The 25th Annual Labour Community Christmas Dinner needs your help.

Every year, the labour community comes together to celebrate the holidays by sharing with those in need. Following our turkey dinner, every family will head home with a hamper of food, vegetables, clothes and...

Shared on the Canadian Labour Congress website, Canada's unions are calling on the newly elected government to ratify global convention on violence and harrassment.

Read more.

Shared on the ILWU Canada website, the dispute at the Hotel Georgia has been settled.

The local's Annual General Meeting was held November 6.  Read on to see what happened.

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Membership News

New members sworn-in include:

• Aliana Slot, Indigenous Consultation Advisor (perm)

• Darcy Paslawski, Environmental Specialist – Project & Proces...

Click the image to read more about this scholarship.

The Vancouver & District Labour Council has room in the following classes for the Labour Education Fall session:

Charter Rights in the Workplace Saturday November 16 | 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.

BC Labour Code Monday November 18 | 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Canada Labour Code Part 2 Tuesday...

Shared on the UNITE HERE Local 40 website, hotel workers on strike at the Hyatt Regency, Westin Bayshore, and Pinnacle Harbourfront voted to ratify a new contract. See the press release.

Almost two hundred hotel workers remain on strike at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia.

Are you interested in Winter School 2020 course? 

If so, please review the course schedule (click on the photo) and advise Taleen Tchakedjian as soon as possible, as registration is OPEN and many courses are popular and fill up early.

Winter School is a labour training program...

Local 517's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held:

• On Wednesday, November 6th 2019 at 5:15 PM

• At the Maritime Labour Centre (1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver)

In addition to covering the regular agenda items listed below, it is at the AGM where any newly ele...

Shared on the ILWU Canada website, the BC Federation of Labour is calling for a boycott on four Vancouver hotels. Read the news release here. 

Meanwhile, in the post about the boycott on the BCGEU website, the BCGEU has announced a $3-million interest-free loan to support str...