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Unpaid workers latest victims of flawed program
September 26, 2008
Vancouver - The case of 80 unpaid foreign workers employed on the construction of the Golden Ears Bridge is the latest example of deep problems w
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Pay raise for political insiders, while minimum wage workers told not a penny
August 14, 2008
Published in the Times Colonist.
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$10 Now campaign hits Pemberton Festival
July 29, 2008
Featuring two stages and two performance tents, a festival village and camping facilities which drew more than 21,000 campers as well as an RV park, the Pemberton Festival lineup included more than 12
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Crucial Changes still needed on first anniversary of farmworkers' deaths
March 8, 2008
VANCOUVER - On the first anniversary of the death of three farmworkers, the B.
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BC Fed calls on Liberal cabinet minister Pat Bell to stay out of minimum wage debate
January 17, 2008
Cabinet minister voted himself raise but workers at the fast food restaurant he owns earn minimum wage
Prince George-BC Liberal Agriculture Minister should stay out of any cabinet discussi
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BC Fed condemns expansion of temporary worker program—government fails to address rights of vulnerable workers
January 15, 2008
Vancouver-Today's latest expansion of the temporary foreign worker program means continued exploitation of foreign workers and fails to address the rights of vulnerable workers, says the B.
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B.C. Federation of Labour urges provincial government to extend job protection to armed forces reservists
January 9, 2008
Vancouver - The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the provincial government to extend full job protection to Canada's armed forces reservists, says Federation President Jim Sinclair.
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Campbell shoots down minimum wage boost despite lobby effort, mounting public pressure
November 2, 2007
B.C. Fed "definitely not giving up" on $10 NOW efforts.
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Prince George student and labour activists ramp up minimum wage campaign on sixth anniversary of last increase
November 2, 2007
Students and labour activists from the Prince George area will be stepping up their campaign to boost BC's minimum wage to $10 this weekend, to mark the sixth anniversary of BC's last increase
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Is it trick or treat for minimum wage earners? asks the B.C. Federation of Labour
October 31, 2007
$10 NOW petition to be tabled in legislature
VICTORIA-On the eve of the sixth anniversary of BC's last minimum wage increase, the B.
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