BC Federation of Labour

“This wasn’t the outcome we were hoping for, but it underlines just how difficult life is for working people in BC. And tonight many of them expressed their frustration at the ballot box." 🧵

"Something should be very clear. The Conservatives can’t claim a mandate to impose a slash-and-burn agenda on BC after a campaign where they kept their leader, their candidates and their whole platform from scrutiny."

From @electionsbc: You're entitled to "a four-hour period free from work during voting hours. Time off may be at the beginning or end of an employee’s shift, or unnecessary if normal working hours already provide enough time free from work to vote."

BC workers have a choice. We can keep building together with a government that sometimes frustrates us, but that we can work with — and where we've made historic progress. 🧵 #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

Nobody has to tell working people that there's room for improvement. We're fighting for it every day. But we're making progress. And if BC turns back, there's a long list of people who'll be hurting.

BC workers have a choice. We can keep building together with a government that sometimes frustrates us, but that we can work with — and where we've made historic progress. 🧵 #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

Underneath their new coat of paint, it's the same old gang. The party that was parading Christy Clark yesterday in Surrey is the same party that devastated workers' compensation, tore up contracts, let the housing crisis fester and gave BC sixteen years of destruction.

BC workers have a choice. We can keep building together with a government that sometimes frustrates us, but that we can work with — and where we've made historic progress. 🧵 #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

The last time these guys got into power, they tore through workers’ compensation and workplace safety. Slashed eligibility, so fewer injured workers could make claims. Cut compensation. Brought in new rules that often forced them back on the job before they’d recovered. #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

The BC Conservatives kept their platform under wraps until just days before the election... and now we know why. It's a sham. They've cooked their own books. #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

You know how it works if they get elected. When they can't make it work and something needs to give, they cut health care. Education. Anything that helps everyday people get a fairer shake. That's on top of their plan to jack your car insurance through the roof.

Here's one more reason we have to stop the BC Conservatives. Health care workers are warning us: setting up a parallel private health care track like Alberta's doing is a road to disaster.

So when the BC Conservatives refuse to share their health care plans (with the election just one week away!)... ...and when they haven't told us how they'll close that $5-billion hole they'll blow in the provincial budget... ...AND when they talk about drawing inspiration from Alberta...

Here's one more reason we have to stop the BC Conservatives. Health care workers are warning us: setting up a parallel private health care track like Alberta's doing is a road to disaster.

In this must-read op-ed, the presidents of the @heu-bc.bsky.social @healthsciences.bsky.social and the BC Nurses' Union point out that the reason for wait times isn't patient demand — it's a shortage of the workers needed to deliver care.

BC's car insurance system delivers affordable rates that save drivers hundreds of dollars. But it won't stay that way if the Conservatives get their hands on it. #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

While Lorne Doerkson was telling you he had no plans yet for ICBC, he was telling industry something very different. In a secret letter, he revealed a plan to open the doors to giant insurance companies and trial lawyers. That's the system they have in Alberta — where premiums are twice as high.

"If you're a Canadian worker, there's no better place than BC to do an hour's labour for an hour's pay." That's from economist @jimbostanford.bsky.social, director of the @futurework.bsky.social. And the numbers back him up. #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

Since the NDP was elected, the average hourly wage in BC (including the equivalent for workers earning a salary) has risen faster than in any other province. It's now the highest of all the provinces. And that's taking inflation into account. Yes. Higher than Alberta. Where wages have shrunk.

After this debate, the choice is clearer than ever: Do we want a government with a real plan to make life better in BC, or the same old right-wing party with nothing to offer working people but cuts and closures? For workers, the choice is David Eby and the BC NDP. #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

Mr. Doerkson had one job in this debate: tell British Columbians how he'd close that massive hole his tax cut scheme will blow in the budget without cutting health care, jobs and services. And even given opportunity after opportunity to explain, he wouldn't — he dodged it every time he was asked.

After this debate, the choice is clearer than ever: Do we want a government with a real plan to make life better in BC, or the same old right-wing party with nothing to offer working people but cuts and closures? For workers, the choice is David Eby and the BC NDP. #BCLab #BCPoli #BCElection

Working people tonight saw a leader in David Eby who's speaking to our day-to-day concerns: better public health care, affordable housing, fairer taxes and good jobs. And critically, he's the only leader who's brought a fully costed plan to the table for making those plans real.

Today's announcement from Premier David Eby and the BC NDP represents a major step forward in women's health. His plan takes action in several crucial areas, helping to remove barriers many women face in getting the care they need at every stage of their lives. #BCLab #BCPoli