From bc_labour_enews at bcfed.net Wed Apr 6 17:10:54 2005 From: bc_labour_enews at bcfed.net (bc_labour_enews at bcfed.net) Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:10:54 -0700 Subject: [BC_Labour_E-NEWS] April 6, 2005 Message-ID: <1EFB83EC494285438D10B2CCC12063760E82BF@bcfednt.bcfed.local> The B.C. Federation of Labour has been working on the internal Count-Me-In Campaign, sending a regular e-mail publication to a new list of volunteers who want to help in the provincial election. To volunteer for the campaign or to get campaign notebook delivered to your inbox, join the campaign by filling in our website online sign-up form: You can also read previous versions of campaign notebook on the website at: Here's the latest version of the Campaign Notebook: Count-Me-In Campaign Notebook April 6, 2005: Issue 17 COUNT-ME-IN WEBSITE: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. POLITICS ON THE WEB AND BETWEEN THE COVERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- BC's election coverage just got a whole lot more interesting with the recent launch of "Election Central" by The Tyee, BC's leading independent online news source. The new feature, described as a "superblog" by Tyee editor David Beers, provides in-depth analysis of the campaign, issues and critical ridings. If Canwest Global coverage is getting you down (how many re-cycled BC Liberal press releases should one person be forced to read in a day?), then check out The Tyee for real news on the May 17th vote. The Tyee has also published a timely book on the Gordon Campbell's four years in office, called "Liberalized". The book is a compilation of work by a number of BC writers who have assessed the impact of the BC Liberals on everything from the economy to health care. Get your copy at: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. THE 'LIBERALIZED' CONTEST ---------------------------------------------------------------- Why not win your copy of the Tyee's new book? You can,simply by signing up new volunteers to help defeat Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals. To enter, simply sign up as many new Count Me In volunteers as possible between now and when the writ is dropped on April 19th. Send the volunteer cards in one package to: Janet Routledge Provincial Coordinator 200-5118 Joyce Street Vancouver, BC V5R 4H1 Re: LIBERALIZED CONTEST ENTRY The twenty entries with the highest number of volunteers signed up will win a free copy of the Tyee's new book. Entries must be received by April 22nd. Winners will be announced online the week of April 25-29, 2005. To get your supply of cards, please contact your campaign coordinator: ---------------- SIGN-UP A FRIEND ---------------- We have an online sign up form available on the website. Please let others know about the Campaign and ask them to think about getting involved. Forward this e-mail to your friends or send them a link to the Count-Me-In online sign-up form at: ------------------------- SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH US! ------------------------- If there's a local event going on in your community that you think could help give the Campaign some local exposure, send your idea to: -30- BP/smo COPE 15 From bc_labour_enews at bcfed.net Mon Apr 11 17:26:48 2005 From: bc_labour_enews at bcfed.net (bc_labour_enews at bcfed.net) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:26:48 -0700 Subject: [BC_Labour_E-NEWS] Campaign Notebook, April 11, 2005 Message-ID: <1EFB83EC494285438D10B2CCC1206376114118@bcfednt.bcfed.local> Count-Me-In Campaign Notebook April 11, 2005: Issue 18 COUNT-ME-IN WEBSITE: ------------------------------------------------- 1. THE 'LIBERALIZED' CONTEST ------------------------------------------------- Your Count-Me-In organizing team is running a contest. The prize is a free copy of the Tyee's new book,'Liberalized'. To enter, simply sign up as many new CMI volunteers as possible between now and when the writ is dropped on April 19. Send the volunteer cards in one package to: Janet Routledge Provincial Coordinator 200-5118 Joyce Street Vancouver, BC V5R 4H1 Re: LIBERALIZED CONTEST ENTRY The twenty entries with the highest number of volunteers signed up will win a free copy of the Tyee's new book. Entries must be received by April 22. Winners will be announced online the week of April 25-29. To get your supply of volunteer cards, please contact your campaign coordinator: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reality Check: The BC Liberal numbers game ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Average weekly wages (2001-2004) ---------------------------------------------------- BC Canada 2001 $648.13 $635.51 2004 $686.61 $679.74 % Increase 5.9% 7.0% * Between 2001 and 2004 BC experienced the lowest percentage increase in average weekly wages in all of Canada. CEO Wages ------------------ * 2002 average compensation increase for CEO's was 32 percent. * 2003 average compensation increase was 53 percent. The information comes from Business in Vancouver Survey of Top 100 Public Companies in BC (public means publicly traded shares). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. HEU Barbeque in Vancouver ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hospital Employees' Union is holding a barbeque in Vancouver on April 10th between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the Park at 10th Avenue and Heather. All union members welcome to attend. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- 4. New study from CCPA: Untangling the spin on long term care ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Seniors and their families have been unfairly burdened by BC Liberal changes to continuing care. The result is rising costs for private care, crowded emergency rooms, fewer acute care beds and greater insecurity for one of BC's most vulnerable populations. Marcy Cohen, the lead author of the new study Continuing Care Renewal or Retreat: BC Residential and Home Health Care Restructuring 2001-2004, today released an opinion editorial to accompany the new report on long term care which was released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives last week. Both are available free at: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- 5. Will fallout from the sponsorship scandal affect the BC Liberals? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- Check out this week's poll and have your say: ----------------------------- SIGN-UP A FRIEND ----------------------------- We have an online sign up form available on the website. Please let others know about the Campaign and ask them to think about getting involved. Forward this e-mail to your friends or send them a link to the Count-Me-In online sign-up form at: > ----------------------------------------------- SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH US! ----------------------------------------------- If there's a local event going on in your community that you think could help give the Campaign some local exposure, send your idea to: > -30- cope 15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: