Highlights
Upcoming Events:
- December 23, 2010: Annual Labour Community Christmas Dinner (Preparation) - Vancouver
- February 25, 2011: Cancer in Today's Workplace Conference
December 9, 2010Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce joins Federation call for Minimum Wage hike
The B.C. Federation of Labour welcomes news that the vast majority of members of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce have overwhelmingly endorsed an increase to the minimum wage. A survey released today by the Greater Victoria Chamber of…
December 2, 2010Jim Sinclair re-elected as President of the BC Federation of Labour
Jim Sinclair has been re-elected to a two year term as president of the BC Federation of Labour. Sinclair has held the post since 1999 and ran unopposed. Also elected today was Irene Lanzinger to a two year term as Secretary-Treasurer of the…
November 25, 2010Eighty-seven percent of British Columbians want minimum wage increased to $10 immediately
A poll conducted by Angus Reid Strategies for the BC Federation of Labour has found an overwhelming majority of British Columbians support an immediate increase to raise BC's minimum wage to $10 an hour. Eighty-seven percent of respondents…
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...