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

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Latest Canadian Labour News

  • Enough is enough: It’s time to put workers and pensioners before big banks and CEOs.
    by hannah on March 9, 2023 at 9:54 pm

    By Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress as published in The Hill Times No matter who we are, most of us want financial security for ourselves and our families when we retire. We give our all and spend decades dedicating our time and […]

  • Canada’s unions: Urgent action required to rein in corporate greed
    by scharbonneau on March 9, 2023 at 6:16 pm

    Bruske: Wealthy grocery CEOs must be held to account for Canadians’ skyrocketing grocery bills OTTAWA –– Yesterday, Loblaw CEO Galen Weston Jr., Empire CEO Michael Medline and Metro CEO Eric La Flèche testified before the Standing Committee […]

  • To union feminists, this International Women’s Day, I salute you
    by hannah on March 8, 2023 at 4:12 pm

    My friends, You have led the charge, for decades, to improve women’s rights and gender equality at work. Years of tireless advocacy, over generations, has tipped the scales through every lobby, campaign, conversation and rally to get that much […]

  • Union women: Stronger than ever
    by hannah on March 7, 2023 at 3:40 pm

    Union women across Canada are marking International Women’s Day by celebrating our collective victories and preparing for the coming challenges in the ongoing fight for women’s rights and gender equity. Canada’s unions are lifting up women’s […]

  • CLC President Bea Bruske responds to labour force data
    by scharbonneau on February 10, 2023 at 4:04 pm

    Bruske: Canada’s unions pleased to see buoyancy in job market, but wages continue to lag behind inflation OTTAWA––Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, made the following statement in response to the labour force data released […]