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Vancouver – BC Minimum Wage workers have had their wages frozen since May 1, 2012. The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the BC Government to increase minimum wage to $13.00 per hour and convene an independent panel of labour and business representatives to recommend future increase. The BC Government committed to reviewing minimum wage every second year to ensure that minimum wage workers

Vancouver, BC – Upon initial review, the labour movement gives mixed review to the BC Government’s “re-engineered education and training” program. The Federation is pleased to see the BC Government’s new plan has committed to hiring 15 apprenticeship counselors with a priority on Aboriginal people and those with a disability. However, the new plan doesn’t address the most significant barrier to

Vancouver, BC - Yesterday's Government of Canada announcement that it would suspend the Temporary Foreign Worker Labour Market Opinions (LMOs) in the food services sector would do nothing to protect current TFWs from abuse nor would it put unemployed Canadians back to work. The Government of Canada has allowed the TFW program to swell dramatically in the entry-level sector in the past few years.

Vancouver-the Employee Action & Rights Network (EARN) is holding sit-ins at Mac’s Convenience Stores in Vancouver from 7:00 pm tonight, Saturday, April 12th until 6:00 am tomorrow, Sunday, April 13th to stand in solidarity with workers everywhere who have to work alone during late night hours in retail environments, and also to raise awareness of the watering down of the working alone legislation

Vancouver, BC - An emergency meeting of the B.C. Federation of Labour tonight issued a statement calling for the Provincial and Federal governments to rescind threats to force truckers back to work through back-to-work legislation and license suspensions. The statement also called for solidarity with Unifor in their attempt to negotiate a collective agreement to ensure Port drivers are paid fairly

Victoria, BC – Representatives of British Columbia’s largest unions are in Victoria this week, making the case for good jobs. The labour representatives focused on three aspects of good jobs: fixing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, improving apprenticeships, and increasing the minimum wage. “Our focus today is creating real opportunities for young people to find a solid footing in the