Our member unions

Established in 1982, the ATU Canadian Council is the highest authority and voice in Canada for the Amalgamated Transit Union on all issues of Canadian interest including Legislation, Political, Educational, Health and Safety, Cultural and Social Welfare matters.

www.atucanada.ca | (604) 568-3652

As ferry workers and members of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union, you have the opportunity to enjoy the salaries and benefits won by our members throughout our history. We have moved into a new era at BC Ferries and for our Union. Having affiliated with the International Transport Workers Federation in 2005, renewed our affiliate agreement with our long time friends, the BCGEU, and increased our participation in national and international maritime consultations such as the Canadian Marine Advisory Committee and the International Maritime Organization. With our move to our new home in Nanaimo, B.C. the Ferry Workers are well placed to sustain ourselves for the next thirty years of our growth and development as a professional marine union.

www.bcfmwu.com | (250) 716-3454
Affiliated: BC General Employees' Union

The BCGEU is one of the most diverse unions in British Columbia, representing approximately 80,000 men and women in more than 550 bargaining units. The union can trace its beginnings back to the early 1900s when provincial government employees formed an association to address their working conditions. Since then, the union has organized thousands of workers outside the government service.

www.bcgeu.ca | (604) 291-9611

The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF), established in 1917, is the union of professionals representing 41,000 public school teachers in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

All public school teachers belong to the BCTF and their local teachers' association.

www.bctf.ca | (604) 871-2283

The BCIT Faculty & Staff Association (FSA) is a membership driven, certified trade union that represents full-time and part-time technological faculty and staff at BCIT. Through representation on committees, negotiation with BCIT and advocacy for our members, we work to advance the employment interests of faculty and staff and improve working conditions at BCIT.

www.bcitfsa.ca | (604) 432-8695

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Our 54,000 members work in large and small communities from Twillingate, Newfoundland to Tappen, British Columbia. A majority of members work for Canada Post as rural and suburban mail carriers, letter carriers, mail service couriers, postal clerks, mail handlers, mail despatchers, technicians, mechanics, electricians and electronic technicians. But CUPW represents more than post office workers. We also represent cleaners, couriers, drivers, vehicle mechanics, warehouse workers, mail house workers, emergency medical dispatchers, bicycle couriers and other workers in more than 15 private sector bargaining units.

www.cupw.ca | (604) 525-0194

CUPE BC is a provincial division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and acts as the political voice of CUPE locals in British Columbia.

CUPE BC represents 85,000 workers in more than 170 local unions and across many different sectors. Nearly every community in the province has one or more CUPE locals. CUPE members in B.C. work in hundreds of occupations that help keep communities strong. We work for municipalities, school boards, libraries, colleges, universities, social service agencies, community health centres, private agencies, the ambulance service, public utilities, and other public institutions.

www.cupe.bc.ca | (604) 291-9119

The Compensation Employees' Union was certified in May 1974. About two thirds of the 2,100 members work in the lower mainland. There are offices in Richmond, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Surrey, and Abbotsford. The rest of the members work in area offices in Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Kelowna, Kamloops, Nelson, Prince George, Fort St. John, and Terrace.

The CEU is an all inclusive bargaining unit representing all workers at the Workers' Compensation Board that are not excluded by law. The membership ranges from cleaners, support positions, technical positions, officer level positions, physiologists, and lawyers.

www.ceu.bc.ca | (604) 278-4050
Affiliated: BC General Employees' Union

The Directors Guild of Canada, B.C. District Council (DGC BC) represents the creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industry in British Columbia. The DGC BC Collective Agreement covers the categories of Director, 2nd Unit Director, Production & Unit Manager, plus those employed in the various Assistant Director and Locations Departments.

www.dgc.ca | (604) 688-2976

The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC is the provincial voice for faculty and staff in BC universities, colleges and institutes, and in private sector institutions. FPSE member locals, represented by President's Council and the Executive, represent over 10,000 faculty and staff and was formerly the College Institute Educators’ Association of BC.

From lobbying governments to assisting member associations with grievance handling and collective bargaining, FPSE works to further the interests of post-secondary educators.

www.fpse.ca | (604) 873-8988

GSU represents working people who are engaged in agribusiness, grain handling, fish farming, livestock handling, newspaper publishing, oat milling, and printing. GSU members are employed in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta. The majority of GSU members work under the jurisdiction of the Canada Labour Code.

