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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which has its roots in Orange Shirt Day, observed this year for the 14th time running. It’s a day dedicated to understanding the legacy of Canada’s residential school system and those it affected.

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We are outraged by the act of white supremacist intimidation and hate that Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc experienced on the weekend. And we're saddened to know how hurtful this must have been for their community's members—especially for Survivors and their families. Our hearts go out to them.

We are outraged by the act of white supremacist intimidation and hate that @tkemlups_te_secwepemc experienced on the weekend. And we're saddened to know how hurtful this must have been for their community's members - especially for Survivors and their families. Our hearts go out to them.

BCFED President Sussanne Skidmore has written to both Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, expressing our outrage and sorrow over this incident, and offering our full solidarity and support.

We recommit to fighting the disinformation and hate that is being sown against Indigenous people-from residential school denialism to fear-mongering over treaties and land claims. And we're determined to continue our shared journey toward Reconciliation.

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Everyone (and their dog!) turned out to send our message loud and clear to MP @terrybeech.bsky.social: Hands off our right to strike! It's one of the most fundamental bargaining rights you have. Join the @canadianlabour.bsky.social campaign to defend it: workerstogether.ca/repeal-107-p... #BCLab

Large crowd holding union banners and posing in front of Terry Beech's office

Four BCFED team members in front of Terry Beech's office

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're hiring a term full-time Executive Assistant! Know someone who'd be a great fit? This is a temporary, full-time, term backfill position, working four days per week, available immediately until December 31, 2026, with a possibility of extension. Full details at bcfed.ca/whats-happen... #BCLab

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Working people know what's at stake. With our economy under attack and jobs in jeopardy, we need certainty and stability with a government that listens to workers, not the chaos the opposition is bringing to the legislature.” — @susibcfed.bsky.social Here's our full release: #BCLab #BCPoli

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Canada's economic security begins at the kitchen table, when workers can make a better living and families can get ahead. And the way we get that is by bargaining for it — which only works when both sides have real power. #BCPoli #BCLab #CanLab #RightToStrike

Workers fought and died for the right to strike in Canada.
And you can't take it from us, Mr. Carney.
SUSSANNE SKIDMORE
PRESIDENT, BCFED

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It happens over and over. Yup. bsky.app/profile/eric...

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year, marked by fasting, atonement and reflection. To Jewish workers, friends, family and community members everywhere observing Yom Kippur, may your fast be easy and meaningful. G'mar Chatima Tovah.

Wishing you peace and renewal this Yom Kippur

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

BC took an important step yesterday toward creating a provincial museum celebrating Canadians of South Asian heritages. Minister @annekangburnaby.bsky.social signed an agreement with the City of Surrey on how BC and the city will explore potential sites and continue consulting with communities.

Minister Anne Kang and the mayor of Surrey sign documents with a dozen people people standing behind them

Group photo of a dozen smiling people, two of them holding up copies of a report

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The @canadianlabour.bsky.social's new report 'Public Runways, Private Profits' shows why Carney's plan for privatized ownership of Canada's airports will mean cuts to jobs & higher prices. @dtcochrane.bsky.social explains on the Perspectives Journal Podcast: perspectivesjournal.ca/terminal-profits

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Canadian Labour @canadianlabour.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did you know women in Canada still make just 88¢ for every $1 men make? This #InternationalEqualPayDay, CLC’s Siobhán Vipond is joining pay equity leaders and colleagues from around the world to push for progress. We need to close the gap for everyone.

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We've made a lot of progress. But decades into the fight to end pay discrimination, the gender pay gap still persists. #InternationalEqualPayDay #PayEquity #BCLab #CanLab

A torn Canadian $50 bill. Text: "September 18: International Equal Pay Day - BCFED"

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Imagine if your supermarket used all the personal data it can get on you to figure out the most they could charge you for every item on your grocery list. Think of the price for that carton of eggs jumping up because the store's technology realizes it's you shopping, and not your neighbour. #BCLab

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Surveillance Pricing

Same Product. Same Price. No Exceptions Big corporations shouldn’t be able to use your data to decide how much you pay at the till. Ban Surveillance Pricing Imagine, you and your neighbour visit the…

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

16-09-1913 The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is organized at Saint John, New Brunswick, with James L. Sugrue as president. Today it is the provincial federation in Canada with the second longest continuous history. read.aupress.ca/read/provinc...

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Chapter 1. “An Accomplished Fact” 1913–1929 | Provincial Solidarities | AU Press—Digital Publications

Reducing barriers to knowledge and increasing access to scholarship through open access scholarly publishing.

