After months of bargaining and rallies, workers send a clear message to hotel owner Westmont Hospitality Group: we’re ready to fight for fair wages. Vancouver, BC – Workers at Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action, with 93% voting yes in a strike vote that concluded Saturday. The result sends […]
Richmond, BC – Workers from YVR Airport’s White Spot and Triple O’s locations will hold a rally this Wednesday to demand living wages and fair working conditions after months of bargaining for their first collective agreement. Last year, 80 workers at Canadian Skies Hospitality, which operates the two YVR restaurants, joined UNITE HERE Local 40. […]
UNITE HERE Local 40 Executive Board, the union for hospitality workers, has made endorsements for the Greater Victoria Area for various municipal councils. UNITE HERE Local 40 members across Greater Victoria have had municipal and labour leaders stand with them during strikes and contract bargaining. City of Victoria Councilors were of special assistance over […]
Vancouver Municipal Election: UNITE HERE Local 40 Endorses Kareem Allam for Mayor; COPE slate for Council, School Board & Park Board UNITE HERE Local 40, the union for hospitality workers, has endorsed a slate of candidates for Vancouver Mayor and City Council. Zailda Chan, President of UNITE HERE Local 40: “In this highly competitive municipal […]
Richmond, B.C. — Frontline airport concession workers employed by Canadian Skies Hospitality Group, which operates White Spot and Triple O’s locations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), will hold a worker panel this Thursday, October 1, to address their months-long fight for a first collective agreement. While Vancouver Airport Authority heavily promotes its status as North […]