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Workers caught Coca-Cola breaking labour laws

Workers caught Coca-Cola breaking labour laws

Metro Vancouver workers on strike from their jobs with Coca-Cola say they caught the company using non-unionized workers flown in from as far as Quebec to do their job.
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Minister launches review of B.C. port strike case to uncover 'structural issues'

Minister launches review of B.C. port strike case to uncover 'structural issues'

VANCOUVER — Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is launching an examination of the recently resolved British Columbia port dispute to see if "structural issues" in negotiations led to a 13-day work stoppage last month.
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Pilot program seeks to reward companies that better protect temporary foreign workers

Pilot program seeks to reward companies that better protect temporary foreign workers

Ottawa introduced a new three-year pilot program Tuesday that would incentivize employers to follow worker-protection rules by making it easier for them to hire temporary foreign workers.
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Keith Baldrey: Get ready for more labour disruption

Keith Baldrey: Get ready for more labour disruption

Economic uncertainty, failure of wages to keep up with cost of living drive wave of strikes in B.C. and across the country.
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Prince George gains 1,000 jobs in a month

Prince George gains 1,000 jobs in a month

Despite the gains, there were 6,600 fewer people working in the city than a year ago.
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Update: Coke Canada gets cease and desist orders amid Richmond, Lower Mainland strike

Update: Coke Canada gets cease and desist orders amid Richmond, Lower Mainland strike

Employees at Coke Canada’s Richmond, Coquitlam and Chilliwack facilities are striking for fair wages.
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This big conference in New West will help women turn their small ideas into big successes

This big conference in New West will help women turn their small ideas into big successes

Get ready for Bigger Ideas Conference: a career launchpad for women who dream big.
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Burnaby student wins $5,000 international business scholarship

Burnaby student wins $5,000 international business scholarship

Jonathan Chan is among the recipients of Export Development Canada’s (EDC) 2023 youth education program scholarships.
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Union vote begins on B.C. port deal that could end months-long dispute

Union vote begins on B.C. port deal that could end months-long dispute

VANCOUVER — A union vote among British Columbia port workers is underway to determine the fate of a deal with employers that could bring their long-running industrial dispute to an end.
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SFU unveils plan for $26.3M art gallery on Burnaby Mountain

SFU unveils plan for $26.3M art gallery on Burnaby Mountain

Construction has begun on a 12,000 sq. ft. art museum on Burnaby Mountain.
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