Entries by Michelle Travis

Media Advisory: “Will representatives of the Fijiian Honourary Consul of Canada be crossing our picket line?” Strikers to hold New Year’s Eve Protest at The Deck at Radisson Blu

Richmond, BC – Striking hotel workers at Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport hotel will be ringing in 2024 with a protest over a New Year’s Eve event planned at the hotel’s restaurant, The Deck. Strikers have urged party organizers not to cross their picket line and requested they move their event elsewhere. The party is being […]

Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Admits to Multiple Breaches of Anti-Scab Law

Special Investigating Officer will randomly inspect hotel under consent order   Richmond, BC — The BC Labour Relations Board has issued a pair of consent orders declaring Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport breached the Labour Code again during a protracted strike by members of UNITE HERE Local 40.  Under the orders, the employer admitted to over […]

BREAKING: Hospitality Workers at Parsnip Lodge Serve Strike Notice

Threat of strike poses risk of disruption to Coastal GasLink pipeline project   British Columbia – Today, hospitality workers at Horizon North Parsnip Lodge near Prince George delivered 72-hour strike notice to management. The 150 workers at the Lodge – represented by UNITE HERE Local 40 – voted 95% in favour of strike action on […]