Upcoming: April 7 Rally at the new Vancouver Convention Centre
Published by Patrick April 2nd, 2009 in House of Labour, Lower Mainland Tags: bc fed, bc-liberals.via BC Federation of Labour
JOIN US FOR A WORKERS LUNCH – HOT DOGS AND STRAIGHT–TALK.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 – 11:00 at the VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTER
Next Tuesday, Gordon Campbell is holding the unofficial launch for the Liberal election campaign at the new Vancouver Convention Centre. “Leadership in Tough Times” he calls it.
The well-heeled corporate crowd is paying $125 a plate for this Vancouver Board of Trade event, it will be a welcoming crowd. After all, they are the only British Columbians who benefited from the last eight years of tax cuts, de-regulation and the sell-off of public services. They are set to survive the tough times quite comfortably, if they can re-elect the Liberals to do their bidding.
Join us to let the guests, the media, the public – and Premier Campbell himself – see that you know he is leading the province in the wrong direction. We can’t afford four more years of Liberal “leadership”. Not when we have such tough challenges ahead.
Upcoming: Forestry Communities in crisis: town hall meetings on the future of our Province
Published by Patrick March 25th, 2009 in Around the Province, House of Labour, Political Action Tags: bc fed, North BC, North Vancouver Island, okanagan.Forestry Communities in crisis: town hall meetings on the future of our Province
Sponsored by
- B.C. Federation of Labour
- Canadian Labour Congress
- B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union
- Canadian Union of Public Employees
- Communications, Energy and Paperworks Union
- United Steelworkers
- Tuesday, March 31 • 7:00 PM Room 2621 Old Main Building, Thompson Rivers University • Kamloops
- Wednesday, April 8 • 7:00 PM Campbell River Labour Centre, 830 14th Ave • Campbell River, BC
- Thursday, April 16 • 7:00 PM College of New Caledonia, 3330 – 22nd Avenue • Prince George, BC
Download the posters: Campbell River | Kamloops | Prince George
BC Fed: Share Your Opinion, Help Change the BC Election
Published by Patrick March 5th, 2009 in House of Labour, Provincial Election 2009 Tags: bc fed.The election is only 75 days away, and we need your help! Your ideas and experiences will help us plan our Campaign for change.
This is your opportunity to help determine what issues regular, hard-working people in BC are talking about, and where they want to take this province, so we’ve prepared a survey to help you share those issues with us. Our survey takes only five minutes to complete. Plus, you’ll be entered to win $250 in Translink passes or gas for your car.
The labour movement has always been a force for positive change in BC. Working together, we won the weekend, public healthcare, employment insurance, and so many of the other benefits we take for granted. Once again, we need to work together to protect what we’ve won, and work for the change that our province so desperately needs.
I look forward to seeing you on the campaign trail.
In solidarity, Jim Sinclair, President BCFL
BC Federation of Labour resolution re recent economic update
Published by Patrick November 28th, 2008 in House of Labour Tags: bc fed, federal-government.
Delegates to the BC Federation of Labour Convention have once again stood in Solidarity with PSAC members and federal government workers. Yesterday afternoon delegates passed the following resolution, which calls on the three opposition parties to defeat Harper’s anti-worker, undemocratic legislation, bring down the government and form a coalition government to pursue economic policies that support workers facing difficult economic times.
Recent news reports indicate the opposition got part of the message: read more for the text of Emergency Resolution #8.
Municipal Elections: 2008 Labour Council endorsed candidates
Published by Patrick November 5th, 2008 in Around the Province, House of Labour Tags: bc fed, clc, municipal-government.
On November 15, make your vote count! Vote for someone who supports you!
In municipalities across British Columbia, district labour councils have endorsed progressive candidates for the coming municipal elections. The B.C. Federation of Labour, in cooperation with the Canadian Labour Congress, has produced poll cards identifying labour council endorsed candidates for most regions in B.C.
