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Get early bird tickets while they’re still available! Don't miss the chance to hear from Cory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net— who is our keynote speaker this year. All proceeds from this event will go towards funding independent public-interest research in BC. Join us! 🎟️ bcpolicy.ca/gala ☺️
So come hear from Cory Doctorow and have a dinner among friends and change-makers from all over the province. All while supporting independent, public-interest-focused research in BC. 4/
And can we leverage digital sovereignty for the public good? If this conversation is of interest to you, you should join us on November 12 to hear author Cory Doctorow tackle how disenshittification can be the key to leveraging digital sovereignty for the public good. 3/
But what about tech? Is it time to break free from the US tech grip? 2/
Are we too reliant on our neighbours to the south? Let’s use fossil fuel companies as an example. 1/
ICYMI — @theglobeandmail.com cited our research in their latest editorial piece on heat protections for workers. They highlight the call for clear “trigger temperatures” that delineate when heat-related requirements must kick in. Read the article: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
👀 Early bird tickets are now available! (While supplies last) Come join us on November 12 and enjoy a nice dinner among friends and a timely keynote presentation by author, journalist, activist and New York Times-bestselling science fiction writer Cory Doctorow! bcpolicy.ca/gala
🚨Pssst... we’ve got some exciting news to share! We’re happy to announce that science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker for our inaugural fundraising Gala on November 12! 🗓️ We hope you’ll join us.
This is a snapshot, but you can read the full report by our co-executive director and senior economist Iglika Ivanova Ivanova at: bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap
But some demographics are greatly overrepresented in this third of workers making less than a living wage. BC Policy Solutions obtained new data from Statistics Canada to look into who makes less than the living wage in our province.
BC Policy Solutions policy analyst and researcher Véronique Sioufi, PhD traced how the sector got the neoliberal makeover that landed it in hot water. (3/4)
5 years after the #BCHeatDome, workers are still under-protected by heat protection regulations that haven't been updated in 20 years. Thankfully, WorksafeBC is reviewing these regulations, and our latest report lays out recommendations to better protect workers from extreme heat. #ClimateChange
Happening in 30min 👉 Join us for this important and timely conversation. bcpolicy.ca/DRIPA
But this 🧵is getting long. If you’re curious about these findings and want to learn more, check out @verosioufi.bsky.social’s latest publication at: bcpolicy.ca/post-secondary
By the way, the ease with which intl. students could be so readily instrumentalized rested on established colonial foundations. We're talking racialized hierarchies of knowledge, assumptions of Western superiority, economic dependencies between the Global North and South, etc. etc. etc.
The immediate trigger was the 2024 federal gov’s cap on intl. student permits. This was a hard hit b/c the sector *systemically relied* on intl. student (exorbitant) tuition to offset decades of under-funding and marketization of the post-secondary education sector.
🏫 Do you know why BC’s public post-secondary education system is facing its worst funding crisis in history? 💸 Wonder no more. (Thread) For context: 19 out of BC’s 25 public institutions are projected to operate at a loss w/an est. $300m annual shortfall.
The gulf between minimum wage and living wages has grown significantly, leaving 100,000s of workers struggling to make ends meet across the province. Closing the gap is key to address the affordability crisis that has pushed many household budgets to the breaking point. bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap
The gap between wages and the cost of living is especially acute in Metro Vancouver: new research. Over half a million people earn less than the region’s living wage—$27.85/hour—with the vast majority earning less than $27.85/ hour being 25 years or older, 71% of workers. bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap
Despite increasing to $18.25/hour a big gap remains between the minimum wage and living wages in BC communities: our new research with Living Wage BC. It isn’t about individual effort but the growing gap between what jobs pay and what it costs to live in communities across BC. bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap
A third of BC employees earn less than the living wage in their community—more than 775,000 people. So an increase to the minimum wage on June 1 won’t help these workers b/c of the gap between what jobs pay and the cost of living: our new research with Living Wage BC shows. bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap
BC’s minimum wage increases 40 cents/hour on June 1, but it won’t help 100,000s of workers make ends meet. Despite the increase to $18.25/hour, a large gap remains between the minimum wage and living wages in communities across BC: our new research with Living Wage BC. bcpolicy.ca/wage-gap
Last day to apply for our Communications Specialist, Writer/Editor position. If you are a skilled communicator with expertise in research translation, editorial standards and media relations we want to hear from you. More information about the role and how to apply: bcpolicy.ca/jobs/
Our inaugural North Star Dialogues for Social Change features our racial policy analyst Véronique Sioufi, PhD; Amanda Aziz, Migrant Workers Centre; Byron Cruz, Sanctuary Health; Syed Hussan, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change; Alicia Massie, Researcher. June 4, 12 PM PT bcpolicy.ca/events/
Our inaugural North Star Dialogues for Social Change! In 'Confronting migrant injustice in the new era of immigration policy', hear speakers in legal advocacy, research and lived experience examine what recent immigration policy shifts mean. Thurs. June 4, 12 PM PT bcpolicy.ca/events/
🚨 Key event alert 🚨 Join us on June 15 for the webinar, Fighting for #DRIPA: Countering the colonial backlash to recent Supreme Court Decisions. RSVP link in thread below.
Migrants are scapegoated for policy failures in housing and health care rather than as contributing to our workforce & communities. Our inaugural North Star Dialogues for Social Change: ‘Confronting migrant injustice in the new era of immigration policy’. Jun 4, 12 PM PT bcpolicy.ca/events/
On Mother's Day we should remember — a lack of quality child care especially affects farmworker women. Our just-published Growing Justice report recommends that the provincial government provide high-quality, accessible child care for women who work in agriculture. bcpolicy.ca/growing-...
As we enjoy food and flowers grown by South Asian farmworker women, they have poor workplace health, safety and dignity. These women face exploitative practices like wage theft, awful access to clean washrooms and excessive, unpredictable hours. New report: Growing Justice. bcpolicy.ca/growing-...