Entries by Michelle Travis

Community / Political Organizer (Temporary 3-Month Position)

UNITE HERE Local 40, BC’s union for hospitality workers, is seeking a Community / Political Organizer to build power for hospitality workers. We are committed to developing rank-and-file leadership, organizing the unorganized, and to building a strong, fighting labour union. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to working for social justice through a strong labour movement. […]

Vancouver Airport Marriott Workers Ratify First Union Contract with UNITE HERE Local 40

Richmond, BC – Workers at the Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel have overwhelmingly ratified their first union contract as members of UNITE HERE Local 40. With this contract, 90 Marriott workers will now enjoy the same union benefits as their unionized colleagues at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel next door. The workers voted to join the […]

Locked Out, Not Backing Down: Coast Victoria Workers Demand Living Wages

Victoria, BC – Ninety hospitality workers at the Coast Victoria Hotel and Blue Crab Seafood House remain locked out by their employer on day 4 of the company’s aggressive move to shut them out of their jobs. Instead of coming to the bargaining table to resolve issues of low wages, heavy workloads, and safe staffing […]

Coast Victoria Workers: “We’ve just been locked out in a union town; does the NDP Government and Victoria City Council have our backs?”

Hotel management locked out workers early this morning following strike over living wages. Victoria, BC — Locked out workers at Coast Victoria Hotel are calling on the NDP provincial government and Victoria City Council to back them up in their fight for living wages. After workers struck for living wages, hotel management has served workers […]