full shutdown of Central Okanagan’s transit system scheduled for Oct. 5
Frustrated with the lack of negotiations since it started strike action six weeks ago, the…