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The BC Building Trades and the BC Federation of Labour send our deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Dan Coulter. This is a painful loss both personally and for our movement. Dan was not only a friend to the labour movement in BC, he was one of us. A millwright by trade and the former president of CUPE 3787, Dan never forgot where he came from. As an MLA, he always put the needs of

The BC Federation of Labour today released this statement on the death of former BC Premier John Horgan: This morning, British Columbians lost one of the staunchest allies we have ever had. Few can claim anything near John Horgan’s legacy or match the difference he made in the lives of working people and everyday families in this province. John spent his life in service to working people. He knew

The BC Federation of Labour released the following statement today about tomorrow’s provincial election: Working people across BC will go to the polls tomorrow. With a race as tight as this one, every vote will count. And the outcome will have a big impact on all our lives. These have been hard times for workers in every part of Canada and the US: rising costs for housing and the necessities of

The BC Federation of Labour today released the following statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia from BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore: Something is shifting. For the past several years, a concerted right-wing campaign has attacked 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and particularly our trans community members. They have been subjected to harassment, fear-mongering and

The BC Federation of Labour released the following statement on the Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace: April 28 is about grief and remembering — honouring the workers we’ve lost, or who’ve been made sick or been injured, because of the work they do. The pain of a single death is overwhelming: the loss of a parent, friend, co-worker, sibling or adult child. How, then

The International Transgender Day of Visibility is a celebration of the transgender and gender diverse members of our community. And it reminds us how important that visibility is: it reduces isolation, sending a clear message to trans people that they are not alone. And it helps to fight fear, ignorance and hate in others, making our community richer and more resilient. To BC unions, this is an