To download a PDF of this information, please click here.
How long will my Union Health Benefits last if I’ve been laid off?
All of our union members have different eligibility depending on your workplace. Please call Member Service Centre between 9am and 430pm at 604-294-4441, state your first and last name and your workplace. They will tell you if you’ve been laid off how long your current medical benefits will last.
For most employees that have been working for an average of 30-40 hours per week for the past 3-4 months, your health care benefits will continue through the end of April, or beyond.
Again, to check on your health care coverage, please contact:
Local 40 Hospitality Industry Member Service Centre
What if I have health care benefits through my Employer and not through the Union?
You should contact your Employer and ask if they’ll be extending your health benefits and for how long. You should also speak to your Union Representative and Department committee member about how to pressure your Employer to do the right thing.
Do I have to pay Union Dues if I am laid off to keep my Health Benefits?
No. If you are laid off, you will not pay Union Dues regardless of your medical coverage. You will be put on a withdrawal card and your health care coverage will continue as described above.
Will my Union Health Benefits be extended beyond my current eligibility?
Local 40 believes all Employers should be extending medical benefits in this time of crisis. Some employers across North America have already committed to extend medical benefits and we will be calling on all of our B.C. Employers to do the same. Local 40 and Union Committee members will be discussing how to ensure employers extend medical benefits soon.
If you would like updates on health benefits, please text Local40 to 393939.
If you have an issue that is NOT being addressed by the Member Service Centre, please contact [email protected].
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Local 40’s airport members made history this month! For the first time ever, the sitting BC Premier met with HMS Host workers at YVR on Thursday, June 14. Premier John Horgan heard compelling stories from our members who discussed how YVR Airport squeezes contracted workers by keeping wages low, flipping contractors, and discouraging union organizing.
We told the Premier we need YVR to commit to a $15 airport minimum wage policy now, a worker retention policy for all YVR workers, and respect for workers’ rights to form a union at YVR.
For nearly an hour, our members swapped stories with the Premier about the challenges of living in Vancouver on low wages, juggling multiple jobs, and their concerns for their future. The Premier discussed how the Province is tackling the challenge of affordability in BC and other efforts underway to make life better for British Columbians.
We look forward to working with Premier Horgan and other leaders in our community to press for change and a better future at YVR!
(Photographer: Peter Holst)
Other news:
Local 40 members and allies visit the office of YVR’s CEO, go to: https://bit.ly/2lsw7cX
http://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/local40logo-300x155.png00Michelle Travishttp://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/local40logo-300x155.pngMichelle Travis2018-06-23 13:35:112018-06-26 16:03:22BC Premier John Horgan visits HMSHost workers at YVR!
Our city is becoming more and more unaffordable by the day. We need a $15 minimum wage! The new provincial government has launched the Fair Wages Commission to hear directly from us at public consultations throughout BC.
This Thursday, the Commission will be coming to Vancouver and Local 40 members will be there!
YVR airport members from HMS Host will tell the panel how urgently we need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour so that more working people can make ends meet and support their families.
We want the public to know that there is no place for minimum wage jobs at YVR or any workplace in BC. The price of housing, gas, food and other necessities keeps going up, but starting wages are too low to keep pace.
Join us this Thursday to support your co-workers from HMSHost! Send a note to [email protected] and let us know you’ll be there.
We want to send a strong message to the provincial government that the time to increase the minimum wage to $15 is now!
http://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/local40logo-300x155.png00Michelle Travishttp://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/local40logo-300x155.pngMichelle Travis2017-11-20 12:58:412017-11-20 12:58:41Join Us! HMSHost Local 40 members to call for $15 minimum wage
Imagine if a business could set its own property tax rate, develop land without having to obtain local approvals and could operate without having to answer to our elected officials. Would we want a business like this in our community? Well, look no further than our own Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR).
Some years back, the federal government partially privatized operations of major Canadian airports, including YVR and Victoria International Airport. The government granted airport authorities with many powers but little oversight and accountability over how they operate.
Today, the federal government is reviewing whether to fully privatize airports. YVR says this would threaten local control and community input. Yet, YVR doesn’t listen to our community now! YVR can self-assess the taxes they pay to the City of Richmond, raise airport user fees at will, carry out land development projects without local approvals, and turn a deaf ear to workers’ concerns. If airport authorities aren’t accountable to our elected officials, how accountable are they going be to low-wage airport workers?
UNITE HERE Canada presents at House Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultation in Vancouver.
We think it is time to change the way airport authorities work with our communities. We don’t want privatization and we don’t want the status quo.
In October, UNITE HERE Canada appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to call for federal reform of airport governance and made several recommendations to make airport authorities more accountable to workers and to our cities. We want real accountability from YVR and other major airport authorities so that they contribute their fair share, coordinate with our local municipalities, and engage meaningfully with airport workers.
http://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/local40logo-300x155.png00Michelle Travishttp://www.uniteherelocal40.org/wp-content/uploads/local40logo-300x155.pngMichelle Travis2017-11-02 13:54:432017-11-02 13:54:43UNITE HERE Canada tells House Committee: airport authorities need reform
COVID-19 UPDATE: UNION HEALTH BENEFITS FAQ
To download a PDF of this information, please click here.
