Vancouver Island Strike

• B.C. labour minister now involved in island forestry strike talks, but Liberals say more needed

  B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains has asked the mediators tasked with finding an end to the six-month forestry strike on Vancouver Island to report to him.

  Dec 22, 2019
  
• ‘It’s getting desperate’: Mayor calls on B.C. government to end island forestry strike

  Labour Minister Harry Bains has since met with both sides in the dispute, but is still expressing his hope that a deal can be reached through collective bargaining.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2019
  
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• ‘It’s overwhelming’: Families face cold Christmas as B.C. logging strike talks break down again

  Volunteers are working overtime to try and make sure it's not a cold and gloomy Christmas for the families of striking forestry workers on Vancouver Island.

  Dec 18, 2019
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• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: Vancouver Island communities grapple with logging strike fallout

  "They're losing homes. They've lost vehicles. They can't pay their bills. Dads, moms that aren't paying child support."

  Nov 26, 2019