SFU Labour Studies Workshops
Circulated by the NWDLC
Shared on behalf of SFU Labour Studies
You’re invited to the following 4 events:
Precarity Across Borders, as part of the 3rd Annual Voices in Labour Studies Speaker Series
Thursday, February 12 from 6:00 to 8:30pm, register here
Tariffs, the global economic order, and why Canada-China partnerships matter for workers, with NDP interim leader Don Davies
Tuesday, February 24 at 5:00pm, register here
CRIMT Webinar Jobs for Today: Construction Trades and Net Zero drawing on the report, Jim Stanford and John Calvert discuss the role of the construction sector in achieving Canada’s net-zero objectives. It will focus on projected employment growth, large-scale investments required in clean energy, and policy choices shaping this transition.
Tuesday, February 24 from 10:00 to 11:30am, register here
Precarity in the Age of AI: Who Decides, Who Benefits, Who Pays?
Friday, March 13 from 9:30am to 2:15pm, register here
Join Our Rally to Stand Up for Public Education
– Circulated on behalf of BC Federation of Students –
Join our rally to stand up for public education!
Post-secondary education is in a crisis—programs are being cut, services are being reduced, and staff and faculty are being laid off.
We have had enough. The provincial government’s post-secondary sector review must not lead to higher tuition fees or further barriers for students.
We want a stable and publicly funded sector that benefits students, workers, educators, and community members.
So, bring a friend, family member, or colleague to the rally and join us in calling on the government to fund our education.
Rally in Support of Public Education
Re-circulated by the New Westminster & District Labour Council
Shared on behalf of the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association
Join teachers from the lower mainland at a Rally in Support of Public Education. Wear red and join us to speak about our wishes for public education before we walk together around Lafarge Lake!
When: Thursday, January 29 at 4:00pm
Where: Town Centre Park Community Plaza at 1299 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam
Use this tool to tell the Premier and the Finance Minister to deliver better classroom conditions!
Tell Ken Sim and ABC: Bring Back the Living Wage!
People who work for the City of Vancouver should be able to afford to live in Vancouver!
The Living Wage is what someone needs to earn to be able to afford basic essentials. In 2015, the City of Vancouver committed to paying all of its employees and contract workers a Living Wage. This meant that hundreds of workers, including cleaners, maintenance workers and security guards, were guaranteed a wage that would let them live in Vancouver.
It was more than a policy. It was a statement of values: the people who keep Vancouver moving deserve to be able to live here.
The cost of living keeps going up in Vancouver, but in 2023 City Council voted to end the Living Wage Policy. In 2024, a motion to recertify as a living wage employer was rejected by the ABC majority council.
Now, on Wednesday, January 21st, a motion is coming to city council to bring back the living wage.
Join us in standing up for workers. Send an email to Ken Sim and Council today, saying: bring back Vancouver’s Living Wage!
International Women’s Day Dinner – Sunday March 8, 2026 | Early Bird Tickets END January 31, 2026!
Happy New Year everyone! This is a reminder that the last day to take advantage of our EARLY BIRD ticket price is fast approaching. The last day is January 31, 2026! This event will sell out so try to get your tickets as soon as possible.
The dinner will be held Sunday, March 8, 2026 at the Fraserview Banquet Hall, 8240 Fraser Street in Vancouver. Doors open and dinner buffet open at 5:00pm. Our program begins at 7:00pm.
The theme for 2025’s event is Women Organizing Communities. Our panel will be announced at a later date.
Proceeds from the dinner will go to funding scholarships and future educational events for women in the labour movement.
Early bird tickets are $90.00 per person until January 31, 2026. From February 1 to March 6, the ticket price per person will be $100.00. Tables are 10 people per table.
If you wish to purchase a table and be invoiced, please contact the office at 604-254-0703 or email office@vdlc.ca. Low-income tickets are available by contacting the office by email or phone.
All tickets must be purchased in advance of March 6, 2026. There will be no ticket sales the day of the event.
You can purchase tickets through our website HERE. We will forward further details as they become available.
Please help spread the word! You can download our event poster HERE
In solidarity,
VDLC Women and Gender Rights Committee
Canadian Labour Congress Survey: please participate!
Do you have a minute?
The CLC’s short survey will help strengthen our efforts to improve jobs and make sure more workers can find good jobs—add your voice now.
In 2025, workers across the country struggled as corporations hiked bills, governments cut services, and Trump’s trade war cost jobs and hurt communities. But it doesn’t have to be that way—together we can demand a good job for every worker, and a better future for you and your family.
Take the two-minute survey: workerstogether.ca/jobs-survey
In solidarity,
Vancouver and District Labour Council
Tell the BC Government to Reinvest in Post-Secondary
– Circulated on behalf of BC Federation of Students –
Tuition prices suck. Cancelled courses suck. Staff layoffs suck. Reduced services suck.