GSU affiliated with the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union – Canada in 1995, and became part of a larger inter-union consortium comprising a total of more than 14,000 working people who provide vital labour in Canada’s import/export supply chain, small manufacturers, the retail, wholesale, and service sectors.

www.gsu.ca | (604) 254-8635
Affiliated: International Longshore & Warehouse Union

The Grain Workers Union Local 333 ILWU is a Canadian nion representing members in the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Our union is a chartered local of ILWU Canada. The Grain Workers Union is responsible for manning the six grain terminals on the west coast of BC.

www.grainworkersunion.com | (604) 254-8635
Affiliated: International Longshore & Warehouse Union

HSA represents more than 16,000 health science professionals at over 250 hospitals and agencies in acute care, long-term care and community health, including workers at child development centres and transition houses.

Outside of the acute care setting, HSA members support people living in group homes and residential care, help development of children in child care, and support women escaping violence.

www.hsabc.org | (604) 439-0994

The Hospital Employees' Union is the oldest health care union in British Columbia – representing more than 43,000 members working for public, non-profit and private employers.

And as the B.C. health care services division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), HEU is part of the biggest union in Canada.

www.heu.org | (604) 438-5000

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IATSE Local 891

IATSE Local 891 consists of over 8,000 professional artists and technicians who work in film and television production in BC. IATSE 891 has 19 departments representing particular entertainment industry trades or crafts. The working people of IATSE Local 891 have access to an extended health and dental plan, an RRSP plan, an employee and family assistance plan, and ongoing training with a strong emphasis on safety. IATSE Local 891 is part of IATSE International, an alliance of over 125,000 entertainment professionals in 400 IATSE locals across North America celebrating it’s 125th year in 2018.

www.iatse891.com | (604) 664-8910

IATSE Local 168

IATSE Local 168 was originally chartered in the early 1900’s to provide stage labour at the Royal Theatre. IATSE Local 168 has since been rechartered to include projectionists and Front of House workers and continues to grow both in its membership and venue affiliations.

Our jurisdictions include Stage, FOH, and Projection for Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

IATSE Local 168 is the sole labour supplier for Victoria Stage Incorporated. VSI has held the labour contract for the Victoria Save on Foods Memorial Centre since its opening in 2005. VSI also provides labour for many other companies around Vancouver Island.

www.iatse168.com | (250) 381-3168

IATSE Local 118

With the one hundredth anniversary of its charter in 2004, Local 118 has been an integral part of Vancouver's performing arts almost since Vancouver's inception. Local 118 has established a tradition of excellence that it will continue as it enters its second century.

The venues in which Local 118 works today include:

• Abbotsford Centre
• The Arts Club Theatre Company's three venues, the Granville Island Stage, the New Revue Stage, and The Stanley Theatre
• BC Place
• The Pacific National Exhibition
• The Gateway Theatre
• The Vancouver Civic Theatres
• The Annex
• The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
• The Orpheum
• The Vancouver Playhouse
• The Vancouver East Cultural Centre

Local 118's clients are a who's who of the Vancouver Arts and Entertainment Scene. In addition to the preceding theatres, we provide skilled technicalConcert Set-up - Pacific Coliseum labour to Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Symphony, Ballet BC, Vancouver Recital Society, and scores of visiting productions, such as Mamma Mia and Les Miserables. The Local provides local crew for touring rock productions at Abbotsford Centre, The Pacific Coliseum, BC Place and elsewhere. Local 118 was the technical labour supplier for Expo 86, and continues to be the technical labour supplier for the Pacific National Exhibition.

www.iatse118.com | (604) 685-9553

IATSE Local 669

International Cinematographers Guild of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) ICG | 669 consists of over 900 members involved in motion picture, film, digital, internet and television production.