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Those airports Carney wants to privatize are making Canada more than half a billion dollars a year. But instead, billionaires and big foreign corporations are about to get a bonanza. And everyday travellers and airport workers will pay for it. #BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli @canadianlabour.bsky.social

Headlines reading "Carney is serious about privatizing airports, Australian pension executive says," "Carney government eyes privatizing airports to attract investment, cut travel costs," "Canada's government is looking at privatizing airports. What would that accomplish?"
NEW CLC REPORT: PUBLIC RUNWAYS, PRIVATE PROFITS

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

$1.5 billion a year in lost GDP. $400 million a year in lost government revenue. 10,000 person-years of jobs. That's what we lose by having China build our ferries instead of doing it here. Get the full @futurework.bsky.social report at buildthemhere.ca/learn_the_fa... — and then speak out. #BCLab

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Learn the facts – Build them here

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. May the coming year be sweet and good, and may we all know peace and solidarity. Shana Tova! #BCLab

Shana Tova - Happy Rosh Hashanah - BCFED

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Affordable, quality child care makes all the difference for many working parents... but it can be hard to land a space. And if your job doesn't fit into the Monday-to-Friday-nine-to-five box, there may be no options at all. But some people are working to change that. #BCLab #childcare #BCPoli #YVR

Four people smiling at the camera in front of a backdrop reading "Champlain Heights Community Association"

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One last 🖖 post: A very happy #StarTrekDay to @cag938.bsky.social, the union that began with the organization of Titmouse Vancouver... the animation studio that brought us Star Trek: Lower Decks! #BCLab

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The needs of the many outweigh the greeds of the few. #StarTrekDay

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Workers earn 31 per cent less than the economy-wide average, and their wages grew 11 percentage points slower than offered wages across the rest of the labour market from 2015 to 2025." Amazing how often "nobody wants to work" turns out to mean "employers don't want to pay them."

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SEIU Local 2 @seiulocal2.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Check out the short version of an audio report about our TransLink rally by Danny Nesvaderani at CJFS 90.1 FM! The full length is on our: Instagram: @seiu_local2 Facebook: @seiulocal2 and TikTok: @seiulocal2 @bcfed.bsky.social @movementyvr.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social @translink.ca

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's not like there's a "Best Booth of Labour Day" competition... but if there was, the BCFED's Unions Are For You campaign booth would be a solid contender purely based on the energy and enthusiasm of our booth volunteers alone. 🧵 #BCLab #LabourDay

Cheering pink-clad volunteers behind a very, very pink table labeled "Unions are for you" inside a very, very pink tent

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Workers are uniting from one end of BC to another. We see how much more we can do when we're together to make our lives better and our communities stronger — and we know just how central our labour is to the life of our province. #BCLab #LabourDay

Happy Labour Day! BCFED

Solidarity (and a great weekend!) to workers everywhere!

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"If we want a robust economy that works for everyone, there can be no doubt over our best long-term strategy. "And that’s to invest in workers and their jobs." @susibcfed.bsky.social and Hermender Singh Kailley in today's Vancouver Sun: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... #BCLab #BCPoli #LabourDay

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Opinion: Workers are the real engine of B.C.’s economy — and our governments need to act like it

Best way to Trump-proof our economy is for governments to invest in working people and their jobs, and that includes buying Canadian

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Chris Delaney resigns as chief of staff to BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Reann Gasper, Abbotsford-Mission MLA who stepped down for Findlay and was named dept chief of staff, now chief of staff. Meanwhile, RCMP interviewing MLAs re: reports they were offered inducements to give up seats

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SEIU Local 2 @seiulocal2.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🧵 So why does TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn have to act now? Check out the slides and join us at the rally to learn more! September 3rd, at noon, outside the TransLink head office (287 Nelson's Court, New Westminster). @bcfed.bsky.social @seiu.org @canadianlabour.bsky.social @movementyvr.bsky.social

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today is Overdose Awareness Day. We have lost thousands and thousands of British Columbians to the drug poisoning crisis. These are our coworkers, our neighbours, our friends and family. #BClab

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Canadian Labour @canadianlabour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As Trump escalates the trade war, Canada must be just as aggressive in protecting workers. Today’s EI measures are a welcome step. But we need to go further: increase EI payments, prevent layoffs, and protect Canadian jobs. Full press release: canadianlabour.ca/as-trade-war...

