Vancouver, BC – In a decision that sidesteps community concerns, a majority of Vancouver City Council approved a controversial 250-room floating hotel in Coal Harbour. The vote came despite opposition from residents and hospitality workers, including members of UNITE HERE Local 40, who rallied at City Hall ahead of the public hearing. “Yet again, Council […]
WHAT: Hotel workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, will hold a rally this Friday in front of the Pan Pacific Hotel to call for wages that allow them to live in the city where they work, safer workloads, and respect. With a record-breaking cruise season anticipated and the 2026 FIFA World Cup around the […]
UNITE HERE Local 40, BC’s union for hospitality workers, is seeking a UBC Student Organizer to recruit, train and mobilize students who want a city that works for us – not rich developers. We’re building a movement of workers, students, activists and renters to take back City Hall. We’re committed to developing leadership, organizing the unorganized, […]
Board orders hotel to reinstate all unlawfully laid off bellmen and valet, with backpay Vancouver, B.C. – For the second time in recent months, the BC Labour Relations Board has found that Executive Hotel & Resorts violated labour laws during a union organizing drive and has ordered the remedy of automatic union certification – this […]
Vancouver, BC — UNITE HERE Local 40 has sent a letter to Premier David Eby and Tourism Minister Anne Kang calling on the provincial government to intervene on behalf of contracted banquet workers at the Vancouver Convention Centre. A strong majority of banquet workers employed by contractor Sodexo Live have signed union cards to join […]