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Working people in British Columbia have lost one of our greatest champions. Stephanie Smith served as president of the BCGEU and an Executive Officer of the BCFED from 2014 to 2024.

This is the beginning of one of our favourite times of the year: Pride. It’s a season to celebrate our 2SLGBTQIA+ members, family, friends and neighbours: the contributions they make to our movement and our lives, and their enduring, invaluable presence in our community. We celebrate even as we protest, finding joy in our unity and solidarity against discrimination, fear, hate and violence

It was one year ago Sunday evening that tragedy struck the Lapu-Lapu Day block party in Vancouver. We share the grief and loss felt by the Filipino community and everyone who was affected by that terrible attack. This is a difficult anniversary, and our hearts go out to everyone reliving painful memories of that event. That includes the first responders, frontline workers, community workers and

Canada’s federations of labour, representing over three million workers in every province and territory, today released the following statement: We condemn the Alberta government’s decision to legislate teachers back to work, and its use of the notwithstanding clause to impose a collective agreement. This action is a direct and deliberate attack on the fundamental freedoms of association and

June 1 is Injured Workers’ Day in Canada, when we rededicate ourselves to the fight for justice for injured workers. In British Columbia, that fight has made important strides in recent years. The BC NDP government has reversed many of the most vicious cuts to workers’ compensation made under John Rustad’s old government. Their changes have brought BC closer to a worker-centred system it was

We enter Pride Season in a spirit of joy and celebration. Our solidarity with the communities that make up Pride is deeper than ever. The progress we’ve made together is immense, and we’re all the stronger for it. That’s fortunate. Because the threat to the fundamental rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people today is enormous — and imminent. Governments in the United States and elsewhere have launched a