News releases
B.C. Federation of Labour Statement of Solidarity-Labour leaders call for action to support teachers
June 17, 2014
As leaders of British Columbia’s Labour Movement we speak with one voice today in solidarity with the 40,000 teachers in the province who are standing up for the rights of children to a quality public education by demanding a fair collective agreement.
It is becoming more and more apparent that,... more B.C. Federation of Labour calls for solidarity with BC’s teachers Rally planned this week to show support
June 17, 2014
VANCOUVER – BC’s labour leaders met today to issue a statement of solidarity with BC’s teachers and announce plans for a solidarity rally Thursday, June 19th in Vancouver.
“Christy Clark and the BC Liberals need to get the clear message from British Columbians that it is time for... more Cascade Aerospace
June 12, 2014
This week I was able to visit with workers from Cascade Aerospace. When the company is in operation, it is one of the area’s largest employers, with more than 600 highly-trained employees whose number one job is to keep airplanes in the air. According to the company, "the employees are key to our... more BC Injured Workers Give Our Workers’ Compensation System a Failing Grade
June 2, 2014 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
Vancouver, BC – The B.C. Federation of Labour marked Injured Workers’ Day with a renewed call for improvements to BC’s workers’ compensation system and a restoration of benefits for injured workers.
The B.C. Federation of Labour and its affiliates recognize June 1 as Injured... more BC Labour holds rally to support locked-out IKEA workers as they mark one year on the picket line
May 10, 2014
Richmond BC-Over a hundred supporters of the locked-out workers of IKEA Richmond gathered outside the store today to demand IKEA settle the lockout.
On May 13, 2013, IKEA Richmond locked out its workers after the Teamsters members working in the store rejected the company’s offer... more B.C. Federation Statement on Workplace Shooting at
May 1, 2014
The B.C. Federation of Labour is deeply saddened by this shocking workplace tragedy. At a meeting today of the Executive Officers of the B.C. Federation of Labour, a moment of silence was observed for the two workers killed and two workers seriously injured in the shooting at Western Forest... more Two Year Minimum Wage Freeze Hurting BC Workers; B.C. Federation of Labour Calls for Minimum Wage Review
April 30, 2014
Vancouver – BC Minimum Wage workers have had their wages frozen since May 1, 2012. The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the BC Government to increase minimum wage to $13.00 per hour and convene an independent panel of labour and business representatives to recommend future... more BC Government’s Re-Engineering of Education and Training Includes Improvements, Falls Short on Compulsory Trades and Apprenticeship Quotas on Public Projects
April 29, 2014 | Training and Apprenticeship
Vancouver, BC – Upon initial review, the labour movement gives mixed review to the BC Government’s “re-engineered education and training” program.
The Federation is pleased to see the BC Government’s new plan has committed to hiring 15 apprenticeship counselors with a priority on... more Harper Government’s Half-Hearted Announcement on TFWs in Food Services Does Nothing to Protect TFWs from Ongoing Employer Abuse
April 25, 2014 | Temporary Foreign Workers
Vancouver, BC - Yesterday's Government of Canada announcement that it would suspend the Temporary Foreign Worker Labour Market Opinions (LMOs) in the food services sector would do nothing to protect current TFWs from abuse nor would it put unemployed Canadians back to work.
The Government of Canada... more B.C. Federation of Labour calls on children’s clothing giant “The Children’s Place” to pay what it owes to victims of the Rana Plaza Building Collapse
April 24, 2014
“It’s been one year since the deadliest garment factory tragedy in history, and most of the families affected have had little or no compensation. If something like this happened to workers in Canada there would be outrage and companies would be heavily fined.
“North American and European companies... more