Kitimat, BC – Camp culinary and housekeeping staff have unanimously ratified a new collective agreement with Compass Group ESS. The workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, serve crews at Rio Tinto’s operation in Kitimat. Kemano Staff House workers secured industry leading wages among other gains. Housekeeping attendants will earn nearly $30 per hour, and […]
Harrison Hot Springs, BC — Yesterday, Tyson Koch, Harrison Hot Springs Village’s Chief Administrative Officer, requested that community members stop sending emails related to the ongoing labour dispute at Harrison Hot Springs Resort (HHSR). This request comes after nearly 100 residents and community allies participated in a letter campaign that raised concerns about short-staffing, rising […]
Vancouver, BC — Horizon North workers at Kobes Creek Lodge and CPC Montney Lodge are the latest camp workers to unionize with UNITE HERE Local 40. Nearly 100 culinary and housekeeping workers are employed at the remote lodges north of Fort St. John which provide workforce accommodations for natural gas project crews. Contract negotiations will […]
Richmond, BC — The number of YVR Airport food workers earning living wages will soon double. HMS Host workers at YVR Airport have voted unanimously in favour of a new collective agreement which secures $25 hourly wages at Canada’s #1 airport. Last month, SSP Canada workers at YVR broke ground by securing living wages at […]
Camp hospitality workers at the LNG Canada construction site have ratified two new collective agreements with 99% voting in favour. Workers achieved their main goal of winning job security for the future in case Phase 2 of the LNG project proceeds. The new collective agreements ensure that should Phase 2 of the project proceed, Sodexo […]