News and media

Choose a category:

October 9, 2019 |
Releases

BC Federation of Labour issues boycott call on four luxury hotels in Vancouver

Vancouver BC - BC’s labour movement is calling on the public to boycott the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Westin Bayshore, Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, and Rosewood Hotel Georgia in support of striking workers. The BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) represents nearly fifty affiliated unions with some 500,000 members across the province and is asking its members and the broader public not to cross picket

... keep reading

October 8, 2019 |
Releases

Media Advisory: BC Federation of Labour to make announcement in support of striking hotel workers

Vancouver BC - BC Federation of Labour President Laird Cronk will join striking UNITE HERE Local 40 workers on the picket line to share a significant announcement. The strike on four downtown hotels —the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Westin Bayshore, Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, and Rosewood Hotel Georgia— is into its third week. UNITE HERE Local 40 members are striking for living wages, basic job

... keep reading

October 1, 2019 |
Releases

Employment standards should apply to Uber and Lyft

Vancouver BC - The BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) is challenging BC’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) to ensure ride-hailing companies don’t ignore labour laws at the expense of workers’ rights. In a letter to the PTB released today, the BCFED outlined why ride-hailing drivers should be classified as employees and have the protection of the Employment Standards Act. “Workers driving for ride

... keep reading

October 1, 2019 |
Briefs

BCFED calls for employment standards protections for ride-hail workers

British Columbia’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) is reviewing applications filed by prospective ride-hailing services to operate in BC. The BC Federation of Labour believes the review must consider the rights and well-being of workers in the industry. Ride-hailing companies should have to disclose to the PTB whether they intend to classify their drivers as employees to ensure they have the

... keep reading

September 26, 2019 |
Briefs

Petrie Report recommendations on vocational rehabilitation and cost relief

The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation,” “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed recommendations on vocational rehabilitation and cost relief from the compensation policy review by Paul Petrie: Restoring the Balance: A Worker-Centered Approach to Workers’ Compensation Policy (CPR). The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) Board of Directors (BOD)

... keep reading

September 24, 2019 |
Briefs

Submission on Paid Leave for Workers Facing Domestic and Sexual Violence

The BC Federation of Labour (“BCFED”), through its affiliated members, represents over 500,000 union members in the province of British Columbia and acts as a voice for all working people in the province. The BCFED welcomes the opportunity to provide this written submission on the topic of paid leave for workers who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The BCFED believes that all workers

... keep reading

Media inquiries

For comment about job actions, negotiations or issues affecting a specific individual union, please contact that union directly.

For other media inquiries, contact us at media@bcfed.ca or by phone at 604-861-4321.

Upcoming events

SHOW ALL EVENTS


BACK TO TOP

The BC Federation of Labour office is located on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories.