Irene Lanzinger

(#27, 2016) PRESIDENT, BC FEDERATION OF LABOUR

The rst woman to be appointed to her position at BCFED (following four years as its secretary treasurer), Lanzinger represents more than half a million unionized workers across the province. While she has yet to rectify some of the hot-button issues upon which she campaigned in 2014—she advocated for a $15 minimum wage; it was raised this September to $11.35—that may change now that the NDP, which has the abiding support of labour unions (a recent report says they put forward more than 30 percent of the party’s nancial contributions), is establishing its power.