Category Archives: BC Fed

March 28th – Day of Mourning – VANCOUVER AND NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCILS

Posted on 10/04/2012 by Alastair

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Directions
By car:
Driving from Vancouver
• Drive towards New Westminster on Highway 1 or Kingsway
• Drive south on 8th Street towards Fraser River
• Turn east on Columbia Street
• Turn south on Begbie Street
• Turn west on Quayside Drive
Driving from Coquitlam and Surrey
• Drive towards New Westminster on Highway 1
• Exit Brunette Avenue (Exit #40B)
• [...]

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IAMAW LL764 and the BCFED ask BC Legislators to Co-operate for 350 family supporting jobs

Posted on 29/03/2012 by Alastair

This article was first published by the BC Federationist, the new online journal of the BC Federation of Labour
http://www.bcfederationist.com/iamaw-ll764-and-the-bcfed-ask-bc-legislators-to-cooperate-for-350-family-supporting-jobs/
March 27 brought a rare moment in Question Period, the usually combative 30-minute battles where the opposition throws pointed questions and the government replies with partisan non-answers. The basis of unity was the cause of more than [...]

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Canada Wide Day of Action Over University Tuition

Posted on 24/01/2012 by Alastair

 

The Canadian Federation of Students is calling for union members and activists of all ages to join them for their February 1st Day of Action.

There are rallies, sit-ins, teach-ins and events going on in cities around British Columbia.
To find out more about the day of action or to sign up for events in your area [...]

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B.C. Federation of Labour Supports Occupy Wall Street

Posted on 14/10/2011 by Alastair

B.C. FEDERATION OF LABOUR STATEMENT ON OCCUPY WALL STREET
The Occupy Wall Street movement expresses an underlying desire for fairness and equality in the economy and our society. The B.C. Federation of Labour stands in solidarity with that desire, and calls on the governments of British Columbia and Canada to act swiftly and decisively to narrow [...]

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BC Federation of Labour: We need your help to protect BC Hydro

Posted on 24/08/2011 by Alastair

 

Christy Clark and her BC Liberal government are proposing massive rate hikes and layoffs of dedicated BC Hydro employees who have made BC Hydro the jewel of BC’s Crown Corporations.
An average family will pay an additional $130 or more next year, and as many as 1,000 people could lose their jobs, despite BC Hydro running [...]

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