FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2018 Vancouver, BC: At 2pm today, Zailda Chan will be sworn in as President of UNITE HERE Local 40. Surrounded by the workers she represents at the Hyatt Hotel, Zailda Chan will celebrate alongside other newly-elected officers, Christina Bencze (Finance Secretary-Treasurer) and Nomelita (Noy) Paguio (Vice-President), all women. “Our new […]
Local 40 members stand strong during tough negotiations at UNBC. In late January, UNBC food service workers were joined by students, faculty, and community allies in a protest action to demand that the university take responsibility for the low wages paid to Tim Hortons and cafeteria workers on campus. Despite months of negotiations, Compass Group, continues to offer 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]