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How does extreme heat impact workers and their communities? (Earth Day 2024 Panel)

Earth Day 2024 Panel Part 1! This panel explored the intersection between climate and labour justice, and featured panelists from: BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers and…

Worker Solidarity NetworkMay 15, 2025

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Labour activists disrupt grocery store to support staff demanding hazard pay

Supporters cheer for Lifestyle Markets workers. Photo by Mike Graeme FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 16th, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. - Twenty customers, supporters, and labour activists descended upon Lifestyle Markets grocery store…

Worker Solidarity NetworkApril 16, 2020

Worker Stories

Grocery Clerk Demands Apology From Market On Yates Owner

J.L. reached out to the Retail Action Network shortly after being fired by the Market On Yates management without cause. After 2 years of working there, Jacob was put on…

Worker Solidarity NetworkNovember 22, 2016

Worker Stories

Server Demands Apology from Swans Brewpub Management

K.J. reached out to the Retail Action Network shortly after an incident that occurred at Swans Brewpub. K.J. let us know that she had been intimidated and bullied by a…

Worker Solidarity NetworkSeptember 13, 2016

Worker Stories

The Wild Coffee Campaign

From the Beginning In early January, organisers from the Retail Action Network met up with Shea, a barista from downtown Victoria’s Wild Coffee. She let us know that she was…

Worker Solidarity NetworkJune 21, 2016

Worker Stories

VICTORY: Barista Receives Unpaid Wages from Wild Coffee

After working for the past 3 months at Wild Coffee, Shea is demanding money for missing wages, which her employer is refusing to pay. On February 1st, 2016, Shea along…

Worker Solidarity NetworkMarch 1, 2016