News releases
RBC Responds to Union Concerns on Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) and Offshoring
May 24, 2013
The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomed today's announcement from Gord Nixon, CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), that committed RBC to restricting the use of TFWs and restricting the offshoring of Canadian jobs.
“RBC has recognized that Canadians expect Canada’s banks to provide good, family-... more HD Mining Court Ruling Puts Temporary Foreign Issue Squarely Back in Government Hands
May 21, 2013
The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the federal and provincial governments for a complete overhaul of the Temporary Foreign Worker program following today’s dismissal of a judicial review challenge of Temporary Foreign Worker permits issued to HD Mining. BC Liberal government pushed for expedited HD Mining temporary foreign work permits
May 9, 2013
Vancouver – The controversial Liberal government’s job program came under fire again today after it was revealed in court documents that a senior provincial official was pushing the federal government on a daily basis to “expedite” work permits for 200 miners to come to China-based HD Mining’s coal... more BC Liberal government pushed for expedited HD Mining temporary foreign work permits
May 9, 2013
Vancouver – The controversial Liberal government’s job program came under fire again today after it was revealed in court documents that a senior provincial official was pushing the federal government on a daily basis to “expedite” work permits for 200 miners to come to China-based HD Mining’s coal... more BCFED Signs onto Loblaw Challenge over Bangladesh Tragedy
May 2, 2013
A host of organizations including the B.C. Federation of Labour issued a letter May 1, 2013 to Galen Weston, Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd., calling on the company to take immediate steps to ensure such tragedies as the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh do not occur in the future.
“... more BCFed's Sinclair calls Harper government changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program "public window dressing”
April 30, 2013
B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair called Stephen Harpers’ announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program a clear case of "public window dressing" which will do nothing to protect the jobs of Canadians. Letter from BC Labour to RBC President Gordon Nixon
April 19, 2013
Please see attached letter from BC Labour to RBC President Gordon Nixon regarding Temporary Foreign Workers program.
Letter from BC Labour to RBC re TFW Program
Employee Action & Rights Network Fights to Bring Back Grant’s Law
April 12, 2013
Vancouver, BC-The Employee Action and Rights network held sit-ins at Mac’s Convenience Stores in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo beginning at 7:00 April 12th and lasting until 6:00 am Saturday April 13th to stand in solidarity with workers everywhere who have to work alone during late-night hours... more Harper Government Recommits to Temporary Foreign Workers as a Pool of Cheap Labour, Undercuts Canadian Wages
March 22, 2013
Vancouver, BC—Yesterday’s federal budget promised new language restrictions for employers, but did little to stop employers from using Temporary Foreign Workers as a cheap pool of labour with fewer rights than Canadians, said B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair. Promised review of Temporary Worker Program fails to deliver
March 19, 2013
BC labour leaders are criticizing the federal government’s review of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program as incomplete and inadequate