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VANCOUVER – A petition drive for the Fight for $15 Campaign will take place at a variety of locations in Vancouver, Burnaby and Victoria January 15. The B.C. Federation of Labour launched the Fight for $15 Campaign to increase the minimum wage in BC to $15 an hour. The Campaign sponsors events on the 15th of each month, highlighting a unique aspect of the Campaign. In January, the focus is

Vancouver BC - The BC Federation of Labour will encourage its members and the public to vote yes in the upcoming spring transit referendum. “The Mayors’ Council Transportation Plan will benefit transit users and drivers alike by reducing their travel time and overall congestion in the region,” said Irene Lanzinger, President of the BC Federation of Labour. “It’s the right thing to do for the

The following is a statement from Irene Lanzinger, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour: “Today marks 25 years since the tragedy at L’Ecole Polytechnique, where 14 women were shot and killed for simply being women striving towards an education in the trades. We still have a lot of work to do, especially when it comes to recognizing and taking action to combat violence against women. The

VANCOUVER – Following a vote of more than 2,200 delegates at the BC Federation of Labour convention, Irene Lanzinger has been elected President. Irene is the first woman to ever hold that position. Irene Lanzinger received 1,137 votes, and Amber Hockin received 1,080 votes. Irene Lanzinger, a former teacher and past president of the Vancouver Teachers’ Association and BC Teachers’ Federation, has

How many British Columbians have been told that getting a job is their path out of poverty? Unfortunately, the sad truth is that thousands of full-time workers toiling at $10.25 per hour (the current minimum wage in BC) find themselves thousands of dollars short of the reaching the poverty line each year. And every day it gets worse – their wage is stagnant, but the cost of living keeps going up

VANCOUVER – The BC Federation of Labour has launched the Fight For $15 campaign, calling on the provincial government to increase the minimum wage to $15/hour. “At the current minimum wage, working full-time is not enough to lift a worker out of poverty,” said Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour. “It has been almost three years since the last increase to the minimum wage