On June 17 we met with MP Daniel Blaikie, NDP Employment Critic, to advocate for federally regulated workers in B.C. to get paid leave for COVID vaccinations, same as workers do under the BC Employment Standards Act.
MP Blaikie listened to our concerns for our federal jurisdiction members employed in telecommunications, including the glaring deficiencies in the Federal Labour Code around anti-scab provisions and our calls for binding arbitration provisions in first-contract negotiations.
We thank MP Blaikie for taking the time to hear our concerns and look forward to him taking them to the federal legislature.
From top-left clockwise: IBEW 213 Assistant Business Manager Robin Nedila, IBEW 213 Business Manager Jim Lofty, IBEW 213 Business Rep Dustin Brecht, Assistant to MP Blaikie Adam Murphy, MP (NDP) Daniel Blaikie.