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People throughout British Columbia would see big transit improvements and shorter, safer and less expensive trips with the measures set out in the BC NDP platform, the BCFED said today. "A strong public transit system is vital to tackling some of the biggest challenges workers face. It makes life more affordable, cuts greenhouse gas emissions and supports our rapidly growing communities," said

Today’s BC NDP announcement of expanded job-protected sick leave and health-related travel assistance will make a difficult situation dramatically easier for thousands of BC workers, BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore said today. “When you’re facing a serious illness, you should be able to focus on healing and recovery — not on whether you’ll have a job once you get better. By extending job

(Burnaby) Today’s announcement that a re-elected BC NDP government will make a major investment in training skilled trades workers is a big step forward for BC’s economy, BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore said today. “This investment will go a long way toward ensuring BC has the skilled workforce we need to meet the challenges of tomorrow. And it'll ensure great opportunities for British

This is a joint submission from the BC Federation of Labour and Janet Patterson and is our response to the PPRD discussion paper and our recommendations for ASTD policy changes.

In the five years since the previous review of the Labour Relations Code, our world and workplaces have changed significantly. Many of the recommendations flowing out of the last Code review are now implemented, and have brought welcome improvements to workers' lives. But workers continue to face considerable gaps in their ability to access unionization, and those who would benefit from collective bargaining the most too often find themselves without a path to representation. It is time to look to new bargaining structures — sectoral and broader-based bargaining models — to ensure that precarious workers have a pathway to unionization.

This submission provides additional information in response to the presentations and submissions made by others to the Labour Relations Code Review Panel.