British Columbia

4 Minutes

British Columbia Labour

Forestry workers down saws to stop cuts

PV July 24, 2019

Sawmill workers across Vancouver Island have been picketing for a fair contract with Western Forest Products since the Canada Day long weekend. The strike by 3000 members of United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 is in...

5 Minutes

British Columbia

FORMER VSB CHAIR BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON B.C. LIBERALS

PV June 28, 2019

Three years ago, after years of threats, the B.C. Liberal government fired the entire Vancouver School Board just as the trustees were about to meet to fulfill their legal requirement to adopt a balanced...

2 Minutes

British Columbia Labour

Ginger Goodwin grave vandalized ahead of memorial

PV June 19, 2019

Labour leader murdered by police in 1918 In an apparent act of far-right vandalism, the gravestone of labour leader Albert “Ginger” Goodwin has been defaced in Cumberland, BC. The grave, which is the site...

3 Minutes

British Columbia

MMIWG FINALLY RELEASES INQUIRY REPORT

PV June 15, 2019

Three years after being launched, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has released a 1200 page report. PM Justin Trudeau was presented with Reclaiming Power and Place, at a...