Working Ahead: Labour in a New Era of Challenges
Female Shipyard Workers, Vancouver 1943. Image courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
How has life changed for B.C. workers in the past decade and what challenges lie ahead for the labour movement? An occasional series exploring the shifting landscape of work in British Columbia, including on the scene reports, political coverage and policy analysis.
In This Series
The Decade's Top Labour Stories In BC
Ten key ways working in this province changed in the Campbell era. First of two parts.
'Biggest Rollback of Worker Rights in Canadian History'
That's how one scholar terms Campbell-era policies. Part two of the decade's top 10 labour stories.
When Two Jobs Aren't Enough
Thousands in BC lack the full time, decent paying jobs they seek. Walk a mile on their treadmill.
Ten Books to Read on the Job
Want to understand the shifting world of work? Read these works. Recommended by BC leaders in the field of labour.
Super Stamina Strikers
On BC's longest running picket line, Extra Foods workers in Maple Ridge can't get owners to the table, but they're not giving up. A slide show with voices.
A Decade's Slide in Help for Hurt Workers
Liberal changes to WorkSafe BC have eroded payments, rehab for those injured on the job. Computer glitches fuel criticism.
Girls Gone Geek in Vancouver
Take in a night of 'nerdlesque,' a burlesque bonanza for the cerebral crowd.
- 'The Kids Are All Right'
- 'Leave Your Shoes On'
- Glaciers, BC Hydro's Melting 'Batteries'
- Frankie Rose Makes Life Tougher for Journalists
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Becoming the Ethical Hunter
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Could SOPA Pervade Canadian Copyright Law?
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Economist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary 'Threat'
- Bill Rees' Last Lecture
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Is Canada Ignoring Signs of a Coming Economic Collapse?
- How First Nations Are Gearing Up for Legal Battle Against Gateway
- Harper in China
- Eleven Oily Questions for Every MP
- Remembering Lloyd Dykk's Wit, Generosity and Superb Prose
- BC Child Care Advocates in Geneva to Complain to UN
- BC, You Love You
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Who Pays Huge Power Bills for Clark's Gas Plants?
- Make It the Canadian Webcasting Corporation
- Harper in China
- When the Prize Is a Chance to Toil on BC's Farms
- Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Foreign Trade Zones Eyed for Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Prince George
- Skating into 2012, More Resolutions
