Catering, cleaning and hospitality staff who live and work on a Squamish-area “floatel” have officially unionized.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
After a Tough Drive, Support Staff on a Floating Work Camp Unionize | The Tyee
About 60 staff provide services for 600 employees building the Woodfibre LNG plant.
thetyee.ca
May 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Catering, cleaning and hospitality staff who live and work on a Squamish-area “floatel” have officially unionized.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada sat down Thursday to negotiate a contract for workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab
Only Unionized Amazon Warehouse in Canada Starts Negotiating | The Tyee
Both sides have unresolved legal challenges before courts and labour relations tribunals.
thetyee.ca
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada sat down Thursday to negotiate a contract for workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab
November 15, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Amazon workers in Delta have won the battle to unionize after the BC Labour Relations Board found the company committed “serious” offences to try and block an organizing drive. #bclab
Amazon Workers Win a Union as Company’s Tactics Slammed | The Tyee
BC’s labour board grants automatic certification because of an unfair anti-union campaign. Amazon plans to fight.
thetyee.ca
July 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Amazon workers in Delta have won the battle to unionize after the BC Labour Relations Board found the company committed “serious” offences to try and block an organizing drive. #bclab
A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. 💉 #bclab
Nurses Who Refused COVID Vaccine Lose a Fight with Their Union | The Tyee
The labour board rules the BCNU had the right to negotiate a settlement for workers forced off the job.
thetyee.ca
January 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. 💉 #bclab
After a tense eight-week strike, B.C. has reached a tentative deal with the union for 34,000 government workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
BC’s Government Employee Strike Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next | The Tyee
The tentative deal clears the way for other public sector unions to fight for better wages.
thetyee.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
After a tense eight-week strike, B.C. has reached a tentative deal with the union for 34,000 government workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
In case you missed the good news: Uber and Amazon workers in BC made labour history by unionizing.
The notoriously anti-union corporations couldn't stop the workers. Key to achieving this: two recent changes in labour policy. Learn more here: bcpolicy.ca/uber-amazon
#bclab #bcpoli
The notoriously anti-union corporations couldn't stop the workers. Key to achieving this: two recent changes in labour policy. Learn more here: bcpolicy.ca/uber-amazon
#bclab #bcpoli
August 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In case you missed the good news: Uber and Amazon workers in BC made labour history by unionizing.
The notoriously anti-union corporations couldn't stop the workers. Key to achieving this: two recent changes in labour policy. Learn more here: bcpolicy.ca/uber-amazon
#bclab #bcpoli
The notoriously anti-union corporations couldn't stop the workers. Key to achieving this: two recent changes in labour policy. Learn more here: bcpolicy.ca/uber-amazon
#bclab #bcpoli
Hint: it has a lot to do with our progress in making labour legislation fairer. #BCLab
Workers at Amazon and Uber, two companies notoriously difficult to organize, have just formed unions in BC. What makes its labour environment so special?
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How BC’s Labour Laws Help Gig Workers Organize
Workers at Amazon and Uber, two companies notoriously difficult to organize, have just formed unions in BC. What makes its labour environment so special?
pressprogress.ca
August 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hint: it has a lot to do with our progress in making labour legislation fairer. #BCLab
September 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Despite being illegal, British Columbia companies routinely suppress claims of workplace injuries. And the offences are rarely investigated or punished. #bclab #bcpoli
WorkSafeBC’s Failures ‘a Major Embarrassment,’ Says Report | The Tyee
Employers regularly ignore the law requiring injuries to be reported, a government adviser finds.
thetyee.ca
May 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program due to abuse.
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
Okanagan Winemaker Banned from Foreign Worker Program over Abuses | The Tyee
Advocates welcome ban and $118,000 fine for Toor Vineyards.
thetyee.ca
January 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program due to abuse.
