Richmond, BC – Workers at the Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel have overwhelmingly ratified their first union contract as members of UNITE HERE Local 40. With this contract, 90 Marriott workers will now enjoy the same union benefits as their unionized colleagues at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel next door. The workers voted to join the […]
Victoria, BC – Hundreds of workers and allies gathered yesterday at the BC Legislature in a powerful show of solidarity with locked-out Coast Victoria Hotel workers. The rally brought together unions and community members from across the province to stand with the nearly ninety hotel workers who have been locked out of their jobs for […]
Victoria, BC – Ninety hospitality workers at the Coast Victoria Hotel and Blue Crab Seafood House remain locked out by their employer on day 4 of the company’s aggressive move to shut them out of their jobs. Instead of coming to the bargaining table to resolve issues of low wages, heavy workloads, and safe staffing […]
Hotel management locked out workers early this morning following strike over living wages. Victoria, BC — Locked out workers at Coast Victoria Hotel are calling on the NDP provincial government and Victoria City Council to back them up in their fight for living wages. After workers struck for living wages, hotel management has served workers […]
Volunteer Organizing Apprentice – UNITE HERE Local 40 (Vancouver, BC) UNITE HERE Local 40 is the voice of hospitality workers across British Columbia. They are housekeepers, bellmen, food servers, cooks, dishwashers, bartenders and many other employees in the tourism and food service industries. Local 40 has a proud history of community involvement and a strong […]