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New crane safety measures announced today by BC Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside will save lives and make construction sites safer across the province, say the BC Federation of Labour, BC Building Trades and International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115. “This is the culmination of years of work by the labour movement, and especially by construction unions,” said BCFED President

Today’s provincial budget charts a course toward reducing the deficit while preserving some key public services, the BC Federation of Labour said today. But they warned British Columbians will feel the impact of cuts and program pauses, and the government left key revenue-generating opportunities on the table. “It’s good to see BC making a historic commitment to skills training, opening up great

UPDATE: With the resolution of this dispute, the boycott has been lifted. (Burnaby) The BC Federation of Labour’s executive officers have voted unanimously to declare a boycott of the Alberni Golf Club, which laid off its entire unionized workforce in November. “We reserve boycotts for only the most outrageous cases of unacceptable employer actions,” said BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore. “We

The skilled trades training investment announced today by the BC government will make an enormous difference to the province’s economy, and open up promising careers to thousands of workers, the BC Federation of Labour said today. “This is huge, and it’s exactly what we need right now,” said BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore. “This is how you build a strong, resilient economy: by investing in the

A new private member’s bill by the federal NDP would restore bargaining rights the Liberals have been all too willing to trample, BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore said today. Introduced on Monday, Bill C-247 would amend the Canada Labour Code by removing section 107, which allows the Minister of Labour to short-circuit collective bargaining by referring labour disputes to the Canada Industrial

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 case in point,” said BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore. “There’s no excuse for locking out workers who