PPWC Celebrates at 50th Annual Convention
It was in 1963 that the Public and Private Workers of Canada was founded in British Columbia. Through the leadership of Prairie-born Orville Braaten, an earlier union broke away from its [...]
What Have Unions Done For Us?
Well, a heck of a lot, actually. Let’s run down a short list: [one_half]Weekends Paid vacations The 8-hour work day Ending child labour Work breaks, including paid lunch breaks Equal pay [...]
PPWC Protests Raw Log Exports
The PPWC organized another protest recently, calling on the provincial government of British Columbia to ban the export of raw logs. Keeping raw logs in Canada would create and protect [...]
