Irene Lanzinger and BC Federation of Labour

BC Federation of Labour: Lanzinger is the first woman and the first teacher to assume the position. She began her teaching career in 1978 as a secondary science and math teacher in Abbotsford and was a long-time union activist with the B.C. Teacher Federation according to Rabble. How did you first get involved with the labour movement or in progressive politics more generally and After a close race for the top seat of B.C. half a million-strong union federation, Irene Lanzinger was elected President of the BC Federation of Labour in November, 2014. As president of the BC Federation, Lanzinger says she will carry forward the vision of labour solidarity promoted by her predecessor, Jim Sinclair. She is adamant that the Federation represents both unionized and non-unionized workers in British Columbia. The following interview has been edited and condensed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.