Economy
BC’s union members deliver goods and services throughout the economy, in both the public and private sectors. For obvious reasons, we’re vitally interested in the health of the economy and the share of BC’s wealth that flows to working families, including union and non-union families.
The B.C. Federation of Labour works with its members to provide policy solutions to build a stronger economy. New Solutions for the BC Economy is the report of the BC Federation of Labour’s 2002 conference on strategies to grow the economy while reducing inequality and respecting the environment.
Eye on the economy
Economist David Schreck does regular analysis of the BC economy and government policy in Eye on the Economy. His reports range from welfare policy, to minimum wage and the latest tax cuts in the budget.
Minimum wage: who gets it and how much they get
Budget 2007: more tax cuts for the wealthy
The crisis in resource communities
The mountain pine beetle crisis, the Softwood Lumber agreement and increasing raw log exports are combining to cast a long shadow over the future of our resource communities.
Related News Releases
- January 15, 2008
Vancouver-Mine safety is still at risk in British Columbia while the provincial government refuses to improve mine safety laws, says B.C. Federation of Labour President, Jim Sinclai
- January 14, 2008
Vancouver-Today's latest expansion of the temporary foreign worker program means continued exploitation of foreign workers and fails to address the rights of vulnerable workers, says the B.
- December 13, 2007
BC Ferries launches first of German-built Super-C Class ferries that cost province 3,500 direct and indirect jobs, lost $542 million of BC investment, says BC Shipyard Workers' Federation
Related Publications
- March 27, 2008
Submission to the Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards Review for Alberta & British Columbia. For more information, Budget 2007: A Lot for Those over $100,000 Income, Little for Welfare
March 19, 2007David Shreck's analysis of the 2007 B.C. budget.
- February 21, 2007
David Shreck's analysis of the funding source for welfare rate increases.
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