April 26, 2024

Hospital Employees Union to vote on strike mandate

Members of the Hospital Employees' Union will begin voting tomorrow on whether to strike over protecting member benefits. Bonnie Pearson with the union says they have been in negotiations for a collective agreement for more than eight months. "Health employers keep telling us that we need to pay for any kind of a modest wage increase by taking it … [Read more...]

Concerned Citizens for B.C. reveals more of its mandate

The head of the new Concerned Citizens for British Columbia group is revealing more of its campaign strategy for the upcoming provincial election. The organization was formed by Premier Christy Clark's former economic advisor, Jim Shepard, with one clear goal: re-elect the B.C. Liberals. "This is going to be a volunteer army, and it's going to be … [Read more...]