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Entries by Michelle Travis
UNITE HERE Canada tells House Committee: airport authorities need reform
Imagine if a business could set its own property tax rate, develop land without having to obtain local approvals and could operate without having to answer to our elected officials. Would we want a business like this in our community? Well, look no further than our own Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR). Some years back, the […]
Is YVR Airport Sustainable for Workers?
Behind the counters at North America’s #1 airport YVR is ranked the #1 airport in North America. Yet, too many airport concession workers juggle two jobs to make ends meet and work in challenging conditions. Worse, YVR can upend hard-won wage and benefit gains made by unionized concession workers when flipping contracts to non-union operators. […]
Workers protest Westin Bayshore’s “green” program which hurts hotel housekeepers
Part of Hospitality Workers’ Day of Action across Canada and the U.S. This Thursday, hotels workers held an action at the Westin Bayshore to draw attention to how the company’s “Make a Green Choice” program leads to lost hours and income for workers, dirtier rooms, heavier workloads, and more chemicals being used on the […]
Notice of proposed Bylaw amendments
Click here for Proposed Bylaw Amendments: http://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NEW-Local-40-bylaw-amendments-for-membership-meeting.pdf
Vancouver Fairbnb Members Release Report on Platform Accountability
Broad Vancouver coalition calls on the City to hold Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms accountable for illegal listings Vancouver – A Vancouver-based coalition representing workers, tenants, landlords, housing advocates, and hospitality providers has joined forces to demand that the City of Vancouver hold short-term rental platforms directly accountable for illegal listings. The local groups […]
Press Conference: Fairbnb Vancouver Calls for Better Enforcement of Short-Term Rentals
Vancouver – September 12, 2017 – Today at 12pm, a coalition of local Vancouver groups will be releasing a report on the regulation of short-term rentals like Airbnb; the report has been drafted jointly with Canada’s national Fairbnb.ca coalition. These groups include: Mole Hill Community Housing Society, Generation Squeeze, LandlordBC, Vancouver Tenants Union, Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative, […]
Notice: Proposed Local 40 Bylaw Amendments
Approved by Executive Board, 26 June 2017 and 26 July 2017 To be voted on at Membership Meeting on 25 October 2017 Location TBA Questions? Please call 604-473-4829 or email [email protected] Go to this link to view Bylaw Amendments: http://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NEW-Local-40-bylaw-amendments-for-membership-meeting.pdf
Inn at Laurel Point Workers Ratify 3-Year Collective Agreement
Laurel Point’s “Wedding Advisory” comes to an end. Inn at Laurel Point workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40, have won a new contract that raises wage and benefit standards at the hotel. Under terms of the new agreement which was overwhelmingly ratified on June 21st, Inn at Laurel Point workers will receive: • Wage […]
Wedding Advisory Issued for the Inn at Laurel Point
Overworked employees at top wedding destination — Inn at Laurel Point – ask management, “Where’s the Love?” – Housekeepers launch appeal to wedding planners and couples – Wedding season is upon us, but workers from the Inn at Laurel Point are not feeling the love. Laurel Point hotel workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, […]