For Immediate Release – August 23, 2020 Hunger Strikers to Move from BC Legislature to Maple Ridge office of Tourism Minister Vancouver, BC – As they enter the third week of their hunger strike, fasting hotel workers plan to move their encampment from the lawn of the BC Legislature to the Maple Ridge office of Tourism […]
Contact: Stephanie Fung, [email protected], 604-928-7356; or Michelle Travis, [email protected], 778-960-9785 Victoria, BC – Fasters will hold a press conference this afternoon to provide comment on the province’s review of recall protections for laid-off workers. As the review draws to a close, fasters await a decision that could affect up to 50,000 hotel workers across B.C. They […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2020 Contact: Stephanie Fung, [email protected], 604-928-7356; or Michelle Travis, [email protected], 778-960-9785 WHAT: Candlelight Vigil WHO: Hotel workers, faith leaders and community allies from Victoria and Lower Mainland. WHERE: Steps of the BC Legislature, 501 Belleville St, Victoria, BC WHEN: Thursday, August 20, 9:00 p.m. WHY: Tonight, fasters and community allies […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Stephanie Fung, [email protected], 604-928-7356; or Michelle Travis, [email protected], 778-960-9785 Victoria, B.C.— Fasting hotel workers and their allies will hold a demonstration outside the BC Legislature as they await the province’s announcement on recall protections for laid-off workers. The provincial review of recall protections is expected to conclude on August 20. Hotel workers […]
Contact: Stephanie Fung, [email protected], 604-928-7356; or Michelle Travis, [email protected], 778-960-9785 Victoria, B.C.— Today, on the ninth day of their hunger strike outside the BC Legislature, delegations of fasting hotel workers will urge Ministers Lana Popham (MLA, Saanich South) and Rob Fleming (MLA, Victoria-Swan Lake) to protect the jobs of 50,000 hotel workers across BC. The fasters will deliver […]