We are paying more and getting less.
BC’s students deserve better.
Public funding for post-secondary education in BC has dropped from 68% in 2000, to just 40% today—that’s a 28% drop. You’re paying the price through increased tuition fees.
The cuts need to stop. It’s time for the BC government to step up, reinvest in our campuses, and properly fund post-secondary education.
The BCFS and thousands of students across the province are standing up to say these cuts suck.
What can we do? We have to be so loud they can’t ignore us. Email the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills right now.
Send your message here: https://www.cutssuck.ca/
Please take a moment to stop by in solidarity and support the BCGEU/PEA/CUPW/USW1944 strike action
Picket support in our region. Please take a moment to stop by in solidarity and support these workers:
Over 22,000 workers represented by the BCGEU/PEA at 468 worksites are fully or partially on strike, issues are wages. Click here to send a letter to your MLA, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, and Premier David Eby. Click here to find picket lines and additional information – in our region there are over 50 struck workplaces!
In response to the Federal Government’s attack on our postal service and workers, CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nation-wide strike. Click here to tell your MP that you want the government to stop the cuts, expand services to generate revenue, and that you support CUPW in negotiations with Canada Post, and click here to find a picket location.
USW 1944 workers at Rogers are on strike, and Rogers continues to contract out and is exploiting a loophole in Canada’s new anti-scab law – flying in managers to do strikers’ work. Write to your MP today and take a minute to back the techs: tell your MP to close the loophole now!
Come Hear Union Leaders from Cuba – One Night Only!
Two union leaders from the Cuban Union of Public Administration Workers (SNTAP) – Yaisel Terry and Arisleydis Leyva – are visiting Canada to share their stories and insights. They will talk about their leadership in one of Cuba’s largest unions and how they advance union goals despite facing the crushing effects of the blockade.
PRE-Register HERE and let us know you’re coming!
Cuba continues to face the longest-running blockade ever imposed by the United States – nearing 67 years with no end in sight. Despite the crippling impact this extreme restriction on international trade has had on the people of Cuba, Cuban workers have deeply appreciated international solidarity from the Canadian labour movement.
To celebrate this international solidarity, two delegates from the Cuban Union of Public Administration Workers (SNTAP), Yaisel Terry and Arisleydis Leyva, will share stories from their leadership experience in one of Cuba’s largest unions and their work to advance workers’ interests in the face of an illegal international embargo and severe imperial repression.
You will learn how Cuban workers resist the long-standing blockade and thrive in terms of education, women’s and children’s rights and health, despite the daily challenges that come as a result of the blockade. They will also describe how Cuban unions use political education to sustain morale, build solidarity, and maintain support, especially during times when democratic spaces and worker power are under threat. Our Cuban guests will be joined by local Cuba-solidarity speakers and organization tables.
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2025
Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm, event starts at 7 pm.
Location: Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6A 3K1
PRE-Register HERE and let us know you’re coming!
CUPE BC has collaborated with the workers of Cuba through SNTAP since 1995 and is hosting the two Cuban labour leaders during their visit to Canada. This relationship reflects decades of international solidarity and stands as a powerful example of global worker cooperation. This event has been organized by CoDevelopment Canada, which links the labour movement and civil society in Canada with labour movement and community organizations across Latin America, and co-sponsored by the Vancouver & District Labour Council.
Picket Line Solidary, Red Dress Gathering, and National Day of Truth & Reconciliation Webinar
Recirculated on behalf of the NWDLC
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Picket support in our region. Please take a moment to stop by in solidarity and support these workers:
Public service workers represented by the BCGEU/PEA are on strike, issues are wages. There are pickets across the province, including two in our region. Click here for additional pickets and information.
Surrey 10470 152 Street, Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Surrey 10475 138 Street, Monday to Friday from 6:20am to 6:20pm
Surrey 14323 57 Avenue, Monday to Friday from 6:20am to 6:20pm
USW 1944 workers at Rogers are on strike, and Rogers continues to contract out and is exploiting a loophole in Canada’s new anti-scab law – flying in managers to do strikers’ work. Write to your MP today and take a minute to back the techs: tell your MP to close the loophole now!
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Shared on behalf of HEU
Join this annual Red Dress Gathering to honour thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S) in Canada. There will be Guest speakers, as well as drumming, dancing, and story telling.
When: Sunday, September 21, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Where: Bear Creek Park at 13750 88th Avenue in Surrey, off 140th Street at the east side entrance
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Shared on behalf of the Moose Hide Campaign
Join us for a special webinar in honour of the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation. It has been ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Final Report and 94 Calls to Action. This webinar offers space to reflect on the progress made, the challenges that remain, and the journey that lies ahead.
When: Monday, September 22, at 10:00am
Where: Online – register here
