Workers at ConocoPhilips Accommodation Camp Vote to Strike Over Low Wages, Working Conditions

Fort St. John, BC – Hospitality workers of ConocoPhilips accommodation camp at CPC Montney Lodge voted 100% in favor of strike action. The group of workers employed by Horizon North, provide essential food and cleaning services for oil and natural gas crews in Northern BC. They are represented by BC’s hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 40.

The 50 culinary, housekeeping, and janitorial workers at the camp are employed by Horizon North Camp Services, a division of Dexterra Group. They now stand alongside the 62 workers from Attachie Lodge and Kobes Creek Lodge in the fight for fair wages, sustainable workloads, travel pay, and better benefits. Workers at the three camps joined Local 40 last year in response to concerns over low wages and poor working conditions.

“I have been working as a janitor on 12-hour shifts for 20 days straight, and I take great pride in my job. I make sure our clients receive the highest standard of cleanliness, maintaining both office spaces and camp areas with dedication and attention to detail. We work hard every day, and we deserve fair wages, better benefits, and the compensation that reflects our effort,” said Celia Chifungo, a janitor at CPC Montney Lodge.

CPC Montney Lodge is located north of Fort St. John, in the heart of British Columbia’s Montney resource region. It serves as a key accommodation site for workers for ConocoPhilips oil and natural gas operations in the area.

This is the third camp where Horizon North employees have taken steps toward job action. Earlier this month, workers at Kobes Creek Lodge and Attachie Lodge—both supporting oil and gas crews outside of Fort St. John—also voted in favor of striking over wages and working conditions.

UNITE HERE Local 40 represents roughly 1,000 camp hospitality workers and has recently secured new contracts at Red Chris Mine and Cedar Valley Lodge, continuing to set higher standards across the industry.

Contact: Rifat Islam, [email protected], 604-619-0798