Entries by Michelle Travis

60 Landsea Hospitality Workers Aboard MV Isabelle X Unionize with Local 40

Squamish, BC – In a major win for hospitality workers in British Columbia, 60 Landsea employees working aboard the MV Isabelle X – a converted cruise ship serving as a floatel for the Woodfibre LNG project – have voted to join UNITE HERE Local 40! “We are proud to welcome the Landsea workers aboard the […]

Workers at ConocoPhilips’ camp site and Kobes Creek lodge serve 72-hour strike notice

Fort St. John, BC – Hospitality workers at Horizon North’s Kobes Creek camp and ConocoPhillips’ CPC Montney camp are ramping up pressure on their employers, having served 72-hour strike notices. Workers at Kobes Creek issued their notice on Friday and could take job action any time after the 72-hour period expires. Workers at CPC Montney will […]

SFU Food Service Workers Vote 98% in Favour of Strike Action for a $27 Living Wage

Burnaby, BC – Food service workers at Simon Fraser University (SFU), employed by Compass Group Canada, have voted 98% in favour of strike action. The 215 workers are represented by BC’s hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 40. “We were told we’d finally get a living wage, but Compass has failed to deliver,” said Nouha Ishaq, a food service worker […]