45 h. ago BCGEU escalates strike with more liquor, cannabis stores behind picket lines

Friday's escalation saw almost 900 additional workers from 22 worksites joining the job action, 20 more B.C. Liquor and cannabis stores and front-line staff from other unions.

Other

69 h. ago Squamish municipal workers begin job action to secure a fair contract

SQUAMISH — Members of CUPE Local 2269 (District of Squamish workers), are set to begin rotating job action later this morning. After nearly a year at the bargaining table, workers have been unable to secure a fair deal that addresses key issues including competitive wages that keep pace with the real cost of everyday life. […]

Politics

8 d. ago Another 17 B.C. Liquor stores on strike as province agrees to restart bargaining

With the additional stores closed on Friday, that brings the total number of government liquor stores closed up to 77, and a total of more than 15,000 public sector workers who have walked off the job since Sept. 2.

Culture

9 d. ago Canada Post strike: What we know as postal workers walk off the job

CUPW announced their members would be going on strike with immediate effect, adding that the “future of the post office is on the line.”

Society

9 d. ago Another 35 B.C. liquor stores closed as more public sector workers on strike

In addition to the 25 stores that went on strike a day earlier, Thursday's round of workers walking off the job now means 60 B.C. Liquor stores are closed across B.C.

Society

3 w. ago Canada Securities Watchdog Seeks First Greenwashing Sanction

Canada’s biggest securities regulator is taking its first enforcement action related to so-called greenwashing by a fund manager.

Events

3 w. ago B.C. public service job action escalates with overtime ban at liquor warehouses

The union says the escalation expands the number of public service workers engaged in job action in B.C. to more than 6,000.

Other

3 w. ago Airport security screeners in Ontario and Atlantic provinces stand united for fair wages and benefits

TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — After more than a year of bargaining, airport security screeners in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW), are standing firm in demands for a fair contract that protects benefits and improves wages and working conditions. The airport screeners’ employer, GardaWorld, has dragged […]

Events