Briana Tomkinson
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Labour Council election endorsements
The New Westminster and District Labour Council has endorsed candidates for council across the region. Here in New West, the NWDLC's picks are:
Council:
- Jonathan Cote
- Bill Harper
- Jaimie McEvoy
- Lorrie Williams
School Trustee
- Michael Ewen
- Vivian Garcia
- James Janzen
- Lori Watt
The NWDLC is an organization representing trade union members locally. It is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress.
Among the issues they advocate for:
• creation of a universal child care system;
• protections against privatization of our public health care system;
• an increase to BC’s minimum wage;
• changes to the Workers Compensation regulations to protect workers who work alone;
• government accountability and workplace standards for foreign workers;
• federal anti-scab legislation;
• stop the BC Liberal government from removing local government decision-making on transportation infrastructure in the Lower Mainland.
