Yes it is true. KDLC will be hosting a Labour night with the Storm Hockey Club on Saturday February 4th. Game time is 7pm at the McArthur Island Sports Club. The Storm will be taking on the Revelstoke Grizzlies. Added bonus… it is Weiner Dog Race night. Be prepared to be overloaded with wiener dog cuteness. It’s our night to recognize and celebrate…
The 2023 elections for the Kamloops & District Labour Council (KDLC) executive positions were completed this week. There was little change to the table officer positions with Darryl Schmidt taking the vacant Second Vice-President position and Talitha Dekker retaining her position of Treasurer after being re-elected. Lois Rugg remains the President of the KDLC along…
The 2022 General Local Elections are on October 15, 2022. If you haven’t voted early, please take the time to vote on Saturday. You will be able to vote from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm That’s a fantastic question. The Kamloops & District Labour Council has endorsed several candidates and created a handy Poll Card…
The first in person Labour Day was a success, with hundreds of local residents of Kamloops and area visiting McDonald Park to chat with the presenting union locals and local organizations, enjoying the music of Margit Sky Project, and playing games. Visit our Labour Day Page for more information.
506 MMIWG cases were identified across 71 selected urban cities 128 were cases of missing indigenous women 280 were cases of murdered indigenous women 98 were cases with an “unknown status” 29 The median age of MMIWG victims Watch the full film “Highway of Tears” here: https://highwayoftearsfilm.com/watch Visit https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/
The enduring April 28th call to “Mourn the Dead; Fight for the Living” could not be more urgent on this National Day of Mourning. Day of Mourning ceremonies. This event marks an important day, allowing workers and families to come together every year to mourn for the dead, and re-commit to our fight for the…
This International Women’s Day, Canada’s unions are highlighting the critical importance of care work and calling for greater support for care workers and investments in Canada’s care systems. While International Women’s Day takes place on Tuesday, March 8, we encourage you to share these materials anytime during the week of March 6-13. Below you will…
The first women’s memorial march was held in 1992 in response to the murder of a Coast Salish woman on Powell Street in Vancouver. Her name is not spoken today out of respect for the wishes of her family. Out of this sense of hopelessness and anger came an annual march on Valentine’s Day to…
Calling for Worker-centred Pandemic Recovery Canada’s unions are marking the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, by calling on the federal government to focus on workers in their pandemic recovery plans and replace lost jobs with better ones. “The pandemic has highlighted the existing inequity and precarity in Canada’s job market and shone…
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