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The BC Federation of Labour today released the following statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30: Today, the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is also the tenth Orange Shirt Day — originating from a story shared by Phyllis Webstad of the Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation, whose clothing, including a beloved orange shirt, was confiscated when

Statement • Resources • Counter-protests The British Columbia Federation of Labour stands firmly and proudly with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in the face of a surge of anti-trans hate speech and actions across the country — ranging from regressive and harmful provincial education policy to resolutions passed at this month’s federal Conservative convention. The same forces who have been using fear

Submissions with respect to the draft policies implementing the duty to cooperate and the duty to maintain employment set-out in the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022 (Bill 41) (the “Draft Policy”). These are joint submissions from the BC Federation of Labour (the “Federation” the “BCFED”), the Community Legal Assistance Society (the “CLAS”), and the BCFED Workers’ Compensation.

There is a new reality in BC and many other places today: Employers can no longer count on having the upper hand, and workers aren't prepared to cede it to them. And that has opened up possibilities for working people to make important advances — not just in unionized workplaces, but throughout BC.

Submission on the proposed amendments to Part 14, Tower Cranes, Sections 14.73.1- 14.75, Notice of Project (NOP).

A pdf of the complete submission can be found here. Submission Part 6, Substance specific requirements, Combustible dust, Sections 6.133-6.166 Part 4, General conditions, Sections 4.17 and 4.42 Part 5, Chemical agents and biological agents, Section 5.71 Part 31, Firefighting, Section 31.5 The BC Federation of Labour (“BCFED” “Federation”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our recommendations