{"id":4711,"date":"2016-12-22T06:38:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T06:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=4711"},"modified":"2016-12-22T08:19:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T08:19:58","slug":"bc-fed-wishes-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=4711","title":{"rendered":"BC FED &#8211; Wishes for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wishes for 2017<\/strong><\/h1>\n<table class=\"m_5174287873240729115container\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5174287873240729115body-content\">As 2016 comes to an end, many of us are making wishes for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Our wish is for a new government that will implement a $15 per hour minimum wage and put an end to poverty wages in BC. We wish for strengthened employment standards and health and safety legislation to make sure workers are safe and treated fairly on the job. We also need a $10 a day childcare plan that will benefit both families and employers. <a href=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/untitled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4712\" src=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/untitled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/untitled.png 179w, https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/untitled-60x42.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1048367046\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 9, 2017<\/span><\/span>, we will have a chance to make our wishes a reality. We can vote for a new government that will put the interests of working people ahead of the rich and the powerful.<\/p>\n<p>To make this change happen, we will need to work together and <a title=\"TogetherforBC\" href=\"http:\/\/togetherforbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/TogetherForBC.ca&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1482472857916000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEx_johVbUMGK68JcycsxSVoxq50w\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">that is why the BC Federation of Labour and its affiliate unions have launched a new campaign, Together for BC<\/span><\/a>. We know better can happen here.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.togetherforbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.togetherforbc.ca&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1482472857916000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5gE24_-UZmPw51It5p3OP5VpDrg\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">www.togetherforbc.ca<\/span><\/a> and <a title=\"Pledge\" href=\"http:\/\/togetherforbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/TogetherForBC.ca&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1482472857916000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEx_johVbUMGK68JcycsxSVoxq50w\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">take the pledge<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\nFight for $15 BC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BC Federation of Labour | <a href=\"https:\/\/togetherforbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/TogetherForBC.ca&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1482472857916000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGX8v4_7ysanwvtI0IsJ-IRJ2I-Yw\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/TogetherForBC.ca<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wishes for 2017 As 2016 comes to an end, many of us are making wishes for the year ahead. 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