UA local 170 looking to the future with new Kelowna school

by | Sep 14, 2026

September 14, 2026 AS A THIRD-YEAR STEAMFITTING apprentice and third generation member of the United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry (UA Local 170), Colton Scarbo has worked on a number of big projects across the...

Dangers of using AI – Workers’ Advocate’s Message

by | Aug 25, 2026

August 25, 2026 WHILE AI TOOLS CAN BE useful at times, recent cases highlight the dangers of using them for claims and appeals. Here are five recent BC cases in which workers damaged their own claims by using AI. AI legal The worker had an AI assistant draft his...

Executive Director’s Message – Legacies

by | Jul 17, 2026

July 17, 2026 IN MANY WAYS, MY JOB as Executive Director is to look forward. To plan our next move. To prepare the Council and to look for our next project. But this issue forced me to look back. It started with a simple suggestion: what if we did a story about the...