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BCFED declares boycott over Coast Hotel Victoria lockout

The BC Federation of Labour’s Executive Officers today voted unanimously to declare a boycott of the Coast Hotel Victoria & Marina over the hotel’s lockout of its frontline staff, members of UNITE HERE Local 40. “We reserve boycotts for the worst of employer behaviours, and this is certainly a...

“Buying BC” starts with investing in workers

Labour Day is a reminder of the power working people have when we organize and stand together. It should also be a reminder to decision-makers of what really powers our economy, and who it needs to serve. And for a long time, BC’s economy has been leaving a lot of working people behind.

Injured workers should be first in line for WCB “surplus”: BCFED

Improving benefits for injured workers and strengthening workplace safety should be the Workers’ Compensation Board’s top priority in using its “surplus,” BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore said today. The WCB — known by many as WorkSafeBC — announced Monday it would use $570 million from the...

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The BCFED and you

 

  • BCFED Health and Safety Centre

    The OH&S Centre can help meet your occupational health and safety training needs.

    Prevention Through Education
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  • April 28 National Day of Mourning

    Every worker should come home safe and healthy after each shift. Sadly, that is still not the case in BC.

    Mourn for the dead. Fight for the living.
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