The Kamloops & District Labour Council is represents of roughly 13,000 unionized workers in the Kamloops area covering Merritt to Valemount and Chase to Lillooet.

Our affiliates work collaboratively to advance the economic and social welfare of workers and with other progressive organizations in the promotion of social justice and human rights as described in the United Nations’ Charter of Human Rights.

We are members of the BC Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress, the latter of which represents over three-million unionized Canadians

Latest Kamloops Labour News

Working Moms on Mother’s Day

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Latest Canadian Labour News

  • Pride 2023: Together always, united in our diversity
    by hannah on June 1, 2023 at 11:00 am

    Canada’s unions are celebrating 2023 Pride season, “Together Always, United in Our Diversity” by standing in solidarity against rising anti-2SLGBTQI+ attitudes and actions. We are committed to advancing 2SLGBTQI+ rights in workplaces and […]

  • Urgent action needed to end homophobic andtransphobic violence at work
    by hannah on May 17, 2023 at 11:00 am

    Gender-diverse workers in Canada are still facing disproportionately high rates of violence and harassment in the workplace. Canada’s unions are marking May 17, the international day against homophobia, transphobia, biphobia and intersexphobia by […]

  • Fighting for Workers’ Rights: Canada’s Unions Lift Everyone Up
    by cstdenis on May 12, 2023 at 5:08 pm

    Bruske: This is a pivotal moment in our labour movement. We need to organize to give every worker the power that comes with signing a union card. MONTREAL – Thousands of workers from across Canada gathered to adopt an ambitious plan to improve the […]

  • Canada’s unions demand meaningful enforcement of the Westray Law
    by djeanlouis on May 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm

    May 9, 2023, marks the 31st anniversary of the Westray disaster that killed 26 miners in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Following the explosion caused by a buildup of methane gas and coal dust, Justice Peter K. Richard who led the public inquiry into […]

  • Canada’s Unions: Lifting Everyone Up
    by djeanlouis on May 5, 2023 at 12:00 pm

    Thousands of union activists to gather in Montréal to tackle pressing issues facing workers MONTRÉAL–– Thousands of delegates representing local, regional and national unions and labour bodies from across the country will gather at […]