{"id":5142,"date":"2017-07-24T22:51:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2017-07-24T22:51:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:51:59","slug":"bc-federation-of-labour-news-release-new-government-will-work-for-working-people-in-bc-says-bcfed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/?p=5142","title":{"rendered":"BC Federation of Labour News Release: New government will work for working people in BC, says BCFED"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New government will work for working people in BC, says BCFED<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>NEWS RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>July 18, 2017<br \/>\nNew government will work for working people in BC, says BCFED<br \/>\nVictoria-After today\u2019s transfer of power and swearing in of a new premier and cabinet, \u201cBritish Columbia has a new government led by Premier John Horgan that will work for working people for the first time in 16 years,\u201d says BC Federation of Labour President Irene Lanzinger.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bcfed130.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1551\" src=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bcfed130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bcfed130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bcfed130-60x58.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor far too long we\u2019ve had a government that works for people at the top,\u201d Lanzinger says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut today starts a new era with a new government that will act to deal with the real issues facing working people in BC like affordability, good-paying jobs, an economy that works for everyone, and improved public services like childcare, health, and skills training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lanzinger, who attended the swearing-in ceremony today at Government House in Victoria, says she\u2019s impressed by the cabinet team appointed by Premier Horgan. \u201cThey are a diverse and dynamic group who together with the NDP caucus will bring great energy and passion to implementing the change that\u2019s so badly needed in our province.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of a dedicated Ministry of Labour led by the new Minister Harry Bains is a positive sign that the new government is committed to address the priority issues of working people, she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry Bains knows the issues that working people face,\u201d says Lanzinger. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to working together for a $15 minimum wage to lift 500,000 low-paid workers above the poverty line, improved health and safety rules, better protections for non-union workers, and improvements in apprenticeship training so that young people can truly benefit from well-paying skilled jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Stephen Howard, Communications Director, 778 879 0707<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/0500-17pr-IL-New-government-will-work-for-working-people-in-BC.pdf\">https:\/\/iamaw16.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/0500-17pr-IL-New-government-will-work-for-working-people-in-BC.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New government will work for working people in BC, says BCFED NEWS RELEASE July 18, 2017 New government will work 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