Workers at ConocoPhilips’ camp site and Kobes Creek lodge serve 72-hour strike notice

Fort St. John, BC – Hospitality workers at Horizon North’s Kobes Creek camp and ConocoPhillips’ CPC Montney camp are ramping up pressure on their employers, having served 72-hour strike notices. Workers at Kobes Creek issued their notice on Friday and could take job action any time after the 72-hour period expires. Workers at CPC Montney will be in a strike position on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

As bargaining continues without a fair agreement, Horizon North workers are prepared to escalate job action to fight for better wages, travel pay, safer workloads, and improved benefits.

“We have been patient and committed throughout the bargaining process,” said Miranda Nedd, First Cook at Kobes Creek Lodge. “Now we are sending a clear message: we are ready to do whatever it takes to secure a fair contract that recognizes our hard work and sacrifices.”

In February of this year, camp service workers at both sites overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action, sending a strong message to their employers that they are united and determined to secure a fair contract. The 81 workers in two camps are represented by British Columbia’s hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 40.

Situated North of Fort St. John, in the core of British Columbia’s Montney resource region, Kobes Creek and CPC Montney Lodge provides key accommodation sites for clients such as ConocoPhilips oil and natural gas operations in the area.

UNITE HERE Local 40 represents approximately 1,000 camp hospitality workers and successfully negotiated new contracts at Red Chris Mine and Cedar Valley Lodge in December 2024. The union continues to raise standards for workers across the sector.

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