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Nicola Hill

Nicola Hill is Director of United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Labour Participation Department. The role works within the United Way and the Labour movement to channel their collective energies toward a common goal to address community issues and needs, and helps to ensure there is a broad range of accessible, universal, and high-quality social services.

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    Working poverty on the rise in Metro Vancouver

    Thanks to the Labour movement, we’ve made significant gains in working conditions over the years. On average, unionized employees make higher wages than non-unionized employees,…

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