Click to download the list of endorsed candidates/poll cards for your city (all pdf)
- Campbell River, Courtenay, Regional District of Comox
- Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, North Cowichan
- Chilliwack, Mission, Abbotsford
- Kamloops, Logan Lake
- Kitimat, Terrace
- Burnaby, City of Langley, Delta, Surrey, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, Langley Township, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, White Rock, Anmore, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody
- Kelowna
- Port Alberni
- Powell River
- Prince George, Fort St. James
- Prince Rupert
- Quesnel
- Revelstoke
- Williams Lake, Cariboo-Chilcotin
- Penticton, Okanagan Skaha
- Gibsons, Sechelt, Sunshine Coat Regional District
- Vancouver, Richmond, City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver
- Victoria, Esquimalt, Langford, Central Saanich, View Royal, Islands Trust, Sooke, Saanich, Oak Bay, Metchosin
- Trail, Nelson, Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, Salmo
Upcoming: Young Workers Need Unions – a forum
Published by Patrick August 25th, 2008 in House of Labour, Youth Tags: bc fed, Youth.- Thursday, August 28, 7 pm
- BC Fed Office, 200 – 2118 Joyce St Vancouver (across from Joyce St. skytrain station)
Unions mean better pay, benefits for you and your family, dignity, and respect in your workplace – join a union, it’s your right!
Find out how – hear from young workers who have organized unions and won. Meet organizers from unions in your field of work who can help you make it happen.
Panel of young organizers including – Jason Mann (Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’), Katherine Shea (UNITE HERE), Darren Miller (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), and more.
Job opportunity: BC Fed Count Me In Campaign
Published by Patrick July 21st, 2008 in House of Labour Tags: bc fed.
via BC Fed
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
Please find attached three Job Opportunities for the B.C. Federation of Labour Count Me In Campaign. All Resumes should be sent to the attention of Lynn Bueckert, Assistant to the President, either by e-mail at policy@bcfed.ca or by mail to the B.C. Federation of Labour office at 200 – 5118 Joyce Street, Vancouver, BC V5R 4H1. Please note that any resumes sent by e-mail must be in PDF format.
Please post and circulate these Job Opportunities to your members.
Walk4Justice June 21st – September 15th, 2008
Published by Patrick June 17th, 2008 in Around the Province, House of Labour, Human Rights Tags: bc fed, House of Labour, Human Rights.via BC Federation of Labour
The B.C. Federation of Labour is supporting women who are making a journey from British Columbia to Ottawa in honour of missing and murdered women across Canada. This Walk is supported by Amnesty International, B.C. Federation of Labour, BCGEU, ILWU Local 500, United Native Nations, Native Women’s Association of Canada and countless other organizations across Canada.
This important walk begins in Vancouver, BC on June 21, 2008 and ends with a huge event in Ottawa on September 15, 2008 where there will be a full day session on Parliament Hill and presentation of a petition. On June 21 in Vancouver, an event is being organized to launch the walk and more details will be provided.
These women need your help, and we are asking unions, labour councils and communities along their route to pitch in and help support this important Walk. Even if you are not en route, you can help by sending a donation to support the walkers.
$10 NOW! on youtube
Published by Patrick May 21st, 2008 in House of Labour, Youth Tags: bc fed, Youth.PSAC-BC Young Workers support the BCFED $10 NOW minimum wage campaign. View the latest video and find out why more than 50,000 people have joined this campaign.
Visit bcfed.com for more information on the $10 NOW! campaign, and to send an email to your MLA.
Upcoming: BC Fed Summer Institute for Union Women, July 9 – 13
Published by Patrick April 30th, 2008 in Conventions/Conferences, House of Labour, Womens Issues Tags: bc fed, conference, women.Women Behaving Politically: Organizing for Change.
The Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women offers an intensive week of learning within a supportive environment in which union women can develop their skills as workers, activists and leaders.
Sponsored by the British Columbia Federation of Labour, the Institute will be held at the University of Victoria (UVIC). The Western Regional SIUW brings together union women from BC, Washington State, Oregon and California.
Our theme, Women Behaving Politically: Organizing for Change, reflects labour’s commitment to providing women with both the skills and strategies to understand the key issues for labour and how that understanding can help us participate in the upcoming elections, and develop stronger leadership among women within our unions and political institutions. We need the world to hear more women’s voices speaking out on issues that matter to us like: pay equity, a higher minimum wage, universal childcare, health care, the economy, poverty and the right to join a union.
Read more, and download a brochure and registration form at bcfed.ca.
