Victoria, B.C. — After a historic 77 days on the picket line, through wind, rain, and a record-breaking tourist season, UNITE HERE Local 40 members at Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina by APA, have ratified a new collective agreement that delivers wage increases of up to 21% for hotel staff, marking a major victory for […]
Vancouver, BC – SFU dining workers and their campus allies will be holding a demonstration on Wednesday, November 5, to demand the University become a permanent living wage employer. SFU committed to paying living wages to contracted dining workers in the past, but the workers are paid considerably less than the Metro Vancouver living wage […]
Vancouver, BC – Workers at the Georgian Court Hotel in downtown Vancouver have voted to join UNITE HERE Local 40, the hospitality union representing hotel, food service, and airport workers across British Columbia. Fifty housekeepers and front desk agents at the Georgian Court chose to unionize to address key concerns around heavy workloads, fair wages, […]
Vancouver, BC — Hotel workers locked-out by Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina by APA held a protest downtown yesterday outside the Coast Calgary Downtown Hotel & Suites by APA, calling on the company to end its lockout in Victoria and negotiate a fair contract that provides living wages, safe workloads, and respect on the job. […]
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. […]