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The VDLC is highlighting two important motions coming to Vancouver City Council next week. The first is to support the Vote16BC campaign to reduce the voting age to 16. The other is to support hotel workers who are fighting for the right to return to their jobs as the industry reopens post-pandemic. 

We support the boycott of the Metrotown Hilton and Pacific Gateway Hotel called by the BC Federation of Labour. These hotels are engages in a draconian attempt to use the pandemic as an opportunity to fire long term employees and roll back wages and benefits.

The VDLC endorses the call for mandatory training in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for all K-12 school staff in BC.

The New Westminster and District Labour Council and Vancouver and District Labour Council will be hosting a virtual Labour Day celebration this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vancouver and District Labour Council has endorsed Karina Reid of the Richmond Independent Team of Electors (RITE) in the May 29^th City Council by-election.

We support the Hospital Employees' Union in their Make It Public campaign to end privatization in BC's hospitals.