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Rental relief needed, renters require continued support through the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has passed its one-year anniversary, and its devastating economic impact is still far from over. Working people continue to shoulder an enormous burden, with job loss and uncertainty disproportionately affecting women, IBPOC people and those holding low-paying and precarious jobs. Renters

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) — Today marks the start of Black History Month. Every February, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of people of African descent. And as much as it's a time of celebration, it's also an occasion for accountability for historic racial injustices, especially those that continue to this day. Our work in building a

We acknowledge that we are making this statement from unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories. Today is Human Rights Day, the UN’s commemoration of the signing of the historic Universal Declaration on Human Rights on December 10, 1948. This year’s theme, “Recover Better: Stand Up for Human Rights,“ could not be more timely. The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the way our

On behalf of the more than 500,000 members of our affiliate unions, the BC Federation of Labour calls upon the federal government to take immediate action to protect Mi’kmaq fishers from the violent, racist attacks that they have endured at the hands of non-Indigenous commercial fishers. The treaty rights of the Mi’kmaq fishers to a moderate livelihood have been upheld by the Supreme Court of

September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, a day for us to remember and discuss the legacy of the residential school system in Canada, and honour the Indigenous survivors and non-survivors of that system. It’s named for a story shared by Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, who had her brand new orange shirt — bought by her grandmother — stripped from her on her first day at residential school when she was six years