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As Trade War Escalates, Support for Workers Must Keep Pace | Canadian Labour Congress

OTTAWA — Canada’s unions welcomed today’s extension of Employment Insurance measures for workers affected by U.S. tariffs, while calling on the federal government to do more as the trade war…

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The measures Prime Minister Carney's announced today are a start. But working people will carry the brunt of this trade war on our backs. It's time for governments to offer comprehensive protections to workers — and to tie business assistance to job protection. #BCLab #BCPoli #CdnPoli #CdnLab

"Unions understand completely when and why you walk away from a bad deal, and we're glad Canada did. But unions walk away with a plan in place to help our people make it through. Governments must do the same." SUSSANNE SKIDMORE, PRESIDENT, BCFED

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Our economy is once again the target of Donald Trump's brutal, unjustified tariff assault. And there's one question that should guide our tariff response: What does this mean for working people here in BC? Read our full statement here: bcfed.ca/news/release... #BCLab #CanLab #BCPoli #CdnPoli

An illustration of a shipping container bearing the words "STAND TOGETHER FOR B.C. — PROTECT WORKERS, DEFEND JOBS"

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SEIU Local 2 @seiulocal2.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

After a strong strike vote, then mediation that didn’t go anywhere, the employer disregarded the union by forcing another vote on the already-rejected offer. Nico Wynd Golf Course workers rejected it. Stay tuned for an upcoming community meeting. @seiu.org @bcfed.bsky.social

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This weekend has been a frightening one for thousands of British Columbians facing the threat of wildfires. Our hearts go out to those who've lost their homes, to everyone who has had to evacuate, and to the many more who are waiting for word that it's time to go. #bclab #bcwildfires

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This Sunday, BC's unions are delighted to join the Vancouver Pride Parade. BC's largest Pride celebration is one of the most joyous moments of the year, and if you're in the Vancouver area, we hope you'll watch for our float and come say hi. #BCLab #Pride

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 22/07/2026

A map of cooling centres around Vancouver. Use the layers to find more options including water fountains: experience.arcgis.com/experience/5...

Screenshot from a website showing a map of the city of Vancouver with icons all over it indicating various cooling centres like libraries and community centres, spray parks, misting stations, and more

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SEIU Local 2 @seiulocal2.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Give this important piece by @pressprogress.ca about the cleaning contractor Dexterra Group - and its undermining of workers' rights in two of Canada's largest public transit systems – a read. ➡️ pressprogress.ca/workers-who-... @emmaarkell.bsky.social @bcfed.bsky.social

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Working people in British Columbia have lost one of our greatest champions. Stephanie Smith served as @bcgeu.bsky.social president and a BCFED officer from 2014-2024, fighting tirelessly for her union's members, public sector workers and workers everywhere. bcfed.ca/news/stateme... #BCLab

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In memory of Stephanie Smith | BC Federation of Labour

Working people in British Columbia have lost one of our greatest champions. Stephanie Smith served as president of the BCGEU and an Executive Officer of the BCFED from 2014 to 2024.

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The new Canada-BC Cooperative Prosperity Agreement is the kind of good news BC workers have been waiting for, the BCFED said today — "a major investment in creating good union jobs, along with skills training and real support for affordable childcare.” bcfed.ca/news/release... #BCLab #BCPoli

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BC unions welcome Canada-BC investment agreement | BC Federation of Labour

The new Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Pros

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

To the workers who make our communities great places to live... To the spirit of Canadian solidarity in everything from Medicare to our labour movement... To everyone working for justice, Reconciliation and inclusion to make this a better, fairer country... A very Happy Canada Day.

A white canoe on the rocky beach of a mountain lake. Caption reads "Happy Canada Day - BCFED"

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bcfmwu.bsky.social @bcfmwu.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This #DayoftheSeafarer, we recognize the ferry and marine workers whose skill and dedication keep people, goods and communities moving every day. ⚓

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today, on National Indigenous People’s Day, British Columbia’s unions are celebrating the rich cultures, histories and languages of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #BCLab

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

June 18, 1935: More than a thousand striking longshore workers and their supporters marched to Vancouver's Ballantyne Pier, where the bosses — the Shipping Federation — had brought in strikebreakers. #BCLab

Hermender Singh Kailley speaking at a lectern next to a wreath on the waterfront, with Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains behind him

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

@susibcfed.bsky.social took part in the second annual Squamish Pride Parade on Sunday — a great, joyful event. Look for events near you this Pride season, and join the celebration!

Sussanne takes a selfie with a young person wearing a rainbow hat and a pride flag around their shoulders

A group of a dozen people, including Sussanne, holding a PSAC Pride banner, while Sussanne holds the BCFED Pride flag

Jamey Mills and Sussanne embrace, each carring union Pride flags

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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Pod drop 2025/26 Season Highlights: Feminist and former union leader and politician Judy Darcy talks with us about her recently-published memoir Leading From The Heart. @judydarcy.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @bcfed.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social @heu-bc.bsky.social tiny.cc/pep4101

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Judy Darcy on her new book, Leading from the Heart

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