Capilano University Workers organized with MoveUP Local 378—which represents administrative staff across the university—have been on strike since June 6, against the administration’s effort to claw back their right to work remotely. 

There’s an attitude in the province that whatever else happens, “There will always be logging in B.C.” The industry as a whole has gone through plenty of boom-and-bust cycles as the price of timber products has varied over the years and decades. But, over those same decades this process of boom and bust has slowly devastated B.C. communities and led to the hollowing out of small towns up and down Vancouver Island and the mainland.

John Horgan, the first two-term NDP Premier in B.C., officially stepped down from his post on March 31. Not even one day after stepping down he joined the board of Teck Coal, one the largest exporters of steelmaking coal in the world.

Transit workers of CUPE 561 in B.C.’s Fraser Valley area have gone on strike after more than two years without a contract. While they may drive the same buses and wear the same uniforms, workers in the Fraser Valley are paid appallingly little compared to those in other areas throughout B.C. Bus operators in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, and Mission are paid 32 per cent less than other transit operators in the region and lack a pension plan.

A recent CBC investigation revealed that an RCMP unit specially created to crush opposition to resource-extraction projects has spent $50 million since 2017. If there was ever any doubt about the role of the Canadian state in violently defending the profits of industry, the RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) is irrefutable proof. 

In a recent video, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre falsely blamed overdose prevention efforts for Canada’s overdose crisis. Far from tackling this growing problem, the Conservative Party’s proposal—harsher laws and tougher sentences—will only make the crisis worse.

After nearly nine months of bargaining, including a three-week strike action, a new contract for the British Columbia Government Employees’ Union (BCGEU) has been ratified, much to the chagrin of many union members. The fine alchemists on the BCGEU leadership and bargaining team have managed to pull off no small feat of wizardry. With a […]

Rumours have been swirling for weeks that the B.C. NDP was going to disqualify Anjali Appadurai from the party’s leadership campaign. Appadurai’s campaign was initially dismissed by the NDP establishment as a fringe campaign and protest vote with no real shot to win. However, with surging momentum behind her campaign and impressive recruitment numbers, she […]

On Aug. 25, tugboat captains and other crew with the Canadian Merchant Service Guild went on strike after contract negotiations stalled. They had been working without a contract since 2019. These workers operate 30 tugboats for Seaspan ULC—one of Canada’s largest ship makers and tugboat operators—that assist in refilling bunker fuel, ship docking, and escorting […]

After ending strike action in early September following “significant progress” at the bargaining table, the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) last week announced the details of the tentative agreement reached with the B.C. NDP government.  No COLA Unfortunately for the 33,000 workers of the BCGEU, the details of the agreement are not looking good. […]