160 food service workers at Simon Fraser University secure deal including up to 17% wage increases Burnaby, B.C. — SFU food service workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, have ratified a standard-setting union contract with Compass Group by over 85% YES vote. Some food service employees will be earning close to 17% wage increases […]
Burnaby, BC — Today, food service workers at SFU and community allies demonstrated on campus to urge Chartwells, a dining services contractor, to pay them a living wage as they resume contract bargaining. Just three weeks earlier, 160 food services workers wore red “Living Wage NOW!” buttons on their uniforms. With inflation soaring across the […]
WHAT: Food service workers at SFU will be demonstrating today, Thursday March 31, to urge Chartwells, a dining services contractor, to give them a living wage as they resume contract bargaining. WHERE: Convocation Mall at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC WHEN: TODAY, Thursday March 31 at 4 pm WHO: SFU food service workers and community […]
Workers at Trans Mountain pipeline secure deal including 10-22% wage increases immediately Valemount, B.C. — Camp workers in Valemount, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, have ratified a standard-setting union contract with ATCO by a 98% “yes” vote. Valemount camp is the first unionized ATCO camp on the Trans Mountain pipeline. The agreement includes wage […]
Vancouver, BC — B.C. hotel housekeepers from Hilton Metrotown, Pan Pacific Vancouver, and Pacific Gateway, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, are inviting Fairmont Hot Springs Resort CEO Vivek Sharma to meet the province’s Unequal Women and clean rooms for a day, in response to sexist comments he made earlier this month. At the B.C. […]