Vancouver Municipal Election: UNITE HERE Local 40 Endorses Kareem Allam for Mayor; COPE slate for Council, School Board & Park Board UNITE HERE Local 40, the union for hospitality workers, has endorsed a slate of candidates for Vancouver Mayor and City Council. Zailda Chan, President of UNITE HERE Local 40: “In this highly competitive municipal […]
Richmond, B.C. — Frontline airport concession workers employed by Canadian Skies Hospitality Group, which operates White Spot and Triple O’s locations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), will hold a worker panel this Thursday, October 1, to address their months-long fight for a first collective agreement. While Vancouver Airport Authority heavily promotes its status as North […]
VANCOUVER, BC – Five Metro Vancouver residents are taking the city and Holborn Group to court, seeking to quash Vancouver City Council’s recent approval of Holborn’s proposed multi-block downtown development project. The group filed a petition in BC Supreme Court seeking judicial review of Council’s decision to approve the rezoning application for the project, which […]
Job description: Do you care about democracy? Come join us and help get Vancouver out to vote in the upcoming municipal election! Participation in local elections is an important part of a strong democracy, but time and time again the majority of Vancouver voters stay home on election day. For the 2026 election, we have […]
Local 40 says the vote shows that Council is not listening to the thousands of Vancouver residents speaking up about the need for a more affordable city VANCOUVER, B.C. — After Vancouver City Council voted 7 to 3 to approve the controversial Holborn luxury megaproject, hospitality workers, tenants, and residents say the vote is yet […]