Entries by Michelle Travis

Press Advisory: Statement by UNITE HERE Local 40 President re: BC tourism sector’s request for $680 million government bailout

Press Advisory July 21, 2020 Media Contacts: Michelle Travis, 778-960-9785, [email protected]; or Stephanie Fung, 604-928-7356, [email protected] 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 […]

Breaking: Pan Pacific Hotel Forcing Workers to Sign Away Their Rights?

BREAKING NEWS:   The Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver is giving its workers a deadline to sign away their current working conditions to become casual, on-call staff and their rights to claim severance. The hotel cites the pandemic as an excuse to force workers to sign away their labour rights. According to a document obtained by […]

Local 40 Sodexo Proposal: 3 Year Agreement

Wage Increases -Immediate $4-5 increase (equal to KMP contract) -$1 increase every year thereafter Overtime/Shifts -10 hour guarantee for those who want it -Overtime- 1.5x after 8 hours, 1.5x on Saturdays 2x on Sundays Pension -Local 40 Civeo Pension: $3.85/hour Benefits -Local 40 Benefits- 100% Paid by company -Note: Local 40 benefits are far superior […]

Statement by Zailda Chan, UNITE HERE Local 40 President, regarding B.C.’s extension of temporary COVID-19 layoff provisions

“We are incredibly disappointed by the Government’s decision today to extend temporary layoffs and delay severance to help the business community without any protections for workers.  The government had to put 50,000 hotel workers out of work, but with no legal rights to get their jobs back.  Hotel workers are already being permanently terminated as […]