Upcoming: BC Fed Conference for Young Workers
Published by Patrick April 22nd, 2008 in House of Labour, Youth Tags: bc fed, Youth.Mark Your Calendars and Grab a Sleeping Bag!!!!
The B.C. Federation of Labour will be hosting a Conference for Young Workers on May 30 – June 1, 2008.
This Conference is open to all young union members between the ages of 19 – 30. It will be held at Camp Jubilee which is only a short boat ride just outside of Vancouver. Join other Young Workers from across the province for workshops and seminars ranging from skills building to labour history.
Keep an eye out for the registration form that will be coming soon. If you would like further information, please contact Dayna Sykes at dsykes@bcfed.ca or 604-430-1421.
Download the poster (pdf).
Upcoming: Rights Not Wrongs Conference
Published by Patrick February 14th, 2008 in Conventions/Conferences, House of Labour, Human Rights Tags: bc fed, conference, Human Rights.
Rights, Not Wrongs: The role of unions in creating a better world
A joint conference for human rights activists in the labour movement sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour and the BC Teachers’ Federation. The conference will focus on emerging human rights issues, featuring leading BC human rights specialists in First Nations, peace, anti-poverty, women’s rights, antiracism, international issues and many more.
- Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
- April 3-5 2008
- Keynote Speaker: Stephen Lewis, Friday April 4th @ 7:30PM
Organized by the BCTF Committee for Action on Social Justice and the BC Federation of Labour Human Rights Commitee. For more information, visit www.bctf.ca or www.bcfed.ca. Download the Rights not Wrongs poster (pdf).
Upcoming: Eight bucks sucks rally
Published by Patrick January 22nd, 2008 in Lower Mainland, Youth Tags: bc fed, Youth.The Vancouver District Labour Council Young Workers Committee (VDLC) is having a rally in front of Gordon Campbell’s office on Saturday February 16th at 1:00pm to promote the increase of minimum wage. Currently the minimum wage is $8.00 an hour (below the poverty level.) and there is a bogus training wage for new workers where employers are paying as little as $6.00 an hour for the 1 st 500 hours to young and immigrant workers.
Many of the other provinces have already legislated an increase to Minimum wage, BC is falling behind and we have some of the highest costs of living in all of Canada. The labour movement is calling for the abolishment of the $6 training wage and an increase to the minimum wage to $10.00 an hour.
Come out and support some of our provinces most vulnerable workers and the VDLC Young workers. Let’s make this rally a success!
- February 16th /08
- 3615 W. 4th Ave. (In Front Of Gordon Campbell’s Office.)
- 1:00pm
- 8 Bucks Sucks!
You can also show your support by signing the petition on the BC Federation of Labour website.
Upcoming: BC Fed H&S education
Published by Patrick January 18th, 2008 in Around the Province, HS Education, Health & Safety, House of Labour Tags: bc fed, Education, health-and-safety.Upcoming courses put on by the BC Federation of Labour Health & Safety Centre. For more information, course descriptions or registration call the Fed @ 604-430-1421, 1-888-BCFL NOW or visit www.bcfed.ca. There is an $85 registration fee for most courses.