How long will my Union Health Benefits last if I’ve been laid off?
All of our union members have different eligibility depending on your workplace. Please call Member Service Centre between 9am and 430pm at 604-294-4441, state your first and last name and your workplace. They will tell you if you’ve been laid off how long your current medical benefits will last.
For most employees that have been working for an average of 30-40 hours per week for the past 3-4 months, your health care benefits will continue through the end of April, or beyond.
Again, to check on your health care coverage, please contact:
Local 40 Hospitality Industry Member Service Centre
c/o Morneau
2nd Floor—411 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1X4
Hours of Operation: 9am to 5pm
Local Phone: 604-294-4441
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-661-2766
Fax: 604-632-9930
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.myhealthandpension.hroffice.com
What if I have health care benefits through my Employer and not through the Union?
You should contact your Employer and ask if they’ll be extending your health benefits and for how long. You should also speak to your Union Representative and Department committee member about how to pressure your Employer to do the right thing.
Do I have to pay Union Dues if I am laid off to keep my Health Benefits?
No. If you are laid off, you will not pay Union Dues regardless of your medical coverage. You will be put on a withdrawal card and your health care coverage will continue as described above.
Will my Union Health Benefits be extended beyond my current eligibility?
Local 40 believes all Employers should be extending medical benefits in this time of crisis. Some employers across North America have already committed to extend medical benefits and we will be calling on all of our B.C. Employers to do the same. Local 40 and Union Committee members will be discussing how to ensure employers extend medical benefits soon.
If you would like updates on health benefits, please text Local40 to 393939.
If you have an issue that is NOT being addressed by the Member Service Centre, please contact [email protected].
BC Premier John Horgan visits HMSHost workers at YVR!
Local 40’s airport members made history this month! For the first time ever, the sitting BC Premier met with HMS Host workers at YVR on Thursday, June 14. Premier John Horgan heard compelling stories from our members who discussed how YVR Airport squeezes contracted workers by keeping wages low, flipping contractors, and discouraging union organizing.
We told the Premier we need YVR to commit to a $15 airport minimum wage policy now, a worker retention policy for all YVR workers, and respect for workers’ rights to form a union at YVR.
For nearly an hour, our members swapped stories with the Premier about the challenges of living in Vancouver on low wages, juggling multiple jobs, and their concerns for their future. The Premier discussed how the Province is tackling the challenge of affordability in BC and other efforts underway to make life better for British Columbians.
We look forward to working with Premier Horgan and other leaders in our community to press for change and a better future at YVR!
(Photographer: Peter Holst)
Other news:
Local 40 members and allies visit the office of YVR’s CEO, go to: https://bit.ly/2lsw7cX
Join Us! HMSHost Local 40 members to call for $15 minimum wage
What: Fair Wages Commission
When: Thursday, November 23, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM
Where: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street
This Thursday, the Commission will be coming to Vancouver and Local 40 members will be there!
YVR airport members from HMS Host will tell the panel how urgently we need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour so that more working people can make ends meet and support their families.
We want the public to know that there is no place for minimum wage jobs at YVR or any workplace in BC. The price of housing, gas, food and other necessities keeps going up, but starting wages are too low to keep pace.
Join us this Thursday to support your co-workers from HMSHost! Send a note to [email protected] and let us know you’ll be there.
We want to send a strong message to the provincial government that the time to increase the minimum wage to $15 is now!
UNITE HERE Canada tells House Committee: airport authorities need reform
Imagine if a business could set its own property tax rate, develop land without having to obtain local approvals and could operate without having to answer to our elected officials. Would we want a business like this in our community? Well, look no further than our own Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR).
Some years back, the federal government partially privatized operations of major Canadian airports, including YVR and Victoria International Airport. The government granted airport authorities with many powers but little oversight and accountability over how they operate.
Today, the federal government is reviewing whether to fully privatize airports. YVR says this would threaten local control and community input. Yet, YVR doesn’t listen to our community now! YVR can self-assess the taxes they pay to the City of Richmond, raise airport user fees at will, carry out land development projects without local approvals, and turn a deaf ear to workers’ concerns. If airport authorities aren’t accountable to our elected officials, how accountable are they going be to low-wage airport workers?
UNITE HERE Canada presents at House Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultation in Vancouver.
We think it is time to change the way airport authorities work with our communities. We don’t want privatization and we don’t want the status quo.
In October, UNITE HERE Canada appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to call for federal reform of airport governance and made several recommendations to make airport authorities more accountable to workers and to our cities. We want real accountability from YVR and other major airport authorities so that they contribute their fair share, coordinate with our local municipalities, and engage meaningfully with airport workers.