Entries by Michelle Travis

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 […]

Local 40 is looking for Volunteer Organizing Apprentice!

Volunteer Organizing Apprentice – UNITE HERE Local 40 (Vancouver, BC) UNITE HERE Local 40 is the voice of hospitality workers across British Columbia. They are housekeepers, bellmen, food servers, cooks, dishwashers, bartenders and many other employees in the tourism and food service industries. Local 40 has a proud history of community involvement and a strong […]

Media Release: Labour Day Marks 13th Day of Strike for Coast Victoria Hotel Workers

Victoria, BC — As Canada celebrates Labour Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the struggles, achievements, and essential contributions of working people, workers at Coast Victoria Hotel continue their fight on the picket line. Today marks the 13th consecutive day of their strike action, a courageous fight for living wages, fair workloads, and proper staffing […]

Hospitality Workers Rally Outside Horizon North Office in Edmonton to Demand Fair Treatment

Edmonton, AB – Dexterra Horizon North camp hospitality workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40, gathered outside Horizon North’s Edmonton travel hub yesterday morning in a spirited demonstration calling for respect, fair treatment, and enforcement of their hard-won contract. Workers arrived with flags and energy as they demanded better working conditions in remote resource camps […]