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B.C. anti-vaxxer loses case against union, again
An anti-vaxxer who was placed on unpaid leave from ICBC for refusing to get vaccinated…
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…
Kamloops Sephora location first in Canada to unionize
Sephora employees in Kamloops are preparing for a contract negotiation after the province approved their…
Drive to unionize Kamloops Sephora led by one of its newest employees
Sephora's Kamloops location is its first ever to unionize, and it can think one of…
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…
Faculty agrees to private mediation with university in wake of strike notice
KAMLOOPS - A private mediator will be brought in to help settle a nearly year-long labour dispute between faculty and administration at Thompson Rivers University. Faculty at the university agreed to private mediation with school administrators following a 72-hour strike notice that was delivered yesterday morning, Jan. 11. While the TRU Faculty Association have taken...
Kamloops postal workers to speak with (most) federal candidates tonight
THREE OF FOUR ELECTION CANDIDATES TO ATTEND KAMLOOPS — Local postal workers are planning to get together with local federal election candidates tonight, Aug. 26 for a meeting to discuss the end of door-to-door mail service in Kamloops with one notable exception: incumbent Conservative Cathy McLeod. Under her party's control, the Canada Post announced Kamloops...
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....
This could be last day of school in Kamloops
FULL STRIKE LAUNCHED KAMLOOPS — The teachers’ union appears headed to a full strike beginning Tuesday and with a ‘study session’ planned for Monday and a rotating strike day Friday, that means today is potentially the last day of school for many students in Kamloops. An email was sent to teachers Thursday night and quickly...