Labour Affiliate News
December 15, 2020
News & Upcoming Events
Re-circulated by the New Westminster & District Labour Council Thank you to everyone who attended our December 6th Vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against ...read more
December 10, 2020
25 Years of the Employment Equity Act
December 15, 2020 is the 25th anniversary of the federal Employment Equity Act. Join a virtual event to discuss its impact and where we need to go from here. The ...read more
December 10, 2020
International Women’s Day 2021 Virtual Celebration
-Circulated on behalf of the VDLC Women’s Committee- Save the Date! International Women’s Day Monday March 8, 2021 The VDLC Women’s Committee will be hosting a virtual event for International ...read more
November 30, 2020
BC FORUM Membership
-Shared on behalf of BC FORUM- Union members 50 or better, working or retired are eligible to take out membership in BC FORUM. This can be done on-line at our ...read more
November 26, 2020
Minimum Wage Increases are Needed Here in Metro Vancouver
The frontline workers we rely on here in Metro Vancouver have the highest risk of exposure, and don’t have adequate sick pay or benefits. We need to help them out. ...read more
October 28, 2020
Honouring the MacPaps
– Circulated on behalf of Erased by History – “Canada didn’t understand at first what you were doing, but understands now, and as time goes on, you will have more ...read more
October 26, 2020
ACLA in BC Presents Asians Still Fighting for Justice
– Recirculated on behalf of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance in BC – ACLA in BC Presents Asians Still Fighting for Justice, Saturday November 14 from 10:00 – 11:30am PST ...read more
October 23, 2020
Let’s talk about disaster-proofing our safety net
Even before the pandemic, too many Canadians were living close to disaster. We’ve seen what can be done when we all come together. Working together is the only way forward. ...read more
October 19, 2020
News & Upcoming Events-BC Election activities included
Re-circulated by the New Westminster & District Labour Council **Note** NWDLC ST Janet Andrews will be joining Laird and Sussanne on both Friday at 6pm in Maple Ridge and Sunday ...read more
October 19, 2020
NEW: Introducing Lobby Days!
We’d like to assume that our politicians are in office to hear directly from us. That’s true – but there are others they have to listen to. Lobbyists. People who ...read more
