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December 16, 2021 |
Briefs

Submission to WCB on proposed regulatory amendments to Part 3, Reassignment of refused work

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 proposed amendments to: Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities, Section 3.12-3.13 Reassignment of Refused Work. The Federation represents more than 500,000 members of our affiliated unions, from more than 1,100

December 13, 2021 |
Releases

“Injured workers deserve better”: BCFED launches campaign to fix Workers’ Compensation Board

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) A major new campaign by BC’s labour movement aims to ensure urgently-needed changes at the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board. “It’s been more than two years since the BC government received Janet Patterson’s report detailing major problems throughout workers’ compensation,” BCFED President Laird Cronk said. “It

December 6, 2021 |
Statements

Statement on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) — The BC Federation of Labour today released the following statement regarding the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: Thirty-two years ago today, a horrific act of misogynist violence at the École Polytechnique took the lives of 14 young women. Ever since, we have reserved this day every year

December 6, 2021 |
Statements

Statement on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) — The BC Federation of Labour today released the following statement regarding the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: Thirty-two years ago today, a horrific act of misogynist violence at the École Polytechnique took the lives of 14 young women. Ever since, we have reserved this day every year

November 24, 2021 |
Releases

Mandatory paid sick leave a milestone for public health, equity, and safe workplaces, but five days inadequate

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) Today’s paid sick leave announcement by the BC government represents a significant milestone — but still falls short of providing the coverage sick workers need, BCFED President Laird Cronk said today. “This is an important achievement for public health and safer workplaces,” Cronk said. “But we’re disappointed that it’s

November 19, 2021 |
Statements

Statement: Solidarity in the wake of the storm

We’re writing to all of you to recognize and acknowledge just how wrenching the past few days have been to live through. We all have friends, family and colleagues whose lives have been upended by the floods, landslides and storms we’ve seen this week. The loss of life is tragic. And there has been massive economic and social devastation to affected communities, First Nations, farms and our


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The BC Federation of Labour office is located on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories.