BC Federation of Labour
@bcfed.bsky.social
The voice of working people in British Columbia, made up of BC unions representing more than half a million workers
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Government income supports for seniors must be improved: adjusted for inflation food & rent costs have risen significantly more than inflation.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Why many B.C. seniors struggle with poverty and homelessness
Half of B.C. seniors live on an after-tax income of less than $35K per year
www.biv.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Government income supports for seniors must be improved: adjusted for inflation food & rent costs have risen significantly more than inflation.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Today our province is in mourning, with the magnitude of Tuesday’s tragedy in Tumbler Ridge becoming clear. We’re especially heartbroken to know that so many of those killed and injured were children. To everyone in the community, we send our deepest sympathies. #TumblerRidge
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Today our province is in mourning, with the magnitude of Tuesday’s tragedy in Tumbler Ridge becoming clear. We’re especially heartbroken to know that so many of those killed and injured were children. To everyone in the community, we send our deepest sympathies. #TumblerRidge
We're deeply saddened by the terrible news tonight from Tumbler Ridge. As we wait for a clearer picture to emerge, our hearts go out to the staff, students and families of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
We're deeply saddened by the terrible news tonight from Tumbler Ridge. As we wait for a clearer picture to emerge, our hearts go out to the staff, students and families of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.
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On Wed, noon PT, join our 1st health care webinar—The not-for-profit advantage: a better future for primary care in BC.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
The future of primary care in BC
This webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports that are responsive to local community’s needs.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
On Wed, noon PT, join our 1st health care webinar—The not-for-profit advantage: a better future for primary care in BC.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
@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
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 AM
@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
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
Connecting BC: A Ten-Year Vision and Investment Plan for Public Transit throughout BC | bcfed.ca
Imagine: Public transit that gets you where you need to go — quickly, easily, reliably... and affordably. No matter where in BC you live.This plan can make that vision a reality — within the next deca...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
#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
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
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UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM
UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
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
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
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On January 24 1996, the @bcfed.bsky.social recognized Corporate Tax Freedom Day representing the date each year when Canadian corporations have earned enough revenue to cover their taxes for the rest of the year. The "Race to the Trough" in 2026 was on January 4.
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 AM
On January 24 1996, the @bcfed.bsky.social recognized Corporate Tax Freedom Day representing the date each year when Canadian corporations have earned enough revenue to cover their taxes for the rest of the year. The "Race to the Trough" in 2026 was on January 4.
Today we remember the victims of the Holocaust: the Nazi regime’s systematic murder of six million Jews, as well as millions of others targeted because of their race or ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious or political belief.
#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Today we remember the victims of the Holocaust: the Nazi regime’s systematic murder of six million Jews, as well as millions of others targeted because of their race or ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious or political belief.
#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
We join IUOE Local 115 and the North Central Labour Council of BC in mourning Wesley Mitchell today.
Wes brought tremendous joy and solidarity to our movement, and his friendship meant the world to us all.
#BCLab
Wes brought tremendous joy and solidarity to our movement, and his friendship meant the world to us all.
#BCLab
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
We join IUOE Local 115 and the North Central Labour Council of BC in mourning Wesley Mitchell today.
Wes brought tremendous joy and solidarity to our movement, and his friendship meant the world to us all.
#BCLab
Wes brought tremendous joy and solidarity to our movement, and his friendship meant the world to us all.
#BCLab
Tomorrow at 11:30 am, we'll gather in Art Phillips Park to remember four construction workers killed on January 7, 1981. Gunther Couvreux, Donald Davis, Yrjo Mitrunen and Brian Stevenson died in a preventable tragedy during the construction of Bentall Tower IV.
#BCLab
#BCLab
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Tomorrow at 11:30 am, we'll gather in Art Phillips Park to remember four construction workers killed on January 7, 1981. Gunther Couvreux, Donald Davis, Yrjo Mitrunen and Brian Stevenson died in a preventable tragedy during the construction of Bentall Tower IV.
#BCLab
#BCLab
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All we want for Christmas is a better deal 👉 workerstogether.ca
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
All we want for Christmas is a better deal 👉 workerstogether.ca
May your holidays keep you and yours safe and well, and filled with joy. Our office will be closed starting December 23 to give our staff a well-earned break, and we'll be open again on January 5.
December 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
May your holidays keep you and yours safe and well, and filled with joy. Our office will be closed starting December 23 to give our staff a well-earned break, and we'll be open again on January 5.
