Thomson Reuters' data investigation software "Clear" was used by the USA's ICE immigration authorities until February 2021 to track and deport undocumented workers. The BC General  Employees' Union (BCGEU) attended the company's annual general meeting on June 3 and used its shareholder power to force a vote on the issue. An interview with the president of the BCGEU, Stephanie Smith.

Also in RadioLabour's Canada Report for the week June 20-25, 2021:

• Hassan Yussuff appointed to senate

• The LabourStart report about union events 

• And singing: 'If It Weren't for the Union'

Image: Stephanie Smith- BCGEU. Used by permission.

Music: Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis. Used by permission.

Editor's note, June 26, 2021: A previous version of these shownotes incorrectly stated that Thomson Reuters' software is used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), when it fact, Thomson Reuters' contract with ICE expired as of February 2021. These shownotes also previously and incorrectly referenced Thomson Reuters' Clear software as facial recognition software. The story has been updated to describe Clear -- which collects both publicly and privately available data -- as surveillance software. 

Update, June 28, 2021: Thomson Reuters disputes the characterization of Clear as "surveillance software" as the software does not use cameras or facial recognition. The story has been updated to describe Clear more specifically as "data investigation software."