Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC)

The Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) is a fiercely democratic, independent union with a very proud history. For over sixty years, the PPWC has maintained its core principles through times good and bad. Predicting the slowdown in the pulp and paper industry in Canada, the union has fought hard to expand its membership to education, hospitality and health care workers.

The PPWC represents thousands of workers in eight locals throughout British Columbia, and we are particularly interested in organizing younger workers in various industries.  We are active in political struggles and encourage progressive values that fights for and protects workers’ rights, social justice and democracy, and environmental sustainability.  The PPWC is also proud to be a founding member of the Confederation of Canadian Unions, the largest association of independent labour unions in the country.