The ICG | 669 membership is involved in all aspects of film and television that pertains to the camera. Our membership consists of Directors of Photography, Camera Operators, Camera Assistants, Unit Publicists, Unit Still Photographers, Electronic Camerapeople, Video Assist, Digital Engineers and Technicians, Data Management Technicians and Camera Trainees in all phases of filmed or electronically recorded theatrical feature films, films for television release, internet and television series productions.

www.ia669.com | (778) 330-1669

Ironworkers have a proud tradition in this Province that allows those that placed the rod, erected the steel, welded, bolted or riveted it, who rigged the machinery, erected curtain wall or pre-engineered buildings can look back and say… “I’m proud to be an Ironworker…"

www.ironworkerslocal97.com | (604) 879-4191

Established in 1929, the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters’ Association (BCPFFA) is an organization comprised of 53 locals who represent over 4,000 professional men and women fire fighters in BC, including the Yukon. The BCPFFA has representation from eight regions, and 53 affiliates of the International Association of Fire Fighters.

www.bcpffa.net | (604) 436-2053

Local 118 has been helping members find jobs, defend their rights and advance their interests for over 50 years. Education and safety training have ensured that members remain at the top of their field. Today we are leading the way in the movement to build green, energy-efficient buildings to the highest standards.

In Vancouver, Local 54 of the Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers was chartered in 1930. It did not survive and the members, mostly from the Plumbers Union, moved back to the Plumbers Local 170.

We have about 375 members, employed on commercial, residential and industrial construction sites.

We represent more than 40,000 Canadian workers in air transport and a wide range of manufacturing including aircraft, auto parts, autobuses, aerospace, electronics, light and heavy machinery, tools and appliances. We are the largest airport security screeners union in Canada. The IAM also represents a growing number of workers in the health care and hospitality sectors as well as office, technical and other white collar workers.

The total North American membership is 600,000.

www.iamaw.ca | (604) 513-3883

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmith, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) is a union that was established to implement the natural right of workers to organize.

The boilermaker trade was recognized as a stand-alone craft over 300 years ago. Over 130 years ago, Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders from across North America established this union so that workers could secure work with dignity along with improved wages, hours, working conditions and other economic advantages through collective bargaining.

www.boilermaker.ca | (778) 369-3590

We’re the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. IBEW for short.

When disaster strikes, when blackouts happen, when everyday life gets interrupted –we’re there for you to get things back on track, safely and efficiently – and with the type of skills and training Canada counts on.

IBEW has been there for Canadians since 1899. And we always will be – now and for the next 115 years.

www.ibew.org/1stdistrict | (604) 571-6500

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada has been successfully representing working people in British Columbia since 1948. ILWU Canada is the exclusive bargaining agent for over 3,000 men and women throughout the province.

The ILWU Canada is a union made up of the 11 autonomous Locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and three affiliates: the Retail Wholesale Union (British Columbia), the Retail Wholesale Department Store Union (Saskatchewan), and the Grain Services Union (Saskatchewan). We represent our members in numerous forums of interest on the Federal, Provincial and Municipal scenes.

www.ilwu.ca | (604) 254-8141

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) was founded in 1896 as a trade union representing primarily construction workers working as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers.

The IUOE currently represents over 400,000 workers in approximately 170 local unions and operates nearly 100 apprenticeship programs.

www.iuoe115.com | (604) 291-8831

Represents a growing force of over 160,000 active and retired men and women in the United States and Canada. Our members work in the Finishing Trades as industrial and commercial painters, drywall finishers, wall coverers, glaziers, glass workers, floor covering installers, sign makers, display workers, convention and show decorators and in many more exciting occupations. IUPAT members’ skills are in high demand at every construction project in North America.

www.iupat.org | (604) 524-8334

Island Musicians Association is a non-profit organization of professional musicians who work on Vancouver Island and the adjacent Gulf Islands. We advocate for musicians and are committed to raising industry standards and to placing the music professional in the forefront of the cultural landscape.

www.afm247.com | (250) 385-3945

Local 1611 represents a diverse membership working in sectors that include: road building, pipeline, paving, utility, mining, diamond drilling, industrial plants, dock and shipyard, healthcare, security, waste to energy, manufacturing and production, cemeteries, funeral homes, janitorial, parking lots and landscaping. Our members have been building and servicing British Columbia and the Yukon since 1937.

The Labourer's Union Local 1611 was the result of the amalgamation of four existing locals, the Tunnel and Rock Workers’ Union Local 168, and the Construction and General Workers’ Union Local 602, the Construction & General Labourers’ Union Local 1070 and Local 1093 and finally, in 2010 the Dock and Shipyard Workers’ Union Local 1204 became members of Local 1611.

