Highlights
Upcoming Events:
- February 14, 2010: February 14th Annual Women's Memorial March, DTES Vancouver
- March 4, 2010: VDLC WOMEN'S COMMITTEE - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DINNER/DANCE
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February 5, 2010Liberals must introduce a jobs budget as BC continues to lose full-time jobs
The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the Liberal government to deal with the continuing loss of full-time jobs when it presents its Throne Speech next week and a provincial budget following the Olympics. Job numbers released today by…
January 28, 2010Cries for Help Beneath Olympic Cheers
Published today in The Vancouver Sun. Against a backdrop of the Winter Olympics, and talk of early signs of economic recovery, the Lieutenant Governor will present a Throne Speech on February 9. Three weeks later Finance Minister Colin Hansen will…
Issues and Campaigns
Minimum Wage
Minimum wage earners working full-time should earn at least enough to stay above the poverty line. That can only be achieved by immediately raising the minimum wage to at least $10.00 per hour. Details...
Childcare
B.C.'s working families need a real childcare plan that creates affordable quality spaces. That's why the B.C. Fed has joined with childcare advocates and the CodeBlue Coalition to ensure publicly funded, quality childcare is on both the national and provincial agenda.Details...
