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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

Vancouver - The 56th Convention of the BC Federation of Labour is next week beginning Monday, November 24, to Friday, November 28. More than 2,000 delegates from across BC will gather at the Vancouver Convention Centre East to shape the direction of the provincial labour organization for the next two years. “Our Conventions are an important part of determining the path forward for the labour

October 9, 2014 Dear Sisters and Brothers: For the past 35 years I have been a part of the most wonderful movement in the world – the labour movement. For the last 15 of those years, I have had the honour and privilege to be the President of the B.C. Federation of Labour, a position that allowed me to play a unique and important role in fighting for the rights of working people. After much