Greater Victoria Uber Drivers have a new deal that includes bonuses, the ability to appeal customer ratings and a $500 fund that can be used on extended benefits or as sick pay, reports Isaac Phan Nay. #bclab

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/15/Victoria-Uber-Drivers-Get-Wage-Bonuses/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Ahead of the book launch for “A Fight For Justice” last Wednesday, labour reporter Isaac Phan Nay met Joe Barrett to discuss his fight at the heart of a historic union drive for migrant workers — and its ripple effect on labour nearly two decades later. #bclab

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/24/He-Helped-Canada-Line-Workers-Win-Justice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

More than 500 organizations in B.C. are now certified living wage employers, guaranteeing over 22,000 workers and contracted staff wages that actually match the cost of living in their communities.

That number, years in the making, is growing faster than ever. #bclab #TyeePresents #Sponsored

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2026/04/08/What-Does-Living-Wage-Look-Like-Practice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

As the expiry date nears for two of Thomson Reuters’ contracts with the United States Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one B.C. union is sounding the alarm over human rights concerns.

Isaac Phan Nay reports. #uspoli #bclab

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/30/Union-Pressures-Thomson-Reuters-Tools-ICE/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

We have yet to discuss the new normalization of closures of rural emergency departments and how that could have made #TumblerRidge even more tragic than it was.

Emergency physician Alan Drummond writes. #bclab

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/03/26/Tumbler-Ridge-Rural-Medicine/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

In the weeks since Dexterra Group took over as the janitors’ employer, 17 workers have been laid off, with some accusing the new management of union busting and bullying — allegations that have led to their union filing a formal grievance.

Isaac Phan Nay reports. #bclab #vanlab

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/25/SkyTrain-Cleaners-Allege-Union-Busting-Toxic-Work-Environment/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial