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International Women’s Day 2025 finds women and gender-diverse people in an increasingly precarious place. By standing together and fighting, we’ve made important progress in recent years here in BC and we cannot let that progress be threatened. Women — already hardest hit by everything from workplace harassment and violence to the affordability crisis — now see our fundamental rights under attack

BC budget rejects austerity, holds the line on services families need (Victoria) With Donald Trump implementing across-the-board tariffs on Canadian exports, it’s more important than ever to protect working people and their jobs, the BCFED said today. “Working people are already facing tough times, and these tariffs threaten to make them a lot harder. So it’s good to see the BC budget reject

Defending our workers and our economy requires immediate action. But our vulnerability to the whims of one man signals the need for deeper, more far-reaching change.

(Burnaby) — The BC Federation of Labour today released the following statement regarding the announcement the Trump regime will levy a sweeping 25 percent tariff on Canadian exports, and a 10 percent tariff on Canadian oil and gas exports: British Columbia workers are united. And we stand with our provincial government, businesses, communities and unions across Canada in opposing this unfair

The BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) has declared aviation fuel under the control of SGS Canada to be “hot.” SGS Canada employees represented by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) Local 502 are on strike. The striking workers handle the storage and delivery of aviation fuel from the South Fraser Marine Terminal to tank farms on Fergusson Road at Vancouver International

The BC Building Trades and the BC Federation of Labour send our deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Dan Coulter. This is a painful loss both personally and for our movement. Dan was not only a friend to the labour movement in BC, he was one of us. A millwright by trade and the former president of CUPE 3787, Dan never forgot where he came from. As an MLA, he always put the needs of