Hundreds of airport concession workers not covered by airport living wage policy Vancouver – YVR Airport’s living wage policy should be expanded to cover low-wage airport concession workers who serve travelers inside the terminals of Canada’s top airport, according to a new report. Airport concession workers are among the lowest paid workers at YVR Airport. […]
UNITE HERE Local 40 Job Posting: Communications Specialist/Campaigner (FT) UNITE HERE is a progressive labour union, dedicated to creating greater equality and opportunity for workers in the hospitality industry. Communications Specialists are embedded in local worker campaigns and play a crucial role in designing comprehensive communications strategies using digital platforms, earned media and multi-media tools […]
Vancouver, BC — Strikers at Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport have won a BC Labour Board decision that found the hotel employer repeatedly committed unfair labour practices during their strike. This decision comes as the workers recently marked their third year on the picket line. In a decision written by Vice Chair Gurleen Sahota, the Board […]
Worker Reports Discrimination After Standing Up for a Living Wage Richmond, BC – An airport food worker has filed a human rights complaint against Vancouver Airport (YVR) operator, MGM Food Services, for discrimination. MGM terminated the worker days after she signed a public petition demanding a $25 living wage for all workers at YVR […]
UNITE HERE Local 40, BC’s union for hospitality workers, is seeking a Hotel Worker Organizer to recruit, train and mobilize workers to win strong workplace standards. We are committed to developing rank-and-file leadership, organizing the unorganized, and to building a strong, fighting labour union. Local 40 is a growing local union with a diverse membership working […]