Local 1611 is an affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America also known as LiUNA, which represents more than half a million members strong throughout North America.

www.liuna1611.org | (604) 541-1611

The Machinists' Fitters & Helpers Industrial Union Local No. 3 represents industrial workers in the following industries on Vancouver Island.

Ship Building and Ship Repair, Manufacturing and Supply.

Our members are certified Machinists, Mechanics, Metal Fabricators, Welders, Level 3 First Aid, Stores-Shipping/Receiving, Truck Drivers, Helpers and Labourers.

www.machinistslocal3.ca | (250) 384-8611

The Marine Workers have a long and proud history, dating back to 1927 when we broke away from the International Boilermakers. The Federation is charted directly to the Canadian Labour Congress and has proven to be a strong lobbying vehicle for the industry.

The Marine Workers currently hold certifications with twenty-seven companies on the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

www.marineworkers.ca | (604) 254-8204

Movement of United Professionals represents about 13,000 union members at public and private sector companies in British Columbia.

MoveUP is local 378 of the COPE National Union which represnts 33,000 members, and are affiliated to the BC Federation of Labour, the Canadian Labour Congress and Provincial Labour Councils.

MoveUP is a diverse and socially responsible union, working together with many community groups to ensure the public and elected government representatives are aware of the benefits that unions bring to the economy of BC.

www.moveuptogether.ca | (604) 299-0378

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www.vving.ca | (250) 388-7328

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The PEA is a labour union. Its constitution sets out similar objectives, and labour law gives it the same rights and obligations to represent its members in collective bargaining as apply to other labour unions in British Columbia. The PEA is a union of and for professional employees. PEA bargaining units consist entirely or mostly of professionals — people whose work typically requires that they have earned at least one university degree. Some of the jobs our members have include River Forecasters, Climate Action Foresters, Teachers, Software Engineers, and Youth Librarians.

www.pea.org | (250) 385-8791

The PEA is a labour union. Its constitution sets out similar objectives, and labour law gives it the same rights and obligations to represent its members in collective bargaining as apply to other labour unions in British Columbia. The HESU chapter represents the staff at the Hospital Employees’ Union including positions in accounting, administration, building services, communications, equity, legal, payroll, organizing, research and servicing.

www.pea.org/hesu | (604) 438-5000

The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents more than 170,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. Our members work for federal government departments and agencies, Crown Corporations, universities, casinos, community services agencies, Aboriginal communities, airports, and the security sector among others. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with 23 regional offices across Canada.

www.psacbc.com | (604) 430-0191

The Retail Wholesale Union is an Industrial Union. This means that every worker engaged by a common employer may participate in the collective bargaining process with that employer for the betterment of all.

In 1981 the membership of the three active Locals of the Union (Locals 580, 517, and 470) finalized their disaffiliation from the International Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and formed the Retail Wholesale Union in B.C.

The Canadian Area of the ILWU has given support and understanding of our concerns while providing the means for our affiliation to the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress.

www.rwunion.com | (604) 777-2991
Affiliated: International Longshore & Warehouse Union

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2 represents over 18,000 workers. Our members work in various sectors including janitorial & maintenance, brewery, winery & other beverages, industrial, food services, community services, racetrack & gaming, education, healthcare & nursing, security, municipal, golf courses, trucking & distribution, union staff representatives, service retail, hospitality & entertainment, parking, cemeteries and more.

www.brew300.ca | (604) 434-9512

The Shipyard General Workers' Federation represents all unions with members active in the B.C. shipyard industry and exists to advance the economic and social welfare of workers. The Federation was founded in 1943.

Members of the Federation include unions representing mechanics, helpers and general workers engaged in engineering and all metal and metal alloy, fabricating, processing, coating and any other type of work related to the shipbuilding industry.

www.bcshipyardworkers.com | (250) 383-7622

The Shipyard General Workers' Federation represents all unions with members active in the BC shipyard industry and exists to advance the economic and social welfare of workers. Affiliate locals include MFHIU, MWBIU and SJCIU Local 9. The Federation was founded in 1943.

