Victoria, BC — As Canada celebrates Labour Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the struggles, achievements, and essential contributions of working people, workers at Coast Victoria Hotel continue their fight on the picket line. Today marks the 13th consecutive day of their strike action, a courageous fight for living wages, fair workloads, and proper staffing […]
Edmonton, AB – Dexterra Horizon North camp hospitality workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40, gathered outside Horizon North’s Edmonton travel hub yesterday morning in a spirited demonstration calling for respect, fair treatment, and enforcement of their hard-won contract. Workers arrived with flags and energy as they demanded better working conditions in remote resource camps […]
Victoria, BC — Frontline workers at the Coast Victoria Hotel have walked off the job for the second time this month, escalating their call for urgent action on living wages, safe workloads, and proper staffing levels. The strike, led by members of UNITE HERE Local 40, comes at a time when Victoria’s tourism industry is […]
For Immediate Release Victoria, BC — Hospitality workers at Coast Victoria Hotel walked off the job and onto the picket line this morning, launching the city’s first hotel strike in decades. Room attendants, front desk agents, kitchen staff, servers, and other employees began striking ahead of the busy August weekend, demanding safer workloads, respect on […]
Vancouver, BC – UNITE HERE Local 40 has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the BC Labour Relations Board against Horizon North, a subsidiary of Dexterra Group (DXT.TO), alleging the company is blacklisting low-wage immigrant workers because of their union affiliation. Horizon North operates remote work camps across Western Canada and employs hundreds of […]