Description: Jim Sinclair was elected to a record seventh term as head of the B.C. Federation of Labour at the labour body’s convention in Vancouver.

Source: The Globe and Mail

Date: 11/29/2012

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/mulcair-assails-anti-labour-policies-of-federal-tories/article5799723/

Related links:

• Interview with Jim Sinclair
• B.C. government workers union endorses Sinclair
• Statement from Sinclair’s challenger, Michelle Laurie
• Michelle Laurie’s website
• Earlier story
• Earlier update

Questions for discussion:

• Why did the Globe and Mail say this convention could be one of the most pivotal in the history of the B.C. Federation of Labour?
• What was Michelle Laurie’s campaign platform?
• What was Sinclair’s platform?
• How close was the final result?
• What do you think this suggests?