Entries by Michelle Travis

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 […]

BREAKING: Coast Victoria Hotel Workers are On Strike!

For Immediate Release Victoria, BC — Hospitality workers at Coast Victoria Hotel walked off the job and onto the picket line this morning, launching the city’s first hotel strike in decades. Room attendants, front desk agents, kitchen staff, servers, and other employees began striking ahead of the busy August weekend, demanding safer workloads, respect on […]