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David Fairey
David Fairey is a labour economist, a research associate of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office, and co-chair of the BC Employment Standards Coalition.
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It’s time to give high tech workers equal basic rights
The BC government recently announced an update to its BC Jobs Plan that focused on measures to encourage increased employment in nine key sectors of…
Dependence on tips leaves women workers vulnerable to sexual harassment
Recently tipping in the restaurant industry has been the subject of two national opinion polls, both of which suggest the public is divided on the…
Reliance on tipping creates inequity and leaves workers vulnerable
Recently tipping in the restaurant industry has been the subject of two national opinion polls, both of which suggest the public is divided on the…
Where do provincial by-election candidates stand on employment standards?
The February 2 by-elections in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain offer an opportunity for candidates to clarify their parties’ positions on an important, often neglected,…
Unjust treatment of farm workers should end
On September 15, the BC government will increase the general minimum wage by a measly 20 cents, from $10.25 to $10.45, and apply a 2%…
BC should follow other provinces’ lead in setting minimum wage
The average weekly wage in BC increased by only 1.3 per cent between June 2012 and June 2013, half of the 2.6 per cent jump…
Why BC’s lower-wage workers are struggling: The case for stronger employment standards
BC has acquired the “distinction” of being home to Canada’s largest income gap, highest poverty rate, and second highest child poverty rate. It also has…
The Ministry of Labour’s fight to hide Employment Standards violations makes a mockery of the Freedom of Information process
Update: Since publication of this editorial the Ministry of Labour has reviewed its decision to not waive the records production fee, and has decided to…
Building a Safer Work Environment for BC Construction Workers
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28 years of waiting for safer construction sites
Anniversary of Bentall Tower deaths highlights need for worker involvement in safety management Twenty-eight years ago today, four construction workers plunged to their deaths when…
“Unfree” Farm Labour in British Columbia?
The sudden firing and repatriation of 14 Mexican agricultural workers from an Abbotsford greenhouse earlier this month once again highlights the exploitive nature of Canada’s…
Cultivating Farmworker Rights
Ending the Exploitation of Immigrant and Migrant Farmworkers in BC Download 1.03 MB77 pages Attachments Cultivating Farmworker Rights: Ending the Exploitation of Immigrant and Migrant…