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New Westminster – BC Ferries announcement that it will build three new Intermediate class vessels was bittersweet, as BC Ferries once again opened the procurement process to international shipyards. "We have been building ships on the west coast for over 100 years. We have the infrastructure, we have the facilities and we have the trades’ people to do the job," said Lee Loftus, President of the BC

Richmond, BC – A Saturday morning show of support is planned for IKEA workers at the Richmond IKEA location, where workers have been effectively locked out since early May. WHAT: Support Rally WHERE 3320 Jacombs Rd, Richmond BC TIME: 11:00 am, Saturday, July 20, 2013 Speakers at the event will include B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and a number of IKEA employees who will speak

Victoria--In the face of today’s revised budget, which showed British Columbians facing increased unemployment, lowered economic growth, declines in housing starts and retail sales, and further cuts to services, the British Columbia Federation of Labour has renewed its call for government to convene a business and labour summit to find solutions for the province. “We are ready to find answers that

Vancouver, BC – The B.C. Federation of Labour is marking June 1st as Injured Workers’ Day with a renewed call for improvements to BC’s workers’ compensation system and a restoration of benefits for injured workers, Federation President Jim Sinclair said today. The B.C. Federation of Labour and its affiliates recognize June 1, 2013 as Injured Workers’ Day in BC – a day to fight in solidarity with

The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomed today's announcement from Gord Nixon, CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), that committed RBC to restricting the use of TFWs and restricting the offshoring of Canadian jobs. “RBC has recognized that Canadians expect Canada’s banks to provide good, family-supporting jobs, in Canada,” said B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair. “RBC’s new policy

The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the federal and provincial governments for a complete overhaul of the Temporary Foreign Worker program following today’s dismissal of a judicial review challenge of Temporary Foreign Worker permits issued to HD Mining. “When the court determines, that despite the lack of full disclosure of documentation by the federal government, that the company