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United With the Front Lines

The East Kootenay District Labour Council is comprised of Union Affiliates from across the East Kootenays from Golden to Creston. Our Council is active in all communities supporting fellow workers,and is involved in local, provincial, national and international causes which impact all workers. We are affiliated with the BC Federation of Labour and Canadian Labour Congress.

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News

Canada’s unions sound alarm on public health care crisis

April 14, 2025
Nanaimo, B.C. — Standing in front of Nanaimo Hospital, labour leaders and frontline workers joined…
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Patients over profits: Defending our public health care

April 11, 2025
Nanaimo, BC—Canada’s public health care system is in crisis. Working families are facing impossible choices—whether…
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Labour Leaders Rally in Windsor as Tariffs Threaten Canadian Jobs

April 7, 2025
WINDSOR, ON — As the fallout from Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs sends shockwaves across the…
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Canadian Labour Congress joins workers in Windsor, Ontario

April 4, 2025
Workers must not be collateral damage in Trump’s destructive trade war Windsor, ON – The…
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Canada’s unions call for immediate action on U.S. tariffs threatening over one million jobs

April 2, 2025
OTTAWA – As union leaders from across the country gather in Ottawa, Canada’s unions are…
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Canada’s unions call for immediate expansion of universal Pharmacare

April 1, 2025
OTTAWA –– As we prepare for the devastating economic impacts of Trump’s unjustified and reckless…
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