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Prince George student and labour activists ramp up minimum wage campaign on sixth anniversary of last increase

November 1, 2007

Students and labour activists from the Prince George area will be stepping up their campaign to boost BC's minimum wage to $10 this weekend, to mark the sixth anniversary of BC's last increase

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Is it trick or treat for minimum wage earners? asks the B.C. Federation of Labour

October 30, 2007

$10 NOW petition to be tabled in legislature

VICTORIA-On the eve of the sixth anniversary of BC's last minimum wage increase, the B.

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B.C. Federation of Labour takes minimum wage campaign to MLAs

October 30, 2007

Vancouver-Tomorrow, a delegation of community groups and low-wage earners will be joined by the B.

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New WCB regulation to protect late-night workers best in North America says B.C. Federation of Labour

October 4, 2007

VANCOUVER - A new Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) Regulation to protect late-night workers is the best in North America says Jim Sinclair, President of the B.C. Federation of Labou

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Look up in the sky....it’s $10 NOW!

September 12, 2007

With the $10 NOW banner flying high above the Lower Mainland, successful Labour Day events in communities across the province have generated thousands more supporters for a minimum wage increase in B.

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Football fans put minimum petition to over 19,000 signatures

August 3, 2007

Yesterday’s BC Lions game, may not have resulted in a win on the field for Lions fans, but football fans helped lift the B.

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Thousands more sign $10 NOW petition

July 16, 2007

Reaching out to talk primarily with young people at cultural events in the Lower Mainland, volunteer petitioners for the B.

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Higher minimum wage backed by two more city councils

June 15, 2007

Port Moody and Kamloops city councils are the two latest local governments to support the call for the provincial government to boost B.C.'s minimum wage.

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Toughen laws to protect late-night workers, says B.C. Federation of Labour

June 13, 2007

Vancouver-It's time to toughen WCB safety regulations to protect late-night workers, says Jim Sinclair, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour.

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WCB hearings begin next week, including better “Working Alone” safety laws for late-night retail workers

June 8, 2007

Vancouver-WCB hearings, reviewing several proposed health and safety regulations, will begin next week in Vancouver including better "Working Alone" safety laws for late-night retail workers

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