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Cranbrook – Feb 21
- Workplace Ergonomics OHS Course Fernie – Feb 22
- Basic OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Feb 26
- Basic OHS Course Nanaimo – Feb 27
- Prevention of Violence in the Workplace OHS Course Victoria – Feb 28
- Workplace Ergonomics OHS Course Parksville – Mar 4
- Basic OHS Course Campbell River – Mar 5
- Basic OHS Course Salmon Arm – Mar 6
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Revelstoke – Mar 7
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Surrey – Mar 7
- Prevention of Violence in the Workplace OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Mar 11
- Workplace Toxins OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Mar 12
- Basic OHS Course Powell River – Mar 13
- Basic OHS Course Kimberley – Mar 14
- Stress in the Workplace OHS Course Victoria – Mar 25
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Duncan – Mar 26
- Advanced OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Mar 28
- Workplace Ergonomics OHS Course Chilliwack – Mar 31
- Whole Body Vibration OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Apr 2
- Workplace Ergonomics OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Apr 3
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Nanaimo – Apr 8
- Stress in the Workplace OHS Course Surrey – Apr 14
- Basic OHS Course Abbotsford – Apr 17
- Advanced OHS Course Victoria – Apr 21
- Basic OHS Course Courtenay – Apr 23
- Advanced OHS Course Parksville – Apr 24
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Creston – Apr 29
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Prince George – May 1
- Basic OHS Course Prince George – May 1
- Advanced OHS Course Prince George – May 1
- Workplace Ergonomics OHS Course Prince George – May 1
- Whole Body Vibration OHS Course Victoria – May 6
- Workplace Ergonomics OHS Course Surrey – May 9
- Stress in the Workplace OHS Course Greater Vancouver – May 12
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Powell River – May 15
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Chilliwack – May 20
- Prevention of Violence in the Workplace OHS Course Nanaimo – May 22
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Greater Vancouver – Jun 4
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Campbell River – Jun 5
- Accident/Incident Investigations OHS Course Abbotsford – Jun 9
Boycott Sears and Support Locked-Out Workers
Published by Patricia December 19th, 2007 in News / OpEd, Uncategorized Tags: bc fed.BC’s labour movement backs up support for locked-out Sears workers with $20,000 contribution to strike fund
BC’s unions are contributing $20,000 to locked-out Sears Canada workers today, says B.C. Federation of Labour Jim Sinclair, to underline labour’s determination to help them win a fair collective agreement.
“This contribution is intended to underline our call to consumers to refrain from shopping at Sears until this company negotiates a fair collective agreement with these members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213,” Sinclair said. “Seventy-seven (77) workers who repair appliances for Sears have been locked out since October 1st, ordered to take pay cuts and face concessions on overtime and time off.”
Sinclair and other representatives of the Federation made the contribution during a lunchtime leafleting blitz outside the Vancouver store at Robson and Howe.
Sinclair said Sears, which had profits of $150 million last year, is taking a hard line with its workers that amounts to union-busting. “This is unacceptable in this province and our boycott indicates labour’s rejection of this approach.”
Sinclair said the $20,000, collected from Federation affiliates in the last week, will help the union support its members during the Christmas season. During the past few days, IBEW has distributed flyers about the boycott to hundreds of thousands of homes in the province.
The labour movement in BC says shoppers have a choice to make during this busy holiday season.
“They’ve told them if they want to come back to work, they have to take less money in real terms than what they had before.” He says the company also took away their right to two days off in a row, and eliminated overtime when it imposed a contract. “It’s completely unfair, and it’s just a question of deciding if you support these workers and their families, or Sears, which made $150 million last year in Canada.”
Sinclair claims Sears has a notoriously anti-union attitude, and believes the lock-out is an effort to break this union local.
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For more information, please call Geoff Meggs 604 220-3095.
Boycott Sears
Published by Patricia December 14th, 2007 in House of Labour, News / OpEd Tags: action, bc fed, vancouver.Locked out workers take boycott of Sears to holiday shoppers
Vancouver – Locked out service technicians employed by Sears Canada, will be taking their boycott of Sears straight to holiday shoppers this weekend.
The 77 workers, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 213, have been locked out since October 1, 2007, when Sears Canada imposed a collective agreement, with no negotiated wage increases, cuts to holiday time, and a longer work week with no overtime.
The workers will be joined by Jim Sinclair, President, B.C. Federation of Labour, and Rick Dowling, International Executive Council Member, Business-Manager, IBEW 213.
WHAT: SEARS CANADA BOYCOTT
WHEN: 10:30 am, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2007
WHERE: OUTSIDE METROTOWN SEARS (4750 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C.)
For more information, please contact Jessie Uppal at 604-220-0739
Support UNITE HERE Local 40 hotel workers in the Lower Mainland
Published by Patrick November 13th, 2007 in House of Labour, Lower Mainland Tags: action, bc fed, Lower Mainland.UNITE HERE Local 40 members at 3 Vancouver area hotels are currently bargaining new contracts. These hotels are the Hilton Metrotown, the Holiday Inn Broadway and the Delta Vancouver Airport. UNITE HERE is committed to fighting for the same standards at these 3 hotels that workers in the downtown hotels achieved in their recent contract campaign and need our support.