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We are back at work at Alberni Golf Club!
Thank you to @bcfed.bsky.social for the support and to the Port Alberni community for showing up, listening, and taking action. The boycott has been called off. ✊🏼💜
🔗https://seiulocal2.ca/alberni-golf-club-workers-back-on-the-job/
Thank you to @bcfed.bsky.social for the support and to the Port Alberni community for showing up, listening, and taking action. The boycott has been called off. ✊🏼💜
🔗https://seiulocal2.ca/alberni-golf-club-workers-back-on-the-job/
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We are back at work at Alberni Golf Club!
Thank you to @bcfed.bsky.social for the support and to the Port Alberni community for showing up, listening, and taking action. The boycott has been called off. ✊🏼💜
🔗https://seiulocal2.ca/alberni-golf-club-workers-back-on-the-job/
Thank you to @bcfed.bsky.social for the support and to the Port Alberni community for showing up, listening, and taking action. The boycott has been called off. ✊🏼💜
🔗https://seiulocal2.ca/alberni-golf-club-workers-back-on-the-job/
Hanukkah celebrates a story of perseverance and resilience, one that reminds us to find light in the darkness and strength in standing together.
Tonight that celebration begins in the shadow of a brutal attack earlier today in Sydney, Australia.
Tonight that celebration begins in the shadow of a brutal attack earlier today in Sydney, Australia.
December 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hanukkah celebrates a story of perseverance and resilience, one that reminds us to find light in the darkness and strength in standing together.
Tonight that celebration begins in the shadow of a brutal attack earlier today in Sydney, Australia.
Tonight that celebration begins in the shadow of a brutal attack earlier today in Sydney, Australia.
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Lee Cheuk-yan, former General Secretary of Hong Kong’s independent union federation, has been jailed since 2021 for organizing peaceful pro-democracy rallies. That’s not a crime, it’s courage.
Canada’s unions call for Lee's immediate release.
Join us: www.ituc-csi.org/free-lee-che...
Canada’s unions call for Lee's immediate release.
Join us: www.ituc-csi.org/free-lee-che...
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lee Cheuk-yan, former General Secretary of Hong Kong’s independent union federation, has been jailed since 2021 for organizing peaceful pro-democracy rallies. That’s not a crime, it’s courage.
Canada’s unions call for Lee's immediate release.
Join us: www.ituc-csi.org/free-lee-che...
Canada’s unions call for Lee's immediate release.
Join us: www.ituc-csi.org/free-lee-che...
Got lunch plans Friday? You do now!
How Municipalities Can Champion Living Wages.
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
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Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Got lunch plans Friday? You do now!
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📅Tonight: Join us from 6 to 8 PM at Cherry Creek Community Centre to hear about the mass layoffs at Alberni Golf Club directly from workers.
📍Address: 3720 Moore Road, Port Alberni, BC. 1/2
📍Address: 3720 Moore Road, Port Alberni, BC. 1/2
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
📅Tonight: Join us from 6 to 8 PM at Cherry Creek Community Centre to hear about the mass layoffs at Alberni Golf Club directly from workers.
📍Address: 3720 Moore Road, Port Alberni, BC. 1/2
📍Address: 3720 Moore Road, Port Alberni, BC. 1/2
It's time to bring HandyDART back into public — and publicly accountable — hands! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ71...
#BCLab #transit #translink
#BCLab #transit #translink
Make HandyDART public again!
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December 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's time to bring HandyDART back into public — and publicly accountable — hands! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ71...
#BCLab #transit #translink
#BCLab #transit #translink
Today we honour the leadership, resilience and contributions of persons with disabilities in our workplace and communities. #IDPD2025 reminds us of our shared responsibility to remove barriers—visible and invisible—and foster spaces where everyone can thrive with dignity, equity and respect. (1/3)
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Today we honour the leadership, resilience and contributions of persons with disabilities in our workplace and communities. #IDPD2025 reminds us of our shared responsibility to remove barriers—visible and invisible—and foster spaces where everyone can thrive with dignity, equity and respect. (1/3)
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This evening, National Assembly on Workplace Democracy discusses its final report release, featuring our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
Regional Forums
In anticipation of the final report’s release, regional forums will be held across Canada this fall in collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners, and key stakeholders to unpack...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This evening, National Assembly on Workplace Democracy discusses its final report release, featuring our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.