Trapped in the wage gap
New data obtained by CCPA-BC from Statistics Canada reveals that one third of BC’s paid employees earn less than the living wage in their community—more than... Read more.
Why BC needs sectoral bargaining now
Sectoral bargaining represents a different approach to labour law than the worksite-based certification model prevalent in BC. Instead of channeling all organizing... Read more.
New protections for BC platform workers entrench racism
BC Ministry of Labour announced new employment standards that claim to “bring fairness” to the estimated 40,000 ride-hail and food-delivery workers in BC, after... Read more.
Raising the bar: Our recommendations for equitable gig work in BC
This is excerpted from the CCPA-BC response to the BC Ministry of Labour Discussion Paper, Proposing Employment Standards and Other Protections for App-Based Ride-Hail... Read more.
Raising the bar: Our recommendations for equitable gig work in BC
Hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers now participate to varying degrees in app-based work. Ride hail and food delivery workers are only the most visible examples... Read more.
Here’s how BC should protect app-based workers
Despite their high-tech image, digital platform firms employ practices that are familiar from centuries of insecure work, including compensating workers on a per-task... Read more.
It’s time for a robust precarious work strategy for BC
Opinion: The B.C. government has the power to improve the lives of these workers and their families right away with the long-promised provincial precarious work... Read more.
New survey data shines light on the extent and impacts of precarious employment in BC
The government efforts to develop an effective precarious work strategy for BC—as promised in the 2020 election—are hampered by the lack of data on the scale... Read more.
But is it a good job? Understanding precarity in BC
The pilot BC Precarity Survey aimed to address the lack of data on precarious work in British Columbia. The survey, completed by over 3,000 workers aged 25 to 65... Read more.
Inequality, employment and COVID-19
This report examines the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the BC job market and on different groups of workers a year into the pandemic. It reviews key economic and... Read more.
To reduce gender inequality, introduce paid sick leave
To reduce gender inequality, introduce paid sick leave In the week of International Women’s Day let’s celebrate BC’s positive steps toward gender equality... Read more.
Paid sick leave finally on the agenda: Here’s why it matters
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that everyone’s health and well-being depends on workers being able to stay home when they are sick. In BC, workers now... Read more.
Working multiple jobs to make ends meet: More common in BC than we might think
The devastating toll of COVID-19 in nursing homes across the country has drawn attention to the fact that many workers in long-term care work at multiple facilities... Read more.