As TransLink and the Mayors’ Council continue to navigate the ongoing financial challenges facing Metro Vancouver’s transit system, a new report sheds light on the catastrophic cuts to transit service that could come as soon as 2025 unless the B.C. Government works with TransLink to fix its broken funding model.
Labor leaders see both practical and strategic benefits to bargaining over climate policy.
One of the country’s most powerful unions is bargaining for climate policy in its next contract.
The Chicago Teachers Union on Friday will open public contract negotiations with the city — and among its demands will be the union’s “green schools” initiative.
We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year was also the hottest in recorded history and, year by year, more Americans are feeling the consequences. Yet, we have seen only modest attempts to bring emissions down.
They feel betrayed and ignored — including in BC and Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal Liberals are largely regarded to be running on fumes, particularly in the aftermath of the stunning Liberal byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s. The upset is a vivid signal that Canadians are ready for change.
