MEDIA ADVISORY: Fourth downtown hotel – Pinnacle Harbourfront – issues strike notice; Hyatt Workers to hold picket today

Yesterday, Pinnacle Harbourfront hotel became the latest downtown hotel to join Hotel Georgia, Hyatt and Westin in issuing strike notice. Workers at these prominent Vancouver hotels, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, have been without a collective agreement for up to 14 months and are prepared to strike in order to achieve better working conditions. Workers at the Hotel Georgia, Canada’s top-rated hotel, still face a lockout threat imposed by hotel management.

 

Employees of the hotels are demanding “One job should be enough!” in a booming tourism and hospitality industry which continues to make record profits year after year. Workers are fighting for sustainable jobs in the industry order to provide for their families in Metro Vancouver; this includes full-time hours, industry-setting wages, improved benefits and pension, workload protections and increased safety standards.

 

Workers will gather at the Hyatt Regency today at noon during their lunch hour for a picketing action, calling on their employers to bargain a fair contract. Today’s action will also launch the Union’s official boycott of the Hyatt. The workers at Hotel Georgia, Hyatt, Westin and Pinnacle hotels have yet to launch a strike action.

 

Picket Action and Hyatt Boycott Launch 

Date: Friday, Sept 13, 2019

Time: 12:00 – 12:30 PM 

Where: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard St, Vancouver

 

 

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Contact: Sharan Pawa, 604-725-0053, [email protected]

ALERT: Workers at Vancouver’s Hyatt Regency follow Hotel Georgia staff in issuing strike notice

As of 10:00am on Monday, September 9th, UNITE HERE Local 40 hotel members issued 72-hour strike notice at the Hyatt Regency hotel; this means picket lines could go up as soon as Thursday morning. Workers at the Hotel Georgia issued their strike notice earlier this month, and could strike at any time. Hotel workers from the Westin Bayshore, Pinnacle and Four Seasons hotels are also part of the downtown hotel bargaining. Nearly 1,500 hotel workers and their families in the Metro Vancouver area are affected by current negotiations with the five hotels.

 

Workers at the Hyatt, as well as those at the other high-end hotels have been fighting for safer working conditions, stable jobs and livable wages over months of contract bargaining. Hyatt Regency staff, now without a contract for a year, are prepared to walk off the job to improve their working conditions and build a better future in the industry. Vancouver’s hospitality workers and their families are demanding “One job should be enough!” in a booming tourism industry, which contributes approximately $4.8 billion annually to the city’s economy.

 

For more information please contact Sharan Pawa at 604-725-0053 or [email protected] 

UNITE HERE Local 40 is Moving Offices!

In Memorium: Jean Poulton

Jean Poulton

UNITE HERE Local 40 mourns the passing of Jean Poulton, a long time union representative who served our members for twenty years.  Jean passed away on July 24 after a long illness.  She was a tough, caring fighter for Local 40 members. Jean had a wisecracking sense of humour and a talent for photography and other creative endeavors.  Prior to joining the staff of Local 40, she worked at Harrison Hot Springs.  We miss you Jean.  We extend our deepest condolences to Jean’s family and community of friends.

UPDATE: UNITE HERE Local 40 Press Conference at Rosewood Hotel Georgia

Vancouver – Today’s press conference, scheduled for today at 12PM, has been cancelled so that the parties can meet and attempt a resolution of all related concerns over a 10-day period.

WHAT:          UNITE HERE Local 40 press conference at Rosewood Hotel Georgia

WHERE:        Rosewood Hotel Georgia, 801 W. Georgia, Vancouver

WHEN:          Wednesday, June 5, 2019; 12PM PST CANCELLED

Contact: Michelle Travis, (778) 960-9785, [email protected]

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