BC Federation of Labour News and Current Disputes

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LAST CALL: Young Workers Leadership Retreat

Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Centre
Maple Ridge / September 8–10, 2025

It’s the final call for this popular event! If you’re a young worker interested in taking on a leadership position in the labour movement, this is your chance to develop the skills that will help you on your journey.

You’ll be one of just 50 young workers delving into your own styles of leadership and identifying areas for growth. You’ll complete trainings like:

  • the acclaimed Be More Than A Bystander training
  • Organizing 101 – Workers Unite!
  • Organizing 102 – All Power to the People
  • Listen Up! Public speaking, moving the motions, and crafting the chants
  • Why Unions Should Care About Politics and How We Get Involved

Together, you’ll build a broad range of leadership skills, such as organizing and active allyship to build more equitable and inclusive workplaces. We’ll offer team- and trust-building activities throughout the retreat, as you develop a better understanding of where you are and where you’d like to see yourself to achieve your goals.

Interested in coming? Talk to your union today!

 

Don’t ship our jobs overseas

BC Ferries just handed half a billion dollars in public money to a state-owned shipyard in China while welders, riggers, apprentices and steelworkers here sit on the sidelines.

Let’s stand up for good jobs, stronger communities and a ferry system we can count on. Offshore builds may look cheaper on paper — until you count the hundreds and hundreds of millions in lost wages, tax revenue and economic opportunity.

Tell your MLA and MP: build our ferries here, not there.

 

 

Current Disputes

Notice Issued

UNITE HERE Local 40 vs Coast Hotels
Notice issued: Monday, June 30, 2025

Strikes and Lockouts

Please respect the unions’ picket lines in the following disputes, and do not patronize these businesses until the dispute is settled.

USW 1944 vs Rogers Communications (Abbotsford)
Issues: Wage parity, contract length
Commencement: June 19, 2025

IUOE 115 vs Diamond Truck Center (Harbour International)
Issues: Concessions
Commencement: March 20, 2025

IBB D-277 vs. Heidelberg Materials
Issues: Contracting out, health benefits
Commencement : January 13, 2025

Settled

CUPE vs Air Canada
A tentative agreement has been reached for members to vote on.

SEIU Local 2 vs Alberni Golf Club (Port Alberni)

BCGEU vs LifeLabs

BCGEU vs Western Pacific Marine
Note: Pickets ended April 11th, parties proceeding to mediation.