Thanks to Harinder Mahil & the Hari Sharma Foundation for inviting and recognizing Radisson Blu YVR workers, who recently won a nearly 4-year strike, and Local 40 at the Dr. Hari Sharma Community Awards Banquet. We commend award recipients, like BCFED’s Hermender Singh Kailley, for their good work!
07.04.2025 19:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A man in a t-shirt that reads airport workers united holding a picket sign reading "All we want for Christmas is a fair deal."
WE HAVE A DEAL!!! 🙌
The janitor strike @YVR is over! 😊
Thank you for all your support. It would not have been possible without you. 💜
🟡 $25/hr in 2025
🟣 Lead hand and overnight shift premiums
#StrongerTogether #Solidarity #retirewithdignity
www.justiceforjanitors.ca/yvr-janitors...
24.12.2024 23:23 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
YVR Janitors, members of SEIU Local 2, set to strike on Friday
Over 200 janitors that clean Vancouver’s international airport are set to walk off the job on Friday. ...
Solidarity!
"Over 200 janitors that clean Vancouver’s international airport are set to walk off the job on Friday...[T]he cleaners’ employer, has refused to offer janitors wages that keep up with rising costs"
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
@seiulocal2.bsky.social #bcpoli #vanpoli #union
17.12.2024 23:58 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Cleaning rooms isn't easy. Standing, crouching, and walking for 8 hours is physically demanding.
57% of SF hotel workers surveyed in 2024 said they’ve experienced pain or stress due to their workload in the last three years.
2000 SF workers are on STRIKE for a FAIR contract.
10.12.2024 21:37 — 👍 17 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
UFCW Local 247 sends a message of solidarity to Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport & The Deck hotel workers fighting for job security and a fair contract.
It’s time they got a good deal now. Solidarity!
@ufcwcanada.bsky.social @unitehere40.bsky.social @unitehere.org
05.12.2024 20:09 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
BC Child Poverty Rate Climbs as Income Inequality Grows
Thirty-five years after Canada’s parliament promised to end child poverty it still hasn’t happened.
In 1989, a unanimous all-party House of Commons resolution was passed vowing to end child poverty i...
The “poverty gap”—the difference between median incomes of poor families and the poverty line—has grown and intensifies housing and food insecurity.
Many mothers say they skip meals so their children can eat, the 2024 BC Child Poverty Report Card shows.
policynote.ca/bc-child-poverty
05.12.2024 01:01 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🌟 Attention #Swifties 🌟
If you’re coming to #Vancouver for the #ErasTour, please be aware that workers at #RadissonBlu Vancouver Airport are striking for job security and respect on the job!
💪 #SupportHotelWorkers by sharing this message!
www.BoycottRadissonBluYVR.ca
27.11.2024 01:53 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL ALERT
Thousands of hotel workers are on strike and standard services may be disrupted.
❌ Palace Hotel
❌ Marriott Union Square
❌ Westin St. Francis
❌ Hilton Union Square
❌ Grand Hyatt
Avoid strikes at fairhotel.org
20.11.2024 15:55 — 👍 75 🔁 30 💬 1 📌 1
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