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BC Building Trades unions lose Federal Court battle over HD Mining Temporary Foreign Workers but win war by exposing broken system that excludes Canadian workers, forcing federal government reforms
NEWS RELEASE Tuesday May 21, 2013 “Without taking this case to Court, nothing would have changed in the TFW Program” VANCOUVER – BC Building Trades unions say that while they have lost a Federal Court of Canada … Continue reading
BC Building Trades unions say federal government’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program reforms are a very positive first step in response to their HD Mining court case but many problems remain to be solved; unions request full involvement in consultation process
VANCOUVER – BC Building Trades unions say federal government reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program announced today are a very positive first step in response to the judicial review they pursued because HD Mining was allowed to bring 201 … Continue reading
Unions Deliver Outsourcing Ultimatum
On April 17th, labour leaders met with RBC CEO Gordon Nixon in order to discuss the bank’s replacement of 45 Canadian employees with temporary foreign workers. BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and the other union representatives made it … Continue reading
IUOE Local 115 recognized for it’s contribution at 25 anniversary of Hillside Stadium
At a 25th anniversary press conference commemorating the construction of Hillside Stadium, IUOE Local 115 was recognized for their contribution to the project. Retired member of Local 115, Gordie Patterson, was on hand to share his memories of the excavation of … Continue reading