Category Archives: BC Fed

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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Jim Sinclair Says Vote YES to Scrap the HST

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Alastair

I’m Jim Sinclair, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour. HST ballots have started arriving, and I wanted to send a personal message to working people and their families that we need to stand together and vote YES to SCRAP the HST.
Today, we released a simple and clear video: Stickman Explains the HST Honestly
I encourage [...]

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The HST Has Been a Con Job Since Day 1

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Alastair

By Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of labour
Special to The Province July 7, 2011 ~ Link to Province story
British Columbians are now voting on whether or not to scrap the HST.
If the HST survives the referendum, it will go down as one of the most successful con jobs in the history of the [...]

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