Kitimat, BC – Hospitality workers who serve workforce crews at Red Chris Mine have voted 92% in favour of strike action. The workers are represented by BC’s hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 40. Approximately 140 camp culinary, housekeeping and janitorial workers are employed by Spatsizi Remote Services, a joint venture with Sodexo. Workers have been […]
Vancouver, BC – In a new ruling, the British Columbia Labor Relations Board (BCLRB) has found that the Holiday Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown failed to bargain in good faith with UNITE HERE Local 40, violating Section 11 of the BC Labour Relations Code. The ruling comes after repeated attempts by the Union to initiate […]
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 […]