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This Friday, September 27th, students from across British Columbia will walk out of classes and join millions of people around the globe in massive public demonstrations to demand action on the climate crisis. These demonstrations come at a critical moment in Canada, with students sending a clear message to political leaders during the federal election. BC’s labour movement is inspired by this

Labour Day is a celebration of workers, unions, and of our movement and a chance to reflect on our incredible achievements. By any measure, 2019 was a banner year for workers and their families in BC. Thanks in part to our ‘Workers Deserve Better’ campaign, the labour movement was instrumental in securing the first significant updates to the provincial Labour Code and Employment Standards Act

This year, National Indigenous Peoples Day comes at a critical moment for Indigenous rights recognition in Canada and BC. Key legislation to entrench Indigenous rights, Bill C-262, is stuck in the Senate and Prime Minister Trudeau has abandoned his commitment to ensure it passes it into law. “This legislation would create a framework for reconciliation and a process to implement the United Nations

For the 2019 Pride season, the BC Federation of Labour is renewing its call for no one within the LGBTQ community to be left behind. “All equity-seeking groups within the Pride community should be welcomed, heard, and celebrated. Pride began as a protest, as a mechanism to free an oppressed community. Trans, students, seniors, people of colour, two-spirited, and people with disabilities still face

Vancouver - June 1 is National Injured Workers’ Day across Canada, a day to stand in solidarity with injured workers for the restoration of dignity, respect and justice. Workplace accidents have tragic consequences and a lasting impact on the workers who experience them. “Last year more than 100,000 workplace injuries and occupational illnesses were reported in BC. It’s a terrible toll on workers

The BC Federation of Labour is profoundly troubled to learn of the attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that claimed the lives of hundreds in their places of worship. On behalf of the 500,000 union members represented by the Federation through its affiliates, we condemn hate crimes, and the rhetoric that leads to those hate crimes, and reject the villainizing of any