Labour

FORSETH – There must be a better way than govt employees going on strike

October 17, 2025 // 6 Comments

B.C. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES are essential in delivering services to the people of B.C. … whether in healthcare, education, providing forms and documents for all matter of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Strike at Bay store is more bad news for the Christmas economy

December 11, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HUDSON’S BAY STORE union workers went on strike yesterday in Kamloops, which comes at a bad time both for the store and for shoppers. Few [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians support some PSAC demands, not others

April 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE April 21, 2023 – As the largest public service strike in Canadian history enters its first weekend, new data from the non-profit Angus Reid [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let the strike begin – who will be the first to blink?

April 19, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS are officially on strike and life in Canada will be different for a while. The Public Service Alliance of Canada was [Continue]

KNOX – The answer to the labour shortage: no more Sunday shopping

September 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

MY BRILLIANT IDEA for solving the labour shortage: No more Sunday shopping. You’re welcome. I shall accept your adulation modestly. We take for granted which type of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – As inflation soars, timing for a BCGEU strike isn’t the best

August 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NEVER A GOOD TIME for unions to strike but certain times are worse than others. The B.C. General Employees’ Union is in the [Continue]