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Peachland cannabis company ‘coerced and intimidated’ staff from unionizing: Labour Board
A Peachland cannabis producer has been ordered to re-hire nine staff members after the B.C.…
B.C. union loses fight over lumber mill’s new fingerprint time clock
A B.C. union has lost a fight against a lumber mill that started using fingerprint…
Kamloops Sephora employees win demand for paid bag checks nationwide
A North American-wide cosmetic company just adopted a new policy that benefits employees because of…
Supermarket giant appeals after union wins fight over cost of living pay
A Canadian supermarket giant that was ordered to payout $177,000 to more than 1,000 workers…
Union loses fight after unvaccinated Kelowna elevator worker sent home
An elevator repair worker whose union went to bat for him after he was sent…
No clear winner in arbitrator’s decision on overhaul of Kamloops bylaw
The City of Kamloops will have to go back to negotiations with the public employees…
Union accuses Sephora of unfair labour practices at Kamloops location
The United Food and Commercial Workers union is taking another step towards better working conditions…
Kamloops’ Sephora is holding a strike vote ahead of Boxing Day
Workers at Kamloops’ Sephora will be holding a vote next week to decide whether or…
Vernon truck driver fired for turning safety sensors off gets job back
A veteran Vernon truck driver who was fired for turning off the safety sensors in…
No deal after mediated talks in Gateway Casinos labour dispute
Four days of mediated talks recently between Gateway Casinos and the B.C Government and Service…
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…
Union alleges unsafe operations as casino labour dispute drags on in Thompson-Okanagan
KAMLOOPS – There is no end in sight to the labour dispute at four casinos…
Impacts of Central Okanagan bus strike felt in Vernon
VERNON – A public transit strike in Kelowna is having an effect on bus riders…
NO BUSES IN CENTRAL OKANAGAN TOMORROW: Bus drivers confirm strike starts Thursday morning
"THEY'RE STILL GETTING PAID AND IT'S COMING FROM OUR TAX DOLLARS." CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The…
Wage increase approved for West Kelowna firefighters
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna firefighters' wages and property tax bills with both get a bit of a bump over the next few years following the approval of a new collective agreement. West Kelowna council has ratified the new collective agreement between the International Association of Firefighters Local 4457 and the District of West Kelowna....
PROSKIW: The lesson of the day: It’s okay to fight dirty
At a recent B.C. Teachers Federation anti-government rally, one of the speakers brought someone with her to the microphone. Her five-year-old son was suddenly before 300 cheering people on the side of a busy highway. The boy tries to hide in her arms a few times but after some gentle prodding he eventually parrots “I want school.”...
Talks break down between City of Kelowna and CUPE
KELOWNA – There are no plans for job action just yet as talks between the City of Kelowna and its unionized workers have broken off. “After five days of mediation we were unable to come to agreement,” a Thursday posting on the CUPE Local 338 website says. “Talks were progressing but both sides were unable to...
Teacher strike hits childrens’ festival where it hurts
"WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN IN THIS SITUATION." KELOWNA - Organizers of a West Kelowna childrens' festival are worried the ongoing dispute between the BCTF and the province will hurt attendance at the 8th annual Interior Savings Fat Cat Children's Festival this weekend. Artistic director Dorothee Birker says teachers bringing kids...