Registration - Organization

Worker Solidarity Network / Pamela Charron, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Worker Solidarity Network
Previous Organization names
Senior Officer Name: Pamela Charron, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-06-01
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10773-3699

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 17

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 16 of 16 (2023-08-10 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 16 of 16 (2023-08-10 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding changes to the BC Employment Standards Act and its administration to improve wages and working conditions for workers. Advocacy regarding changes other laws impacting workers (Worksafe BC and workers compensation, the Labour Code, and the Human Rights Code) to improve working conditions for workers in BC.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
Advocacy regarding changes to the BC Employment Standards Act to provide for paid sick days under the Act.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Labour/Labour Relations
Advocacy related to changes to the Employment Standards Act that benefit low wage workers	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Labour/Labour Relations
Extreme Heat Protection advocacy regarding changes to WorkSafe BC & Worker Compensation	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Labour/Labour Relations

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Finance
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Pamela Charron, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Worker Solidarity Network

Address:
519-620 View Street
Victoria BC, BC V8W 1Y5
Canada

Telephone number: 705-698-6380

Description of Activities

The Worker Solidarity Network (WSN) aims to strengthen and build community with workers who are often isolated in precarious retail, restaurant, and hospitality jobs. Jobs with chronically low wages, poor working conditions, and very little union representation. We engage in grassroots organizing with the goals of: (1) Building a community of solidarity for workers to fight for improved wages and working conditions, and equality in the retail, hospitality, and food-service industry. (2) Supporting workers who are in dispute with their bosses over unpaid wages, workplace discrimination, and other forms of workplace injustices.(3) And, advocating for systemic changes that will raise working standards across the retail and restaurant industry and hold companies accountable to better workplace practices

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION PROGRAM	$316,772.00	2024-09-09
MARP - Organizational Capacity Building	$100,000.00	2024-02-22

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Canadian Women's Foundation	$125,421.00	2022-03-04 to 2022-08-19
Canadian Womens Foundation	$20,000.00	2023-04-01
Federal CSMAI	$7,000.00	2024-02-01 to 2025-03-15
Federal Canada Summer Jobs Program	$5,009.00	2022-05-13 to 2022-08-16
Red Cross - Government of Canada	$196,000.00	2023-06-15 to 2024-06-30

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Worker Solidarity Network is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Worker Solidarity Network does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Worker Solidarity Network are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Ismail Askin
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: No
Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Pamela Charron
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No
Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Andreea Miccu
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No
Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Worker Solidarity Network

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Worker Solidarity Network	2021-01-29	current
Retail Action Network	2020-06-01	2021-01-29

Worker Solidarity Network

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Pamela Charron	2023-08-10	Current
Kaitlyn Matulewicz	2020-06-01	2023-08-10

Pamela Charron, Executive Director (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-17 of 17

Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rob Fleming, MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-06-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2023-06-19
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-27120 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-06-01
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2023-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-26941 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-08-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2022-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-20969 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-07-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2022-08-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-20481 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-05-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2022-06-14
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-19172 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-04-05
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2022-04-07
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-17332 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Murray Rankin, MLA | Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-04-01
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2022-04-07
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-17331 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Karin Kirkpatrick, West Vancouver-Capilano MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Niki Najm-Abadi
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-15254 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Adam Walker, Parliamentary Secretary New Economy | Labour
- Evan Brown, Ministry of labour, executive assistant | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Kaitlyn Matulewicz, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-15227 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-10-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Niki Najm-Abadi
Posted date: 2021-11-11
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-13896 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, MLA Vancouver-Hastings | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-09-07
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Niki Najm-Abadi
Posted date: 2021-10-12
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-13067 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Murray Rankin, MLA Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2021-08-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-12056 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- JoJo Beattie, Press Secretary | Labour
- Kaylee Kray-Domingo, Stateholder Engagement & Outreach Coordinator | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Anna Gerrard, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2021-05-14
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-9367 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Harry Bains, Minister of Labour | Labour
- Trevor Hughes, Deputy Minister of Labour | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-01-07
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2021-02-12
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-5941 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Carole James, MLA Beacon Hill | Finance
- Nina Karimi, Constituency Assistant to Hon. Carole James | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-07-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Anna Gerrard, Kaitlyn Matulewicz, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2020-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-2421 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Harry Baines, Minister of Labour | Labour
- Trevor Hughes, Deputy Minister of Labour | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-07-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andreea Miccu, Anna Gerrard, Kaitlyn Matulewicz, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2020-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-2415 View Lobbying Activity Report
Worker Solidarity Network
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- John Horgan, Premier | Office of the Premier
- Carole James, Minister of Finance | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-06-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Kaitlyn Matulewicz, Pamela Charron
Posted date: 2020-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3699-2413 View Lobbying Activity Report

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Worker Solidarity Network / Pamela Charron, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 16 of 16 (2023-08-10 to present)

Version 16 of 16 (2023-08-10 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests