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

BC Government Wants Stronger Crane Operating Requirements | The Tyee After a series of accidents, the province is also launching a new certification for workers overseeing crane operators.

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

How Is Ottawa’s Tariff Response Working for BC? | The Tyee United Steelworkers’ Jeff Bromley says efforts on trade and EI are welcome but hundreds of workers are still falling through the cracks.

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

Prosecutors Seek $1-Million Fine in Rare Worker Fatality Case | The Tyee A BC construction firm was convicted of criminal negligence after Jeff Caron was crushed on the job.

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

SFU Contract Workers Sounded the Alarm on Abuse. Nothing Changed | The Tyee Workers, faculty and students have called on the university to bring workers in-house for years.

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!

‘We Don’t Think They’re Serious’: Amazon Union Wants Mediation | The Tyee Unifor Local 114 says the company has stalled bargaining for its only group of unionized workers in Canada.

“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

BC budget misses crucial opportunities to help working people weather the storm | bcfed.ca Today’s provincial budget charts a course toward reducing the deficit while preserving some key public services, the BC Federation of Labour said today. But they warned British Columbians will feel th...

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

Get Involved | Will Lehman 2026 UAW Campaign | Will Lehman for UAW President Join the movement to transform the UAW. Sign up for updates, volunteer, and help build rank-and-file power.

#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

Widespread enthusiasm for Will Lehman’s campaign for UAW president Workers are outraged by the betrayals of the UAW bureaucracy and the escalating attack on jobs and the social and democratic rights of the working class.

#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

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...

#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

Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE | The Tyee But UFCW Local 1518 says calls for a boycott of the grocery store could hurt workers.

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