Come to the first Worker Wednesday since we took a pause for the summer, and take action for your rights as a worker with countless others across the province!

This last summer saw the realities of the climate crisis and precarious work in our province once more. We had devastating wildfires, heat domes, while prices continue to rise and wages continue to stagnate.

As wildfires raged across the province, countless people fled or were evacuated, lost heir homes and their lives and their communities. Even in crisis, the most precarious and marginalized folks in our communities - workers of every stripe, but particularly racialized, queer, migrant workers - were affected the most. Those without second homes to flee to, without the finances to find accommodations, without relatives to stay at. Those who have lived here since time immemorial and who now watch as the lands they stewarded for generations before it was stolen from them, are now burning.

As Summer turns to Fall, we cannot forget the events of this past summer, and we cannot let ourselves be caught unprepared when these events repeat the next summer. We need to be proactive to protect our communities - as hard as it may be to feel motivated when faced with a challenge as monumental as climate change. It may be too late to turn back the clock on climate change - but if we despair now; we only ensure that the most precarious and marginalized peoples - our people - are the first and the most to suffer. We may not be able to turn back the clock on climate change, but if we organize - we can still build a world where we can weather it while keeping our communities, our people as safe and as well-equipped as possible. We can still protect the living, and safeguard our communities.

We need to turn our climate grief to climate rage. Turn our climate rage into climate action.

Worker Wednesday is a place you can do that. If you have ever wanted to stand up for your rights, advocate for a better future for yourself and your communities, and especially if you don't know where to begin; there is no better place to start than Worker Wednesday.

What is Worker Wednesdays?

Every last Wednesday of the month, workers and community allies gather virtually on zoom to mobilize and organize for worker justice in BC. Worker Wednesdays offers a space to find pathways to obtain worker-led demands and to take action for legislative change to ensure workers are protected.

This Worker Wednesday, we will be speaking on ourJustice Delayed is Justice Denied campaign to reform the Employment Standards Branch, as well as our Climate-Labour Campaign to create protections for all workers as they continue to work under extreme weather events. We have a number of exciting actions planned for the hour that YOU can partake in, including a letter writing campaign, a phone zap, and more - so if you have never taken action before, you will be able to do so with the support of other workers and of the Worker Solidarity Network! We will also be sharing a number of exciting events you can attend - from outreach to in-person actions for climate-labour justice to workshops - so please come if any of these interest you at all!

We encourage everyone to participate in whatever way feels best to them, whether that's camera on or off, being a listener, or using the chat to share their thoughts.

Whether you're an experienced organizer or this is the first action you have ever taken; whether you are a seasoned labour rights activist or just wanting to learn more, there is a place for you at Worker Wednesday! Join us to hear what will be happening next and find out how you can stand with workers across the province and fight for your collective rights!

Join us for Worker Wednesday on October 25th, at 6pm PST