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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- Budget 2021: Canada’s unions welcome ‘crucial’ funding for childcare, skills training and $15 federal minimum wageby ekahler on April 19, 2021 at 9:47 pm
Canada’s unions are applauding significant investments in childcare, training and skills development and a $15 federal minimum wage, in addition to a further expansion of emergency benefits announced in today’s federal budget. “This budget […]
- Top five labour demands ahead of upcoming federal budgetby Tanya on April 16, 2021 at 6:02 pm
OTTAWA – Canada’s unions are calling on the federal government to focus on the country’s social safety net in its budget to be released Monday, prioritizing five key demands. “The devastating effects of the pandemic were made worse by years […]
- Latest job numbers encouraging but a lot rides on federal job investmentsby Tanya on April 9, 2021 at 3:52 pm
OTTAWA – Canada’s unions are calling on the federal government to create more than one million jobs in the upcoming budget, pointing to today’s job numbers as further evidence of the need for expanded investments. Statistics Canada released […]
- Canada’s Unions #DemandBetter for Equal Pay Day 2021by ekahler on April 6, 2021 at 7:17 pm
Canada’s unions are marking Equal Pay Day by calling for immediate action on pay equity. Equal Pay Day signals the day when average wages in female dominated job categories finally catch up to the wages in male dominated job categories from the […]
- Canada’s unions urge federal government to help end transphobic harassment in the workplaceby Tanya on March 31, 2021 at 12:30 pm
Canada’s unions are calling on the federal government to mark the International Trans Day of Visibility by ratifying ILO Convention C-190 to help end transphobic discrimination, violence and harassment in the workplace. The International Trans Day […]