THIS ELECTION VOTE FOR: PROJECT LABOUR AGREEMENTS

by | Oct 17, 2024

October 17, 2024 IN KATE LISCHERON’S HOMETOWN of Cobble Hill, B.C., most people have to leave to find work. Whether they’re heading to Alberta’s oil fields, getting sent to big projects in Northern B.C. or commuting to Nanaimo or Victoria, she says it’s rare for folks...

THIS ELECTION VOTE FOR: MORE TRADES TRAINING FUNDING

by | Oct 15, 2024

October 15, 2024 GORDON MCINTOSH CRASHED INTO WELDING — almost literally. McIntosh was in his early 20s and working a “dead-end” job at an auto parts warehouse with only ten-cent annual raises on his horizon, when he rear-ended another vehicle, punching a hole in his...

THIS ELECTION VOTE FOR: BETTER HEALTH AND SAFETY

by | Oct 10, 2024

October 10, 2024 THE ELECTION RACE BETWEEN B.C.’s political parties is heating up with Premier David Eby seeking re-election on October 19th. He is leading the BC NDP against BC United and leader Kevin Falcon, the Conservative Party of BC and leader John Rustad, and...

This election is personal – Executive Director’s Message

by | Sep 26, 2024

September 26, 2024 FOR ME, POLITICS IS PERSONAL. It’s not something that happens over in Victoria or Ottawa. It’s something that affects my family, my friends and my community. It’s been that way since I was 15. At that time, a right wing government was slashing jobs...