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Liberals nine-year minimum wage freeze boosts McDonald’s profits
June 29, 2010
BC sinks further behind as Newfoundland raises minimum wage to $10
British Columbia's minimum wage will fall further behind the rest of Canada when Newfoundland raises its minimum wage
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BC Fed launches Employee Action and Rights Network
June 7, 2010
Today the B.C. Federation of Labour launched the Employee Action and Rights Network (EARN) in Vancouver.
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Late-night retailers put profits ahead of worker safety
June 2, 2010
This afternoon B.C. Federation of Labour President, Jim Sinclair will call on the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) to enforce - not weaken - regulations that protect late-night retail worker
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Government rejects Coroner’s Jury recommendations, ignores farmworker safety
April 9, 2010
Farmworkers in British Columbia are the losers after the Minister of Labour and the provincial government failed to act on important recommendations made by a Coroner's Jury.
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“Official Restaurant” of the Olympics pays lowest wages in the country
February 18, 2010
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STILL NO ANSWERS ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MUSHROOM FARM DEATHS
September 4, 2009
A year after a deadly incident at a mushroom farm in Langley, family members of the men killed and injured at the farm are still waiting for answer
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WCB 'Insult to Injury' report
April 22, 2009
A Report released today by the BC Federation of Labour shows that controversial changes made by the Campbell government to the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) have resulted in massive cost-savings fo
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Minimum Wage campaign targets minimum wage employer MLA Pat Bell
April 16, 2009
The B.C. Federation of Labour took its $10 Now Campaign to one of Liberal Cabinet Minister Pat Bell's Wendy's restaurants in Prince George toda
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BC Liberal Platform ignores BC’s Job Crisis
April 15, 2009
Expanding Temporary Foreign Worker Program and freezing minimum wage hurts BC workers
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BC $8 minimum wage now tied for lowest in Canada
April 15, 2009
From first to worst in eight years
VANCOUVER - As of today, British Columbia has the lowest minimum wage in Canada.
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