Please take a moment to fill out the attached Unite HERE pledge (pdf), which reads:
I/We Publicly Endorse UNITE HERE members and their struggle for justice in the following hotels: Delta Vancouver Airport, Hilton Metrotown, Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre. I/We will not Eat, Sleep, or Meet at the Delta Vancouver Airport, Hilton Metrotown, or Holiday Inn Vancouver centre in the event of a labour dispute.
And mail or fax back to the UNITE HERE office at: UNITE HERE! Local 40,4853 Hastings Street, Burnaby BC V5C 2L1 -fax: 604-291-2676
In addition if your Component, Local, or other group is planning on holding an event at any of these hotels, we ask that you contact the hotel directly (sample letters: hilton, delta – both MS Word .doc) and let them know you support UNITE HERE members in their fight for a fair collective agreement.
For more information, visit www.local40union.com or www.hotelworkersrising.org
Send Campbell a minimum wage message
Published by Patrick October 26th, 2007 in House of Labour, Political Action Tags: bc fed, national-aboriginal-day, sinclair.
via BC Federation of Labour
Nov. 1, 2001. It was the last time B.C.’s minimum wage was increased.
With another year gone by without a raise for thousands of workers, it’s an anniversary that is symbolic of the growing economic divide in our province. It spotlights the policies of the Campbell government that prevent the benefits of a booming economy from being shared by all.
To make it worse, the Liberals gave themselves huge pay boosts, but say no to a higher minimum wage.
We can be proud that the labour movement is leading the way to win a $10 minimum wage that will benefit 250,000 low-paid workers and bring more economic fairness for British Columbians.
To mark the Nov. 1 anniversary, I’m urging union members like you to act immediately to help win more support for our $10 NOW campaign.
Please click on this link to sign our $10 NOW petition. Then forward it to family and friends who you know support our efforts. Ask them to sign up before Nov. 1.
If you’re one of the thousands of trade unionists who’ve already signed the petition, then send this link http://www.bcfed.ca/petition/minimum_wage to your family and friends and encourage them to sign.
On Oct. 31, we will be lobbying politicians in Victoria for a higher minimum wage. And we’ll be presenting to the Legislature copies of all the petitions that have been signed so far.
Thanks for your help. I’m confident that if we keep up the pressure, we’ll win on this important issue for working people.
Jim Sinclair
President
Upcoming: $10 NOW Minumum Wage petition event
Published by Patrick October 17th, 2007 in House of Labour, Make Poverty History, Youth Tags: action, bc fed, Make Poverty History.via BCFed
In conjunction with the PSAC Leadership Training Conference taking place this week in downtown Vancouver, come and take part in the next petitioning event for the B.C. Federation of Labour’s $10 NOW campaign Sat. Oct. 20th.
- Saturday, Oct. 20, 9:45 am to 12 noon
- meet at the Port of the World room, Renaissance Hotel, 1133 W. Hastings, Vancouver then;
- disperse to solicit signatures in downtown Vancouver
It’s an important event because the BC Fed is trying to get as many petition signatures as possible before Nov. 1 – the sixth anniversary of the last time B.C.’s minimum wage was increased. The event is being organized in conjunction with our leadership training conference and is designed to link PSAC leaders with activists who’ve been part of the minimum wage campaign and share skills.
The PSAC will host a lunch for all volunteers back at the Renaissance Hotel, and the BCFed will have a premium for all those who take part. If you’re interested please contact Stephen Howard at the B.C. Federation of Labour, 604-430-1421 or cell 604-220-2965.
Young Worker Facilitator Opportunity
Published by Patrick September 26th, 2007 in Health & Safety, House of Labour, Youth Tags: bc fed, health-and-safety, Youth.Dear Sisters and Brothers:
The B.C. Federation of Labour is pleased to announce that the BC Fed Health & Safety Centre is continuing the Occupational Health & Safety and Labour Education Program into the 2007/2008 school year.
For the past four years, the Centre has been training young workers from various affiliates to facilitate high school sessions across the province.
In 2003, the B.C. Federation of Labour and the BC Teachers’ Federation introduced this Program to prepare young workers to talk to the students in the high schools about their rights in the workplace. Since then, over 30,000 high school students have participated in the workshops, and over 40 young union members have been trained to deliver these workshops. The success of the Program is due to the commitment and passion of these young facilitators.
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