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British Columbia’s Union for Hotel and Hospitality Workers

News
June 1, 2026

Press Release: City Hall set to Consider New Developer Giveaways Amid Affordability Crisis

May 28, 2026

Press Release: Union and Community Delegation Delivers 2,000 Signatures Opposing Holborn Luxury Development  

May 19, 2026

Media Advisory: Who is Our City Built For? Rally Today at Vancouver City Hall to Demand Affordability Now!

May 15, 2026

Press Release: UNITE HERE Local 40 Takes City of Vancouver to Court Challenging Approval of Luxury Floating Hotel

May 8, 2026

Press Release: 1,500 YVR Workers Demand $1,000 FIFA Bonus Ahead of YVR Airport Annual Public Meeting

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BC's union for hospitality workers. We raise standards in our industries and demand respect on the job. Contact us at [email protected]

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It's another developer bonanza at City Hall. How m It's another developer bonanza at City Hall. How many giveaways can they squeeze into one meeting?

Tuesday's Council agenda includes:

🏠 Expanded Empty Homes Tax exemptions
🏨 Another incentive for hotel developers 
🏗️ 7 residential projects that could displace renters in 158 units 
📉 A project with reduced social housing units and more condos
💰⬇️ 10 major projects with no Community Amenity Contributions
❌ No public comment allowed on development projects before regular Council meeting

Meanwhile affordability remains out of reach for too many Vancouver residents.

Sign the petition to City Hall demanding projects that deliver real affordability, not more incentives to build more of what we don't need. See link in bio.
Today, we delivered a message to development giant Today, we delivered a message to development giant Holborn Group: we need affordable housing in Vancouver, not more luxury hotels and condos! Over 2,000 people, and counting, have signed our petition to oppose this “supertall” luxury project in the heart of downtown. City Hall may try to push this through Council in July, ahead of the municipal election.

Holborn, known for displacing low-income residents in Little Mountain and neglect of the former SRO at historic 500 Dunsmuir House, could displace over a dozen independent businesses currently at the proposed site. 

A project this massive deserves equally serious public scrutiny. City Hall should pause any vote on Holborn's proposal until after the election. Let the people decide whether this is the direction we want for our city. Sign the petition in our bio!
✍️Sign the petition in our bio calling on the City ✍️Sign the petition in our bio calling on the City Council to reject Holborn’s megaproject. 

🏘️The last thing we need in a housing crisis is more luxury housing and high-end hotel rooms.

🚫Holborn has a history of demolishing social housing, and now they want to build luxury towers.

📢Our city needs affordable housing now!

✊Fight for a city built for us and sign the petition! 

Picture credit: Henriquez Partners Architects, Holborn Group
Hey ABC: Great job building homes for millionaires Hey ABC: Great job building homes for millionaires. Now build homes for us! Hospitality workers were joined by members of SEIU Local 2, the Left Coast Labour Chorus, and community advocates to send a message to City Hall. It’s time to build housing regular people can afford!  Enough with giveaways to developers who plan to build expensive housing and luxury hotels. We’re fired up - and fed up!
We need deeply affordable housing - not giveaways We need deeply affordable housing - not giveaways to developers to build more expensive housing and high-end hotels!  Join us next Tuesday to rally at City Hall!
No contract, No FIFA! While FIFA Congress met in V No contract, No FIFA! While FIFA Congress met in Vancouver, Pan Pacific hotel workers rallied for fair wages. Thanks to our friends from BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, Carnegie Housing Project and other DTES organizations who joined us after holding their own large march and press conference about the effects of FIFA being hosted in our city.
Should City Hall give MORE incentives to developer Should City Hall give MORE incentives to developers, with special treatment to hotel developers, and even less public consultation? We don't think so.  Say No to the "Fast-Track" plan. (See link in bio)
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