News releases
Fight for $15 Campaign takes âIâm Not Loving Itâ message to McDonaldâs restaurants
April 14, 2015
Vancouver â On April, 15, the Fight for $15 Campaign is calling on large fast-food corporations, like McDonaldâs, to pay workers a fair wage.
âTomorrow we will be standing with fast-food workers across North America who are fighting for decent pay,â said Irene Lanzinger, President... more Annual âsit-inâ to bring back Grantâs Law and protect vulnerable workers
April 10, 2015
Vancouver - The Employee Action and Rights Network (EARN) and the BC Federation of Labourâs Young Workersâ Committee are holding an overnight âsit-inâ to mark the day the BC Liberal government put vulnerable workers at risk by weakening Grantâs Law. Two-thirds of British Columbians support a $15 an hour minimum wage
April 1, 2015 | Minimum Wage
VANCOUVER - A recent poll shows the public is unsatisfied with the BC Liberal governmentâs meager lift to the minimum wage, and continue to support the call for $15 an hour.
âThis poll is evidence that Premier Clark and Minister Bond got it wrong when they increased the minimum... more BC Federation of Labour renews call for independent public inquiry into the Lakeland and Babine sawmill explosions
March 26, 2015
VANCOUVER â In light of evidence that has been revealed during the course of the Coronerâs Inquest, the BC Federation of Labour is renewing its call for a full independent public inquiry into the Lakeland and Babine sawmill explosions.
Below is a statement from Irene Lanzinger,... more Government announcement abandons working people, guarantees workers will remain in poverty
March 12, 2015 | Minimum Wage
VANCOUVER â The BC Federation of Labour is extremely disappointed with the BC Liberal governmentâs announcement on minimum wage, saying it will do nothing to lift minimum wage workers out of poverty.
âTodayâs announcement guarantees that hundreds of thousands of British Columbians... more Statement on International Womenâs Day
March 6, 2015
The following is a statement from Irene Lanzinger, President of the BC Federation of Labour.
March 8th is International Womenâs Day. For more than 100 years we have marked this important day, taking the opportunity to reflect on the progress made and achievements won for women across the... more BC Federation of Labour brings good jobs message to Victoria
March 3, 2015
VICTORIA â Representatives with the BC Federation of Labour are in Victoria today making the case that good jobs are the backbone of a strong economy.
Increasing BCâs minimum wage, improving access to apprenticeships, and addressing weak successorship laws and contract flipping are the issues being... more BC Budget misses the mark. Gives a break to the highest earners, and leaves the rest of us behind.
February 17, 2015
VICTORIA â The BC Budget has missed the mark when it comes to creating opportunity and supporting working families in British Columbia, says the BC Federation of Labour.
âIt is extremely disappointing that the government is giving a tax break to the highest earners in our province... more Needed reforms to hold negligent employers accountable finally introduced
February 11, 2015 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
Vancouver â After years of pushing the BC government to act, BC Federation of Labour is pleased that the Minister of Labour has finally taken action on needed reforms to increase workplace safety and hold negligent employers accountable. Supreme Court affirms workersâ right to strike in collective bargaining
January 30, 2015
VANCOUVER - The BC Federation of Labour welcomes todayâs ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that acknowledges the right to strike as an essential part of meaningful collective bargaining.
âNo one enters into strike action lightly, it is always a last resort. In fact, the vast... more