Welcome to the Vancouver and District Labour Council

The Vancouver and District Labour Council is your local labour organization, representing 60,000 unionized workers in the Greater Vancouver Area. Founded in 1889, the VDLC is the one of the oldest labour organizations in Canada and the second largest labour council in Canada. Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or join us on Facebook!

Current and Upcoming Events

Please join us on Tuesday, January 17th for our first Regular Meeting of 2012. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm but all are welcome to attend the Pizza Educational at 6:00 pm. This month's educational will be presented by Sage Aaron on "From Policy to Power: Real Solutions for BC Hydro"

We will be holding nominations for the VDLC Executive at January's Regular Meeting!

 

Friday March 2, 2012 - International Womens Day with speaker Judy Rebick - Tickets at $45.00 and $35.00 for low income or $360.00 for table of 8

Friday, March 23, 2012 - Fundraiser Dinner for Queen Alexandra Elementary School with keynote speaker Dr. Elaine Bernard   -  To purchase tickets or to make a donation to the raffle or silent Auction, please contact Rachel @ VDLC Tickets are $50 each or $350 for table of 8

 
 
 
 
 

For more information on these or other events please email Rachel at the VDLC at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be added to our email distribution list.

Current Lock-Outs

Teamsters Local 31 - Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd. locked out 108 Rocky Mountaineer Railtours Onboard Attendants, who are represented by Teamsters Local Union No. 31.

United Steelworkes Local 2009 are pleased to report that the strike has ended and an Agreement was ratified by 73%- Contact the VDLC to join our Stike Support Committee and show solidarity on the picket lines 

 

Per Capita Increase

**PLEASE NOTE** 

Per Capita Increase: Effective October 1, 2011

The motion regarding the proposed per capita increase was passed at the September 20, 2011 meeting. Approximately 87 delegates attended and only two voted against the motion.

Per Capita is now $0.44 per member per month 

New remittance forms are printable under the forms tab

For more information please contact the VDLC.