VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 17, 2026 /CNW/ — Unifor members campaigning for stronger public transit and rebuilding the province’s forestry industry are seeking support from the thousands of delegates attending the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting this week in downtown Vancouver.
Unifor Locals 111, 114, 333-BC, 592, and 1119 are staffing a table in the exhibitors’ hall with research and proposals aimed at recruiting elected civic leaders into the fight for good jobs and stronger resource communities.
“Small- and medium-sized communities are the backbone of B.C.’s natural resources economy. Rural communities in every corner of the province have felt the pain of mill closures and curtailments,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “We want to remind the elected officials in these regions that they have a partner in labour when it comes to revitalizing their local economy.”
Unifor members working as transit operators and mechanics will also be speaking with UBCM participants about the BCNDP’s 2024 election promise to investigate if private for-profit transit service delivery is actually servicing the needs of rural communities.
“Private transit services have been a huge disappointment for transit riders and transit workers alike,” said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle. “Any municipality with private service delivery would be well-served in joining our campaign to make the NDP keep its promise for a comprehensive review of transit.”
Transit workers will also be sharing policy proposals on fair public procurement and improving workers’ role in the decision-making process.
Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector, representing 320,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.
SOURCE Unifor
