Indigenous Workers
This caucus represents workers who identify as Indigenous. This group is a caucus of the BC Federation of Labour and serves as a place for Indigenous workers to network, and to discuss issues of focus for Indigenous people at work and in society.
Executive Council Representative: Lynn Serhan
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BCFED applauds Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act
May 17, 2024
Rising Tide agreement will mean more certainty, stability for workers in Haida GwaiiThe BC Federation of Labour today congratulated the Haida Nation and the British Columbia government as Bill 25, the Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, officially became law late yesterday. Reconciliation requires solidarity, and solidarity requires reconciliation: Statement by the BCFED on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 29, 2023
Today we honour the memories of the Indigenous children whose lives were lost to the residential school system, and the grief of the survivors, their families and their communities. Statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) This year we mark National Indigenous People’s Day with heavy hearts and a deep sense of responsibility. In the wake of the uncovering of unmarked graves of children on multiple Residential School sites... more Statement from the BCFED on the confirmation of mass grave of children at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School
May 28, 2021
We are heartbroken and horrified at the confirmation of a mass grave of 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Territory.We wish to share our deepest condolences with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, and all the families impacted by the... more Statement from the BC Federation of Labour on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 20, 2019
This year, National Indigenous Peoples Day comes at a critical moment for Indigenous rights recognition in Canada and BC.
Key legislation to entrench Indigenous rights, Bill C-262, is stuck in the Senate and Prime Minister Trudeau has abandoned his commitment to ensure it passes it into law. “This... more BC NDP commits to Aboriginal peoples’ rights and reconciliation
September 22, 2016
The BC Federation of Labour says that commitments made today by the BC NDP to First Nations leaders will address historic wrongs, come to grips with contemporary injustice and chart a path for reconciliation.
Speaking at the Union of BC Indian Chiefs annual meeting in Vancouver, party leader John... more The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Tsilhqot’in vs. British Columbia
August 27, 2014
The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Tsilhqot’in vs. British Columbia, which recognizes the Tsilhqot’in Nation holds Aboriginal title over the lands in their traditional territory.
“We congratulate the Tsihlqot’in Nation on this land mark ruling,” said... more