Zak Vescera, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee

Punched on the job: when gig workers are denied basic safety support

An assaulted Uber driver makes the case, say advocates, for extending employee rights. The B.C. government isn’t sure.

B.C. to tackle the deadliest workplace killer

Worker advocates are applauding the move to reduce deaths from asbestos

B.C.’s negotiations with government lawyers collapse

Lawyers working for the B.C. government say they’re willing to strike to win the right to form their own union after negotiations with the province broke down last week

Temporary foreign workers hit record levels in B.C.

B.C. businesses are hiring a record number of temporary foreign workers as they struggle to fill jobs. The latest federal data show there were more than 32,200 people in B.C.