Useful Resources for Labour and Union News

BC Federation of Labour (BCFED)
http://www.bcfed.ca/
The British Columbia Federation of Labour represents 470,000 members of affiliated unions in more than 1,100 locals, working in every aspect of the BC economy.

Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
http://www.caut.ca/
Founded in 1951, CAUT is the national voice for academic staff. Today, representing 48,000 teachers, librarians, researchers and other academic professionals, CAUT is an outspoken defender of academic freedom and works actively in the public interest to improve the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.

Canadian Federation of Students
http://www.cfs-fcee.ca/
The Canadian Federation of Students and the Canadian Federation of Students-Services were formed in 1981 to provide students with an effective and united voice, provincially and nationally.

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
http://www.clc-ctc.ca/
The Canadian Labour Congress is the largest democratic and popular organization in Canada with over three million members. The Canadian Labour Congress brings together Canada's national and international unions, the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 137 district labour councils.

Centre for Labour Studies - SFU
http://www.sfu.ca/labour/
The Centre for Labour Studies at Simon Fraser University promotes the study and understanding of labour, working people, and their organizations from a comprehensive social, cultural, historical, political and economic perspective.

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
http://www.cccabc.bc.ca/
CCCABC supports the development of a comprehensive, accessible and affordable non-profit child care system in BC and across Canada.

CoDevelopment Canada
http://www.codev.org/codev2/
CoDevelopment Canada works to form partnerships between groups in BC and in Latin America in order to build alliances for social change. We have partnerships with more than 16 unions and groups in BC and with 23 community groups, women's organisations and unions in Latin America and Cuba.

Federation of Post Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE)
http://www.fpse.ca/
The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC is the provincial voice for faculty and staff in BC colleges, university colleges and institutes, and in private sector institutions. FPSE member locals represent over 10,000 faculty and staff and was formerly the College Institute Educators’ Association of BC.

Kwantlen Student Association
http://www.kusa.ca/
The Kwantlen Student Association (KSA) is dedicated to providing the students of Kwantlen Polytechnic University with representation and services they need in order to succeed in all aspects of their lives, educational or otherwise.

Labour Relations Board - BC
http://www.lrb.bc.ca/
The Labour Relations Code (the "Code") establishes the Labour Relations Board. The statute grants the Board exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine applications and complaints under the Code and to make orders under the Code that it deems appropriate.

Labour Start
http://www.labourstart.org/
LabourStart is an online news service maintained by a global network of volunteers which aims to serve the international trade union movement by collecting and disseminating information -- and by assisting unions in campaigning and other ways.

National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT)
http://www.nucaut.ca/
The National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT) is the national union of Canada's post-secondary academic staff. It promotes within the Canadian Labour Congress the interests of academic staff and seeks to improve the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada.

The Tyee
http://thetyee.ca/
An alternative daily newspaper reaching every corner of B.C. and beyond.