For Immediate Release: December 3, 2020 The Pacific Gateway Hotel has just announced to workers that the federal takeover of the hotel as a quarantine site will be extended through March 31, 2021. Hotel management claim the government now controls the hotel and has told workers that the takeover will extend beyond workers’ right to […]
UNITE HERE Local 40 Press Release – November 25, 2020 Contact: Stephanie Fung, [email protected], 604-928-7356 Federal Government Takeover of Pacific Gateway Hotel Threatens 150 Jobs Vancouver, B.C. – Today, UNITE HERE Local 40 held a press conference and called on the federal government to prevent 150 workers from losing their jobs at the Pacific Gateway […]
Media Advisory for Video Press Conference – Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 11AM PT/ 2PM ET Contact: Stephanie Fung, [email protected] , 604-928-7356 Click here to register in advance WHAT: UNITE HERE Local 40 will host a video press conference with laid-off workers who could permanently lose their jobs because of the federal takeover of the Pacific Gateway Hotel, currently being […]
Contacts: Melissa Sobers, [email protected], (416) 200-0207 (Toronto & Ottawa) Stephanie Fung, [email protected], (604) 928-7356 (Vancouver) UNITE HERE urges federal government to “Put Workers First” in bailouts of hospitality, aviation sectors Vancouver – Today, hospitality workers held rallies in hard-hit tourism markets – Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa – and called on the Trudeau government to condition […]
WHAT: The Throne Speech outlined commitments to support the hard-hit tourism and hospitality sector. Canada’s largest hotel owner, InnVest Hotels, stands to benefit from industry bailouts while workers at their hotels are kicked off CEWS and face permanent layoffs. Laid-off hotel workers from InnVest-owned hotels, will hold multi-city actions to call attention to the need […]