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Agenda

We have an agenda packed with some terrific sessions, kicking off on Thursday night with a not-to-be-missed panel on injured workers and WCB reform.

Then on Friday we'll have a full day of panel discussions and workshops. We can't wait to spend this time with you all!

THURSDAY, MAY 26
7:00 pm Panel: Injured Workers Deserve Better: Toward a Worker-Centered WCB
FRIDAY, MAY 27
9:00 am Land acknowledgement
BCFED Secretary-Treasurer Sussanne Skidmore opens conference
9:25 am BCFED President Laird Cronk brings greetings
9:45am Panel: Centering the Worker Experience: Stories From the Front Line
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Panel: Worker Voices, Local Issues
12:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Workshops:
  • Speaking Up On Local Issues
  • Women’s Health & Safety
  • Equitable Organizing: Building Relationships between Labour and Community
  • Beyond Buzzwords: Deepening Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Work in Unions
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Panel: The Problem With Precarity
4:15 pm Conference wrap-up