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Crane Memorial Video

On July 12th 2022, the NOLC marked the one year anniversary of the Brooklyn crane collapse that took the live of five beloved men. Full video of the event can be found here:

Year Anniversary Memorial

Join us on July 12th, one year after the tragic Brooklyn Tower Crane Collapse. The memorial ceremony will take place in the 500 block of Bernard, just beside the intersection of Bernard and St. Paul. Participants are encouraged to gather around 10am. The event will formally begin at 10:10am A moment of silence will be held at the time the…

Period Promise

NOLC Vice President Gail Neufeld HEU, presents the United Way Renata Lima, Marketing & Community Coordinator, product donated for their 2022 Period Promise Campaign.

Municipal Election Endorsements

The NOLC has opened its application process for union endorsement in the 2022 BC Municipal Elections To apply for an endorsement from the North Okanagan Labour Council, please download a package and return it to the ATTN of North Okanagan Labour Council @ E-mail: NOLCpres@gmail.com. DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE COMPLETE PACKAGE HERE. This cycle, the North Okanagan Labour Council…

Visioning Conference Report

The North Okanagan Labour Council is pleased to publish its report of the April 24th Visioning Conference hosted in Kelowna, BC. Inside can be found a full synopsis of the proceedings of the event as well as an overview of the data collected from participants. Download a full copy of the report today! The top five green items (priorities for future council)…

DGC Strike

On April 26, the British Columbia district council for the Directors Guild of Canada has issued strike notice to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Canadian Media Producers Association’s B.C. chapter. The guild says the strike notice means that any production that’s not covered by a “safe harbour agreement” may be subject to labour action once 72…

2022 Day of Mourning

April 28 is the National Day of Mourning. On April 28, union members and workers from across the valley will come together to honour and remember friends, co-workers, loved ones, and family members who were injured, made sick or killed because of something that happened at work. What is the National Day of Mourning?

Resisting Hate

Bringing together leaders in Canadian trans activism and rights, this event will focus on anti-trans hate and violence in Canada and how we can combat it.  March 14, 2022, 5:00 – 7:00 pm “Resisting Anti-Trans Hate in Canada: The Role of Communities, Civil Society and Governments”.  Register here: www.wisdom2action.org/panel  The event will be in English and will be recorded and live-streamed on the Wisdom2Action’s Facebook…

IWD: Health and Safety

Join the BC FED Health & Safety Centre on International Women’s Day (Mar 8) for a one hour webinar on gender-based inequities in health & safety and how they impact women. Webinar – Women’s Health & Safety in the WorkplaceAll workers face health and safety issues at work – injuries, workplace hazards, diseases, and stress. Many of these issues have a gender dimension…