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As Air Canada strike ends, Ottawa accused of anti-union bias

Air Canada flight attendants are back to work after a three-day strike. But union leaders are fiercely criticizing the federal government’s back-to-work order, with one...

Rethinking Canada’s ‘productivity problem’

Jasmine Ramze Rezaee wants you to think twice when Ottawa says we have a productivity problem. Prime Minister Mark Carney links weak productivity to rising...

A janitor died on the job at SFU. Co-workers want change

Kulbir Kaila’s last shift at Simon Fraser University started like any other. She commuted from her home in Surrey to the Burnaby campus, where she...

Why employers’ back-to-office mandates may backfire

Several major Canadian employers are pushing for workers to spend more time working in-office this summer, despite evidence hybrid work can boost productivity. Rogers and...

Ottawa’s foreign worker cap is already being felt

As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already feeling strained. Migrant workers whose work permits are expiring...

Is B.C. doing enough to protect workers from AI?

Ten months after being urged to change the labour code to address artificial intelligence, the B.C. government is still considering its response. In February 2024,...

Tough battles ahead for B.C. government unions in ‘crazy’ times

Unions for B.C. public sector workers are expecting challenging negotiations as the province struggles with economic uncertainty and big budget deficits. And one major union...

The backlash against ‘tip-flation’

The moments after a server or barista hands over a credit card reader can be awkward. Will it offer tip options starting at 20 per...

Unions hope a federal ‘scab’ worker ban will bring wins

As Michael Phillips joined striking technicians at an Abbotsford picket line on June 19, he knew the union would now have more power. Phillips is...

The LifeLabs strike is over. But the union isn’t happy

After 10 weeks of rotating strikes, LifeLabs workers in B.C. have a new collective agreement and patients can look forward to reduced wait times for...

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