North Okanagan Labour Council endorses 4 Kelowna council candidates

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Four Kelowna council candidates have been endorsed by the North Okanagan Labour council.

The labour council representing over 8,000 unionized workers in the Central and North Okanagan says they undertook a “rigorous endorsement process in search of the best candidates for everyday working class folks and friends of organized labour.”

Davis Kyle, Gordon Lovegrove, Loyal Wooldridge and Mohini Singh received endorsements.

"Each of these candidates have demonstrated through the application process and in their record that they have a sincere interest in advocating for the interest of working-class citizens in their respective communities," said the group in a statement.

"Each has demonstrated their commitment to closely working with our organization in the future should they been elected in the fall, and we look forward to that opportunity."

The labour council says it reviewed “several” applications and assessed them on metrics including past experience, volunteerism, history with unions, involvement with community organizations and NPOs, assessment of critical issues, their platform, and their positions on topics of interest to labour.

Stances on labour issues like living wages, pay equity, affordability, housing, the environment, contracting out of public services, public private partnerships, shopping local, job creation, ethical procurement, and truth and reconciliation were also considered.

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