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Vancouver - A recent court ruling in a case of criminal negligence in the tragic workplace death of a young Mission-area worker is a slap on the wrist for the employer whose failure to provide basic safety training caused the tragedy. Kelsey Ann Kristian died after working just two days at a quarry in Stave Lake. On her second day on-the-job, she was allowed to operate a 31,000 kg heavy duty truck

BC Federation of Labour President Irene Lanzinger made this comment today on the firing of the Vancouver School Board by the Christy Clark government. “This is a classic diversion by the Liberal government,” says BC Federation of Labour President Irene Lanzinger. “Chronically underfund schools for 15 years, create a crisis, and then blame someone else for the mess. “It’s happening because of

Vancouver – With the provincial election just seven months away, the BC Federation of Labour is releasing a new 30-second video today urging voters to elect a government that will implement a $15 per hour minimum wage for all workers. The video highlights the financial challenges faced by minimum wage workers who earn less than $20,000 per year and identifies a simple solution: raise BC’s minimum

Vancouver - BC Federation of Labour President Irene Lanzinger will join dozens of British Columbians from all walks of life to participate in the Welfare Food Challenge and eat for an entire week with a budget of only $18, all that Premier Christy Clark and her government give to single welfare recipients to survive. Sponsored by the Raise the Rates Coalition, the challenge starts Sunday October

Vancouver -September employment numbers released today by Statistics Canada show BC has the worst record of any province on full-time employment, after the province shed 20,000 full-time jobs in September, says the BC Federation of Labour. “Numbers bounce around month to month, but the downward trend for good-paying, full-time jobs over the last quarter and the rise of lower-paying, part-time work

Vancouver- The BC Federation Labour criticized the Clark government for poor economic management, declining wages, and the loss of good-paying, full-time jobs that support families and communities, in a presentation to Liberal and NDP politicians on the finance committee of the provincial legislature. “There’s a crisis taking shape across our economy because good jobs are disappearing in BC, while