(604) 254-8204

In 2015 the former Telecommunications Workers Union merged with the United Steelworkers and became USW Local 1944. The Telecommunications Workers Union has a long and proud history of representing communications workers and workers in related fields.

(604) 437-8601

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) was founded in 1920. With over 60,000 members, the Institute is the largest union in Canada representing scientists and professionals employed at the federal and some provincial and territorial levels of government.

(613) 228-6310

UBPC/ACTRA’s principal function is the negotiation, administration and enforcement of collective agreements on behalf of professional performers in the recorded media.

Local and national collective agreements cover a whole array of production types, including film, TV, radio, digital media and videogame productions.

www.ubcp.com | (604) 689-0727

UNITE HERE! represents 50,000 workers across Canada and more than 250,000 workers throughout the U.S. and Canada who work in the hospitality, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, laundry, and airport industries.

From Prince George to Powell River, Vancouver to Victoria, we’re building a fighting union for hospitality workers in BC to win respect and improve our jobs. UNITE HERE Local 40 represents workers throughout BC who work in hotels, food service and airports. Local 40 is part of the UNITE HERE International Union, representing over 300,000 workers in the hotel, food service, airport and gaming industries throughout Canada and the U.S.

UNITE HERE Local 40 has a diverse membership that includes workers from many immigrant and First Nations communities. The majority of UNITE HERE members are women.

 www.uniteherelocal40.org | (604) 291-8211

The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada or "UA" as it is commonly known is a multi-craft union whose members are engaged in the fabrication, installation and servicing of piping systems.

There are approximately 326,000 highly-skilled United Association members who belong to over 300 individual local unions across North America.

The UA is also a key member of the Building and Construction Trades Department, the AFL-CIO, and the Canadian Federation of Labour.

www.ualocal170.com | (604) 526-0441

UFCW 1518 is an organization of over 21,000 workers in British Columbia, united by our belief in the dignity of workers and the right to fair and just treatment at work.

UFCW 1518 is one of British Columbia's oldest and largest unions, with a proud progressive history of more than 100 years of making life better for working British Columbians.

www.ufcw1518.com | (604) 526-1518

UFCW Local 247 represents over 12,000 members in British Columbia at employers such as Loblaw, Safeway/Sobeys, FG Deli Group Ltd., BC Tree Fruit Cooperative and many others.

www.ufcw247.com | (604) 535-8329

Members of the United Steelworkers work in every sector of Canada’s economy in every kind of job. Steelworkers are women and men of every ethnic background working in every region of Canada.

The USW is composed of three districts in Canada. There are over 40,000 Steelworkers in Western Canada (the four western provinces and northern territories) that form District 3, geographically the largest district in the international union. In Western Canada, we have 9 regional offices in addition to the District 3 headquarters in Burnaby. In addition, the IWA Canada merger brought our union what are now 11 geographical locals.

 www.usw.ca | (604) 683-1117

Incorporated in 1994 under the BC Society Act and certified as a union under the Labor Relations Board of BC on April 29, 2014, the UNBC-FA negotiates, monitors, and upholds the conditions of employment for association members; it also promotes and supports the principles of academic freedom, non-discrimination, tenure, and high-quality post-secondary education.

www.unbcfa.ca | (250) 960-5313

Since 1901, Vancouver Local 145 of the Canadian Federation of Musicians has been representing members throughout mainland British Columbia. We are the largest Musicians’ Association in Western Canada. Our mission is to fight for the interests and well being of the musicians employed in our jurisdiction. We do that by collective bargaining and by putting all of our members on a sound business foundation. The many benefits provided by Local 145 to our members help to ensure professional musicians receive fair treatment and fair wages for their services.

Our members include The Vancouver Symphony, The Vancouver Opera Orchestra, The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, The Prince George Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway Show pit musicians, the freelance musicians who perform in British Columbia’s many other musical venues, the jazz artists, hotel, club date and cabaret musicians, recording musicians, and the musicians in the rock, blues and contemporary music scenes.

We serve the province of British Columbia except Vancouver Island and the area known as the Columbia River Valley.

www.vma145.ca | (604) 737-1110

The West Vancouver Municipal Employees’ Association maintains and protects working conditions and a just and reasonable scale of wages, salaries and benefits for WVMEA members.

Our members include library, municipal, police and school employees.

www.wvmea.com | (604) 925-7447