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FIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND THE BC FEDERATION OF LABOUR - JOINT NEWS RELEASE (Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) are deeply frustrated by recent attempts to filibuster and delay Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of

BC Federation of Labour President Laird Cronk spoke with Jennifer Palma on Global TV on Saturday June 1 about minimum wage increase to $13.85/hour effective from that day.

The BC Federation of Labour welcomes the filing of criminal charges against Peter Kiewit Sons Co. and two supervisors for criminal negligence in the 2009 death of construction worker Sam Fitzpatrick. “For the first time ever, a major Canadian corporation is being held criminally responsible for egregious workplace safety violations that led to a senseless workplace death,” says BC Federation of

Vancouver - June 1 is National Injured Workers’ Day across Canada, a day to stand in solidarity with injured workers for the restoration of dignity, respect and justice. Workplace accidents have tragic consequences and a lasting impact on the workers who experience them. “Last year more than 100,000 workplace injuries and occupational illnesses were reported in BC. It’s a terrible toll on workers

The BC Federation of Labour is welcoming a Ministry of Labour decision ordering the Aquilini family to pay over $130,000 in wages and vacation pay owed to temporary foreign workers employed at their berry farm in Pitt Meadows. “The decision shows that the Aquilinis engaged in wage theft. One of BC’s wealthiest families has been ordered to pay wages for the vulnerable temporary foreign workers they

Proposed changes to B.C. labour laws will make a real difference for workers, particularly the most vulnerable — children, new Canadians, and the working poor. Raising the working age to 16 is really about child protection. First work experiences are formative, but must be safe and age-appropriate. Youth can continue taking on paper routes or stocking shelves. For the past 15 years, employers have