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Entries by Michelle Travis
Join Us! HMSHost Local 40 members to call for $15 minimum wage
What: Fair Wages Commission When: Thursday, November 23, 2017 Time: 5:00 PM Where: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street Our city is becoming more and more unaffordable by the day. We need a $15 minimum wage! The new provincial government has launched the Fair Wages Commission to hear directly from us at public consultations throughout […]
UNITE HERE Canada tells House Committee: airport authorities need reform
Imagine if a business could set its own property tax rate, develop land without having to obtain local approvals and could operate without having to answer to our elected officials. Would we want a business like this in our community? Well, look no further than our own Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR). Some years back, the […]
Is YVR Airport Sustainable for Workers?
Behind the counters at North America’s #1 airport YVR is ranked the #1 airport in North America. Yet, too many airport concession workers juggle two jobs to make ends meet and work in challenging conditions. Worse, YVR can upend hard-won wage and benefit gains made by unionized concession workers when flipping contracts to non-union operators. […]
Workers protest Westin Bayshore’s “green” program which hurts hotel housekeepers
Part of Hospitality Workers’ Day of Action across Canada and the U.S. This Thursday, hotels workers held an action at the Westin Bayshore to draw attention to how the company’s “Make a Green Choice” program leads to lost hours and income for workers, dirtier rooms, heavier workloads, and more chemicals being used on the […]
Notice of proposed Bylaw amendments
Click here for Proposed Bylaw Amendments: http://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NEW-Local-40-bylaw-amendments-for-membership-meeting.pdf
Vancouver Fairbnb Members Release Report on Platform Accountability
Broad Vancouver coalition calls on the City to hold Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms accountable for illegal listings Vancouver – A Vancouver-based coalition representing workers, tenants, landlords, housing advocates, and hospitality providers has joined forces to demand that the City of Vancouver hold short-term rental platforms directly accountable for illegal listings. The local groups […]
Press Conference: Fairbnb Vancouver Calls for Better Enforcement of Short-Term Rentals
Vancouver – September 12, 2017 – Today at 12pm, a coalition of local Vancouver groups will be releasing a report on the regulation of short-term rentals like Airbnb; the report has been drafted jointly with Canada’s national Fairbnb.ca coalition. These groups include: Mole Hill Community Housing Society, Generation Squeeze, LandlordBC, Vancouver Tenants Union, Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative, […]