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April is Autism Acceptance Month, and today is World Autism Acceptance Day. This is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that autistic people bring to the labour movement and to our province. It's a chance to challenge some assumptions about our workplaces, our communities and our unions — about what conditions and environments are truly welcoming and inclusive to everyone, and allow all

April is Sikh Heritage Month — a great time to recognize the profound contributions of Sikh workers to our country, our province, and our movement. In British Columbia, Sikh workers helped build the foundations of key industries like forestry and sawmilling. Their gurdwaras became vital community hubs — places not only of worship, but of organizing and mutual support, even as Sikh and other South

A pdf of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour appreciates the opportunity to provide our recommendations with respect to the proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Part 8 – Personal Protective Equipment, and Part 31 - Firefighting. The BCFED represents more than 500,000 members of our affiliated unions, from more than 1

New crane safety measures announced today by BC Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside will save lives and make construction sites safer across the province, say the BC Federation of Labour, BC Building Trades and International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115. “This is the culmination of years of work by the labour movement, and especially by construction unions,” said BCFED President

Today’s provincial budget charts a course toward reducing the deficit while preserving some key public services, the BC Federation of Labour said today. But they warned British Columbians will feel the impact of cuts and program pauses, and the government left key revenue-generating opportunities on the table. “It’s good to see BC making a historic commitment to skills training, opening up great

Congratulations to Angie Reamer of CUPE 4163 and Brittni Paquette of ILWU 508! Angie has been awarded the 2026 Donna Sheaves Memorial Scholarship, and Brittni wins the 2026 Kim Manton Memorial Scholarship. The scholarships were established with CUPE Local 402 and the Victoria Labour Council in memory of Donna Sheaves and Kim Manton, two wonderful union women lost them too soon. Each scholarship