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
“We’re tired and I just want to go back to work. I want to go sell books.” #bclab
Inside the Labour Struggle at Massy Books | The Tyee
Nearly a year after unionizing, the beloved bookstore has few staff and no contract.
thetyee.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“We’re tired and I just want to go back to work. I want to go sell books.” #bclab
More than three weeks after the BC General Employees’ Union went on strike, the number of workers on picket lines continues to increase without a response from the government. #bclab
Are Striking Workers Putting Enough Pressure on BC’s Government? | The Tyee
Alcohol and cannabis distribution workers walked off the job Tuesday as the BCGEU strike entered its fourth week.
thetyee.ca
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
More than three weeks after the BC General Employees’ Union went on strike, the number of workers on picket lines continues to increase without a response from the government. #bclab
The union for workers at Jim Pattison-owned Save-On-Foods says it has raised concerns about another Pattison company’s sale of a Virginia warehouse for use as a detention centre for ICE.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE | The Tyee
But UFCW Local 1518 says calls for a boycott of the grocery store could hurt workers.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The union for workers at Jim Pattison-owned Save-On-Foods says it has raised concerns about another Pattison company’s sale of a Virginia warehouse for use as a detention centre for ICE.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
The unbelievably petty arrogance of this employer. #BCLab
📢Alberni Golf Club says two-thirds of unionized employees are set to be replaced by an automated lawn mower. As of April 20, 2026, all 6 seasonal groundskeepers have been terminated. 1/4
May 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The unbelievably petty arrogance of this employer. #BCLab
The BC Nurses Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice, meaning nurses across the province could start taking job action starting July 2 at noon. #bclab
BC Nurses Issue 72-Hour Strike Notice | The Tyee
Job action could start as soon as July 2. The union says withholding labour will be a last resort.
thetyee.ca
June 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The BC Nurses Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice, meaning nurses across the province could start taking job action starting July 2 at noon. #bclab
Remember when Premier Gordon Campbell promised privatizing BC Rail would “provide lower rates, faster service, new transportation infrastructure, new jobs and new resources for economic development in the North"? (2003). archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/arc... #bcpoli #bcrail #bclab
September 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Remember when Premier Gordon Campbell promised privatizing BC Rail would “provide lower rates, faster service, new transportation infrastructure, new jobs and new resources for economic development in the North"? (2003). archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/arc... #bcpoli #bcrail #bclab
One last 🖖 post: A very happy #StarTrekDay to @cag938.bsky.social, the union that began with the organization of Titmouse Vancouver... the animation studio that brought us Star Trek: Lower Decks!
#BCLab
#BCLab
September 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM
One last 🖖 post: A very happy #StarTrekDay to @cag938.bsky.social, the union that began with the organization of Titmouse Vancouver... the animation studio that brought us Star Trek: Lower Decks!
#BCLab
#BCLab
B.C. Premier David Eby described U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend threats of a 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S. as ludicrous and unworkable. 🎬 #bclab #uspoli
Don’t Panic about Trump’s Threat to BC Film Industry, Eby Says | The Tyee
The implementation issues would be ‘profound,’ the premier said, musing about $50 and $100 Netflix fees.
thetyee.ca
May 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For more than 30 years, B.C. unions have been fighting for sectoral bargaining — a process to bring workers and employers from similar businesses to a single negotiating table.
Employers say it would create instability.
Unions and researchers say it would level the playing field. #bclab #bcpoli
Employers say it would create instability.
Unions and researchers say it would level the playing field. #bclab #bcpoli
Could This One Change Give Vulnerable BC Workers More Power? | The Tyee
Sectoral bargaining could level the playing field for today’s employees.
thetyee.ca
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The YMCA closures of its infant and toddler care programs at the West Sechelt and Gibsons locations cut 16 spots from a region already strapped for child care.
Some parents say the closure has upended their lives and at least a dozen won’t be able to head back to work. #bclab #bcpoli
Some parents say the closure has upended their lives and at least a dozen won’t be able to head back to work. #bclab #bcpoli
How Immigration Cuts Added to the Sunshine Coast’s Child-Care Problem | The Tyee
Two Sunshine Coast infant and toddler care programs closed. Parents are calling for help.
thetyee.ca
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM