Vancouver – The controversial Liberal government’s job program came under fire again today after it was revealed in court documents that a senior provincial official was pushing the federal government on a daily basis to “expedite” work permits for 200 … Read More
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BC Liberal government pushed for expedited HD Mining temporary foreign work permits
Thursday, May 9th, 2013BCFED Signs onto Loblaw Challenge over Bangladesh Tragedy
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013A host of organizations including the B.C. Federation of Labour issued a letter May 1, 2013 to Galen Weston, Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd., calling on the company to take immediate steps to ensure such tragedies as the garment factory … Read More
BCFed’s Sinclair calls Harper government changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program “public window dressing”
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair called Stephen Harpers’ announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program a clear case of “public window dressing” which will do nothing to protect the jobs of Canadians. “This Program is fundamentally flawed … Read More
Letter from BC Labour to RBC President Gordon Nixon
Friday, April 19th, 2013Please see attached letter from BC Labour to RBC President Gordon Nixon regarding Temporary Foreign Workers program. Letter from BC Labour to RBC re TFW Program
Employee Action & Rights Network Fights to Bring Back Grant’s Law
Friday, April 12th, 2013Vancouver, BC-The Employee Action and Rights network held sit-ins at Mac’s Convenience Stores in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo beginning at 7:00 April 12th and lasting until 6:00 am Saturday April 13th to stand in solidarity with workers everywhere who have … Read More
Harper Government Recommits to Temporary Foreign Workers as a Pool of Cheap Labour, Undercuts Canadian Wages
Friday, March 22nd, 2013Vancouver, BC—Yesterday’s federal budget promised new language restrictions for employers, but did little to stop employers from using Temporary Foreign Workers as a cheap pool of labour with fewer rights than Canadians, said B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair. … Read More
Promised review of Temporary Worker Program fails to deliver as more TFW permits requiring Mandarin language to work in north east mines revealed
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013Families Unveil Model of Farm Workers’ Monument at Annual Vigil
Sunday, March 10th, 2013Abbotsford, BC – Six years after the van accident that took the lives of three farm workers in the Fraser Valley, more needs to be done to make farming safe in our province, B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair … Read More
BC Families Demand Affordable Public Childcare in Stroller Rally
Saturday, March 9th, 2013Vancouver, BC – A large, energetic group of BC families, their children and early childhood educators gathered at Jericho Park in Vancouver this morning in support of affordable public childcare in BC. The event, organized by labour and community organizations, … Read More
Golden Tree Model to be Unveiled at Anniversary Vigil in Fraser Valley
Friday, March 8th, 2013Abbotsford BC – A candlelight vigil in memory of three women farm workers killed in the crash of an overloaded and unsafe van near Abbotsford in 2007 will be held this Sunday, March 10, in Abbotsford. Date: Sunday, March 10, … Read More