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Based on your postal code, your letter below will automatically be sent to your federal Member of Parliament, your provincial Senators, and the Ministers of Health and Ministers of Youth. Thank [...]

May 1, also known as May Day and International Workers’ Day, has long been a day recognized when workers gather to remember the victories of the labour movement. Furthermore, it serves as a day [...]

In 1990, Parliament passed the Workers Mourning Day Act to recognize April 28th as the day to remember workers killed or injured on the job. Over 1,000 Canadians lose their lives at work every [...]

Pacific BioEnergy’s Prince George pellet mill closed in March, after the mill’s sales contracts were purchased by the Drax Group. (Citizen file photo) By Arthur Williams Originally [...]

Good Afternoon, As you know, on January 1, 2022 after an extensive public consultation process, B.C. became the first province in Canada to implement a minimum standard of five days of paid sick [...]

PPWC welcomes Robin Turnill, who is a Managing Consultant for People and Culture with Pivot HR Services. Robyn will be conducting our Labour School training at the 59th Biennial Convention from [...]

See Previous Conventions PPWC welcomes the following guest speakers to our April 4 – 8, 2022 Biennial Convention in Nanaimo, BC at the Bastion Hotel. The speakers will be presenting on [...]

The PPWC is taking part in Moose Hide Campaign Day. Take action and help end violence against women and children. Join the campaign online on May 12, 2022 to support reconciliation and help end [...]

International Women’s Day is March 8, an opportunity to reflect on the progress made towards achieving gender equality and celebrate the acts of courage and determination by individuals who have [...]

We are extremely pleased to welcome Menzies Aviation (Canada) Limited’s Victoria, B.C. YYJ Westjet Ticket Agents and Grounds Agents to PPWC Local 2 by a vote of 78 percent. Join us in [...]

From the Canadian Heritage website Historic Black Canadian Communities Since 1996, the Government of Canada’s annual Black History Month campaign encourages people of all backgrounds to learn [...]

Happy Family Day from all of us at the PPWC, Public and Private Workers of Canada! Family Day, in most provinces, is celebrated on the third Monday in February. This day allows British Columbians [...]

Written by Cheryl Buckley of PPWC Local 1 Sleeping Car Porters had long been a job that only black men were hired for. Their duties included making up sleeping berths, shining shoes, serving [...]

February 16, 2022 Matthew Boswell Commissioner of Competition Competition Bureau of Canada Place du Portage I 50 Victoria Street, Room C-114 Gatineau, QC K1A 0C9 Dear Mr. Boswell, We write today [...]

The Confederation of Canadian Unions and the Public and Private Workers of Canada are acknowledging the contribution of Black Canadians to our society during Black History Month. Every February, [...]

February 4, 2022 PRINCE GEORGE-Two of the country’s largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have ratified a new collective agreement for 900 [...]