The federal Liberals’ new budget proposes to cut about 10% of government jobs over the next four years to bring the public service to a “sustainable size” — reneging on its election promises. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #CanPoli

Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada sat down Thursday to negotiate a contract for workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab

This Delta, B.C. site is the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada - and they're finally starting the collective bargaining process. This comes after Amazon shut down all its Quebec facilities after a unionization attempt. Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Experts estimate that to survive, Canada Post will need to lay off thousands. “Part of that transformation will happen through attrition. I’m convinced of that,” said Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post. “But the transformation has to begin.” #CanLab #BCLab #Labour

The federal minister in charge of Canada Post says he's ready to allow big job cuts. Reporting from our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

The BC Nurses Union is meeting with MLAs today to talk violence prevention. Violence is horribly common in health care, especially for nurses who deal with patients all day every day. The union has come up with 10 steps it says will reduce violence www.bcnu.org/files/top-10...

ICYMI: "The country is about to change direction, and PM Mark Carney intends to steer it hard." That's from investigative journalist @karynpugliese.bsky.social It's astute insight from my old boss, published in my new paper. Def. a must-read:

Under the Access to Information Act, I requested comms prepared for Minister Patty Hajdu about flight attendants’ unpaid work. I got back a slim package of docs including 5-page internal memo out-right labeled "secret." Check it out @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

What does virtual picketing look like? @isaacphannay.bsky.social looks at how remote workers are contributing as the #BCgov strike enters its seventh week. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

What is online picketing? Some BCGEU members are on strike remotely instead of walking a picket line. #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

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In my latest for @thetyee.ca I examine the case to gut Canada Post, the case to expand Canada Post's services and the Union's Purolator allegations.

Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant? Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete? @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab

"Housing is atrociously expensive. Food is atrociously expensive. Medicine to make you healthy is atrociously expensive," Rob Ashton told me. "But when we ask for more, we’re told we’re greedy."

The real reason for B.C.'s child care staffing shortage? Bad jobs, one researcher says. All that and more in my latest for @thetyee.ca #bclab #10aday #childcare thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

The key issues are wage parity and access to washrooms (!!) By labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Renowned mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to help the two sides negotiate. Transdev Canada and Unifor have 10 days to come to a deal before Ready makes his own reccomendations. The union and residents welcome the mediation #BCLabour

"In the last 14 months the government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to try to end at least eight strikes in federally regulated industries." Reporting by @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Nearly 90 more Ministry of Finance workers walked off the job in Vancouver today. The BCGEU says job action will continue to escalate until the province makes a better offer. #BCLab

Why DID the federal government start using Section 107 last year? And what's next for back-to-work orders? Those are the questions guiding this piece... My latest for @thetyee.ca #canlab #bclab #canpoli

ICYMI: This organizer shares a clear-eyed view on the state of the Labour movement. We chat behind-the-scenes union work, big-picture labour, and why she's hopeful for the future. #BCLab #Labour thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

After serving strike notice Friday, some BCGEU workers walked off the job Tuesday More to come. #BCLab #BCPoli #Labour

After serving strike notice on Friday, the BCGEU walked off the job Tuesday. There will be picket lines in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George.

BC government workers could be on strike as early as Tuesday, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"The richest, and the top one per cent in particular, have captured a significantly outsized proportion of economic growth,” — @silasxuereb.bsky.social with @c4tf.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/08... #BCLab #CanEcon

Woah. That strike was over quickly. But why did flight attendants choose picket lines at risk of jail time? And why are unions across Canada incensed over what happened? My latest for @thetyee.ca #AirCanada

“This is bigger than the flight attendants. It’s an attack on worker bargaining power, which has the potential to undermine the Canadian working class.” #canlab

Rainy weather got you down? On staycation with nowhere to go? Check out these TV and podcast reccs from our team

We love a guilty pleasure. Find out what @dorothywoodend.bsky.social, @isaacphannay.bsky.social, @michellegamage.bsky.social, @jenstden.bsky.social, @akkabah.bsky.social @tyolsen.bsky.social, Carla Pellegrini and I have been streaming in @thetyee.ca's Weekender. thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

“This idea that we need to work harder and grow the GDP, or that we need to invest more in research and development, is really questionable to me.” The Tyee’s @isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, director of policy and community action at Community Food Centres Canada.

After the death of a janitor at Simon Fraser, her coworkers say the university, employer and union have all let them down. My latest for @thetyee.ca

The Tyee spoke to seven of Kulbir Kaila’s co-workers, who all say they believe an excessive workload, strenuous working conditions and a lack of support for existing health conditions contributed to her death.

In internal documents provided to The Tyee, Employment and Social Development Canada proposed changing how migrant workers in the agriculture and fishing sectors are paid, housed and brought into the country. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab

Working from offices may contribute to workplace culture and unity for employees. But there's evidence that flexible work can help a company’s performance and inclusivity, while hard rules on either in-office or at-home work can negatively affect employee health, reports @isaacphannay.bsky.social.

Why return to office mandates may backfire, by labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

New limits on immigration are being felt across B.C. Ottawa's opening this year by issuing less work permits under the International Mobility program.

As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, migrant workers whose work permits are expiring say they feel abandoned, and some rural B.C. business owners say they’re looking at a staffing crisis. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab

A really solid piece from @isaacphannay.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca today! As @susibcfed.bsky.social warns, "The govt needs to act on this quickly to make sure that we’re protecting workers and jobs. It really won’t take long before this impacts every level of our economy." thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

What happens when a Canadian mining company, two competing Mexican unions and United States President Donald Trump collide? 🧵 1/3 #Trump #CUSMA #USMCA

Amazon workers in Delta are now unionized with Unifor Local 114, the B.C. Labour Relations Board ordered Thursday. It found Amazon had violated B.C.'s labour code in two major ways. Amazon vehemently denies this and promises to fight the decision. www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

Story Callout: Ever work remote? For @thetyee.ca I'm writing about the ongoing push from some employers to have workers return to office. If you work remote or have recently been asked to fully or partially return to office, I'd love to hear from you! Reply here or email at [email protected]

While the panel reviewing the Labour Relations Code, as well as some unions, are urging the government to take action, B.C. says it’s not ready to discuss AI legislation until a public consultation process is complete. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab

Amazon workers in Delta have won the battle to unionize after the BC Labour Relations Board found the company committed “serious” offences to try and block an organizing drive. #bclab

United Steelworkers Local 2009 has adopted a new investment strategy partnering with Community Savings Credit Union and NEI Investments. According to the credit union, the money will be invested in companies aligned with pro-labour values, like co-operatives or unionized workplaces.

Amazon workers in Delta are now unionized with Unifor Local 114, the B.C. Labour Relations Board ordered Thursday. It found Amazon had violated B.C.'s labour code in two major ways. Amazon vehemently denies this and promises to fight the decision. www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

Katica Dusanic died in a man's SRO room in 2021. Police were investigating the death as suspicious. Then, the coroner showed up, and swiftly declared the death an accidental overdose - a decision that pretty much shut down the police investigation. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

Here's what's going on behind the scenes of your public services. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

What happens when a Canadian mining company, two competing Mexican unions and United States President Donald Trump collide? 🧵 1/3 #Trump #CUSMA #USMCA

How will new federal "anti-scab" legislation affect labour disputes in B.C.? A report from @isaacphannay.bsky.social #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...