Highlights
Upcoming Events:
- September 26, 2008: Basic OHS Course Valemount
- November 24, 2008: B.C. Federation of Labour 52nd Annual Convention
Poll
Affiliate News
- Long-term care beds must remain open on Vancouver Island to meet needs of seniors
- Nurses welcome court ruling keeping InSite open
- Legislation restores health care workers' collective bargaining rights
- FPSE Calls for Emergency Summit of Post-Secondary Leaders
- SAFEWAY Members Vote 99% For Strike Action
- Make hospital contractors pay family-supporting wages to cleaners and dietary workers - poll
- Cancellation of Upper Pitt IPP Proves Faults With BC’S Energy Plan
- What Happened to Five Great Goals? say College Educators
- Illegal medicare billing: Nurses win significant victory in case against provincial government
- Throne Speech: future generations will pay for their own health care
- Out of touch Throne Speech lacks vision and leaves working families paying more
What's New
July 29, 2008Climate talks must address social justice issues and strengthen climate objectives
Today a coalition of labour, environmental and consumer groups issued a joint statement at the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) talks in San Diego calling for stronger environmental targets as well as assurances that social justice issues will not…
July 23, 2008BC unions file Charter challenge against election gag law
Bill 42 violates freedoms of association and expression Today lawyers representing seven BC unions filed documents and launched a legal challenge against Bill 42. Bill 42 originally attempted to restrict third party election advertising for five…
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...
