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No wage hike for MLAs until there is a boost in the minimum wage
May 2, 2007
Vancouver-There should be no wage hike for MLAs until BC's lowest paid workers receive an increase to the minimum wage, says B.C. Federation of Labour President, Jim Sinclair.
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Housing budget spends less on housing, more on tax cuts
April 26, 2007
New statistics show the BC Liberal’s have spent more in the budget on tax cuts to the wealthy than their recent announcement to spend $80 million to purchase 15 buildings for social housing.
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BC Rail: Listen to the public, no. Manipulate the media?
April 25, 2007
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Vancouver's NPA council majority refuses to help thousands of low–paid workers
April 18, 2007
Vancouver - In a close six to five vote Tuesday, the NPA majority on Vancouver City Council refused to lend support to efforts to boost BC's minimum wage and win a raise for thousands of low-pa
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Working families hear lots of talk in federal budget but see no real action
March 18, 2007
Vancouver—Working families heard lots of talk that they were the centrepiece of today’s federal budget but the details show it’s only talk, with little a
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MLA pay should be tied to minimum wage boost
February 27, 2007
VANCOUVER - MLA's wages should be tied to a boost in the minimum wage says B.C
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Budget 2007: Housing plan falls far short of addressing needs of BC’s poor
February 21, 2007
Tax cuts should have been invested in social assistance, childcare and real social housing
VICTORIA - The provincial government's housing plan, released in today's
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Throne Speech promises long-overdue action on climate change, but ignores need to improve the lives of working families
February 13, 2007
Victoria - Today's Throne Speech promises long-overdue action on climate change, but ignores the need to improve the lives of working families and ensure everyone shares in BC's economic growt
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Lower Mainland mayors join labour call for $10 minimum wage - new poll shows 79.3 percent of British Columbians in support
December 19, 2006
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More than 100 protesters protest the loading of logs while local mill workers face mill closures
December 14, 2006
Port Alberni—A protest this morning in Port Alberni slowed down the export of raw logs being loaded on the vessel Spear Flower heading for Asia.
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