Good news for working people in BC
In a welcome move for people who are struggling with low wages and high prices, the government of BC announced changes to make it easier for people to form a union.
“Single-step union certification” allows people a simple and effective way to form a union if at least 55% choose to do so. It addresses the difficulties that workers have experienced in organizing unions since the multi-stage system was imposed in 2001, and replaces it with a process that automatically certifies a union that achieves a majority of support.