Following up on my note above — I've finished the deep dive into Richmond Elevator's history with IUEC Local 82.
It's a long, heavily-sourced piece, so rather than paste the whole thing here, you can read the full version — with a visual timeline and a couple of explainer graphics — on the site:
Inside IUEC Local 82's hard road to a first contract at BC's largest independent
The short version: after fifty years outside the union, Richmond Elevator (BC's largest independent) was certified with Local 82 in September 2024. Twenty months on there's still no first contract — and the dispute has pulled in both the BC Labour Relations Board (a narrow bad-faith bargaining finding over withheld pension info) and the province's pension regulator. Two LRB proceedings are set for June 1, 2026.
If you've got firsthand knowledge of the file — especially any earlier organizing at Richmond Elevator — this thread is the place to add to the record.
