FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, July 28, 2020 Vancouver, B.C.— Workers held a protest today outside the high-end Shangri-La Vancouver over mass firings of laid-off staff at the hotel. Protesters demanded action from the province to ensure laid-off workers have the legal right to return to their jobs as business recovers. While the tourism industry […]
Vancouver, B.C.— Today, hotel workers plan to protest mass terminations at the luxury Shangri-La Hotel and demand laid-off workers need the legal right to return to their jobs as business recovers. While the provincial government considers whether to grant the tourism industry a $680 million bailout, laid-off hospitality workers across B.C. are being fired because […]
Press Advisory July 21, 2020 Media Contacts: Michelle Travis, 778-960-9785, mtravis@unitehere.org; or Stephanie Fung, 604-928-7356, sfung@local40union.com Vancouver, BC – Statement by Zailda Chan, President of UNITE HERE Local 40: “If BC’s tourism sector wants an extraordinary $680 million relief package from the province, then 50,000 laid-off hotel workers need a legal right to return to […]
Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 12pET/9aPT Contact: Meghan Cohorst, mcohorst@unitehere.org, 239-503-1533 Click here to register in advance Hospitality workers union UNITE HERE Canada to detail state of Canadian hospitality industry, call for implementation of essential recommendations for a safe and successful return to work UNITE HERE Canada will host a video press conference on state of […]