Latest posts tagged with #BCLab on Bluesky
From the railway to the bargaining table: Executive director Gary Caroline shares how nearly 40 years in labour law, and a lifetime in the union movement, shape his work alongside ferry workers today: buff.ly/wQQALjy #bclab #bcpoli
Big thanks to Tara Landry for sharing this photo, taken by electrician Brian McNeil, of the annual changing of the aft mast light on the Spirit of Vancouver Island. From left: Josh Yeung, Grant Stevens, Mark Armstrong, Matt Mansley and Devon Hall. Mark retires this April after 38 years! #bclab
The change is part of a slate of updates to how cranes will be permitted that the minister announced March 3, in response to a series of fatal crane incidents in B.C. that have killed workers and a passerby. #bclab
United Steelworkers Wood Council chair Jeff Bromley said that while new trade relationships are already helping some B.C. lumber workers, Canada needs to bolster employment insurance even more to keep workers from falling through the cracks. #bclab #canpoli
BCFED March 8 is International Women's Day
"On International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the women who organize, lead, and fight for fairness in our workplaces, unions and communities...
#BCLab #iwd2026
Dr. Dick in front of a photo of a 19th-century factory floor
Dr. Dick in front of a collage of text and images
@mysdick.bsky.social is doing the good work of ruining my Charles Babbage fandom at @iatsecanada.bsky.social 891’s #AI Learning and Engagement Symposium. #BCLab
Community Benefit Agreements mean BC workers and communities get the most out of major construction projects: training, well paying jobs and a boost to local economies. Conservatives want to get rid of them so their big business friends can pay workers less and pocket the difference. SUSSANNE SKIDMORE - PRESIDENT, BCFED
When we invest in building major projects in BC, it's just common sense to get the most out of that investment for workers and communities.
That's why Community Benefit Agreements and Project Labour Agreements exist. They guarantee local hiring, good wages, solid safety practices & training. #BCLab
Congratulations to the @bctf.bsky.social on ratifying their new four-year collective agreement! And thank you for all the hard work you do on behalf of students, their families and our communities. ❤️ #BCLab #BCEd
Photo of labour leaders and Minister Whiteside. Caption: "New crane safety rules will save lives."
The new crane safety measures announced today by BC Labour Minister @jenniferwhiteside.bsky.social will save lives and make construction sites safer across the province, say the BC Federation of Labour, BC Building Trades and IUOE Local 115.
See our full release at bcfed.ca/news/release.... #BCLab
March 8 is International Womens' Day. Read the Women and Gender Equity Committee statement and stand in solidarity. ✊🌸 buff.ly/4pSUYwS #IWD2026 #bclab #womeninmaritme
More than 13 years after one pipe layer was killed and another injured while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, their employer is in court for a sentencing hearing. #bclab
Congratulations members working at Victoria Shipyards ratified
Congratulations to our members, along with other union members, who work at Victoria Shipyards on ratifying your new collective agreement! #bclab
There have been at least three official bullying and harassment complaints raised by contract workers at Simon Fraser University since the COVID-19 pandemic, with dozens more workers saying they’ve experienced similar treatment. #bclab #bced
Golden Tree Farmworkers' Memorial 2026 Ceremony Sunday, March 8 12:30-3:30 PM Matsqui Centennial Auditorium and Friendship Garden at Abbotsford City Hall 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford BC
On Sunday, March 8, please join us at 12:30 at Abbotsford's Matsqui Centennial Auditorium and the Golden Tree monument to remember three farmworkers — Sukhvinder Kaur Punia, Amarjit Kaur Bal and Sarabjit Kaur Sidhu — who were killed in the rollover of the overloaded van taking them to work.
#BCLab
Which is why the WCB is developing new rules on harassment. And it's why the BCFED is pushing to bring those rules forward as soon as possible, and to make them as strong as possible.
Because bullying and harassment are unacceptable — everywhere and anywhere.
#PinkShirtDay #BCLab
Pink Shirt Day is more than a colour. 💗 It’s about dignity, safety and respect at work. Read what it means for union members and what you can do if you’re facing bullying. ⚓ buff.ly/KR1vcyy #bclab
#CanLab #BCLab #ABLab #SaskLab #ManLab #OnLab #FTQ #NBLab #NSLab #NFLab #PEILab #CTC #CLC
We need International unity: American, Canadian, & Mexican workers against the corporations.
Immigrant & 1st-generation workers built the UAW in the 1930s. We need that unity today!
“Either way, this process will result in the first collective agreement.”
Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada are calling for a mediator to help negotiate a first contract. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab
The province's 2026 budget just dropped. And while it includes some important, welcome investments, the government missed some crucial opportunities to help working people weather the storm.
See our full response at bcfed.ca/news/release.... #BCLab #BCPoli
Your BC Ferries bargaining committee met Thursday and Friday at the union hall to review your survey feedback and comments. Member priorities. Member power. ⚓🔥 #bclab
#CanLab #BCLab #ABLab #SaskLab #ManLab #OnLab #FTQ #NBLab #NSLab #NFLab #PEILab #CTC #CLC
For the international solidarity of the working class!
Your involvement matters. Fill out the form to join the fight.
www.willforuawpresident.org/get-involved
#CanLab #BCLab #ABLab #SaskLab #ManLab #OnLab #FTQ #NBLab #NSLab #NFLab #PEILab #CTC #CLC
Rank and files workers and workers rights supporters in Canada, Will Lehman stands for the international solidarity of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The crew of the tuboat Ingenika should never have been sent out on the turbulent waters of the Gardner Canal on the early hours of February 10, 2021. And Charley Cragg and Troy Pearson should be alive today.
#BCLab #Ingenika
Sussanne and five other labour leaders listening to a speaker
Three dozen or so labour leaders in front of a backdrop reading "Workers together"
@susibcfed.bsky.social joined labour leaders from across Canada today, brought together by @canadianlabour.bsky.social to send Parliament a clear message: Canada's trade policies have been failing workers for a long time, and they have to change. #BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli
#TransitEquityDay reminds us that everyone deserves access to safe, affordable public transportation.
That principle's at the heart of Connecting BC, the BCFED's 10-year vision for building a province-wide public transit system bcfed.ca/connecting-bc
#PublicTransit #BCPoli #BCLab
Ferry crews are losing coffee and basic amenities at worksites while major projects run millions over budget, raising serious questions about BC Ferries’ stewardship of our ferry system: buff.ly/ipHKJNP #bcpoli #bclab
Congratulations to our members who work at the Salal Foundation on ratifying your first collective agreement!
Your new collective agreement establishes substantial wage increases, added paid time off, thousands of dollars per year in new benefits, union rights & representation, and more! #bclab
The union for workers at Jim Pattison-owned Save-On-Foods says it has raised concerns about another Pattison company’s sale of a Virginia warehouse for use as a detention centre for ICE.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bclab
Rob Ashton standing in a park
The BC Federation of Labour is proud to endorse Rob Ashton as the best candidate to lead Canada's NDP @ndp.ca as a force for progressive change to improve the lives of working people across our country.
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
Congratulations to our members who work at Lu'ma Native Housing Society on ratifying your new collective agreements! Highlights of the new three-year deal include a combined wage increase of 9% plus enhancements to health & safety provisions, break and vacation entitlements, and more! #bclab
