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A pdf of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“BCFED”) is committed to ensuring that workers' rights and well-being are maintained and strengthened as we make the necessary shift to a clean economy. In the current moment, with our governments looking for province- and nation-building projects to ensure energy sovereignty and security, there is huge

Improving benefits for injured workers and strengthening workplace safety should be the Workers’ Compensation Board’s top priority in using its “surplus,” BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore said today. The WCB — known by many as WorkSafeBC — announced Monday it would use $570 million from the Accident Fund to keep employer premiums frozen for the ninth straight year. That brings the total diverted

A pdf of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation” “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the consultation on the policy on retirement age determination. The BCFED represents more than 500,000 members of our affiliated unions from more than 1,100 locals working in every aspect of the BC economy. The

June 1 is Injured Workers’ Day in Canada, when we rededicate ourselves to the fight for justice for injured workers. In British Columbia, that fight has made important strides in recent years. The BC NDP government has reversed many of the most vicious cuts to workers’ compensation made under John Rustad’s old government. Their changes have brought BC closer to a worker-centred system it was

We enter Pride Season in a spirit of joy and celebration. Our solidarity with the communities that make up Pride is deeper than ever. The progress we’ve made together is immense, and we’re all the stronger for it. That’s fortunate. Because the threat to the fundamental rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people today is enormous — and imminent. Governments in the United States and elsewhere have launched a

A pdf of the complete submission can be found here. The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation” “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to policy in the Assessment Manual regarding determining the employer of volunteer firefighters. The BCFED represents more than 500,000 members of our affiliated unions, from more than 1,100 locals