UFCW challenges Lyft, Uber at Labour Relations Board of BC
November 27, 2019 18:03 ET
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UFCW 1518
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citing Lyft and Uber’s controversial labour practices, UFCW 1518 President Kim Novak said the union has asked the Labour Relations...
Janitors become first group to test BC’s new successorship provisions setting major legal precedent for workers in highly precarious sectors of the economy
September 30, 2019 10:34 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Janitors at two Oxford Properties sites in downtown Vancouver, including the historic Marine Building, are celebrating a massive...
BC Hydro janitors facing contract flip taking their case to Victoria as legislative session opens Tuesday
February 12, 2019 10:30 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A delegation of janitors working at BC Hydro will meet with the Minister of Energy, Michelle Mungall, Tuesday for assurances that their...
SEIU welcomes Ministry of Labour recommendations as positive step forward
November 30, 2018 11:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BC government’s Labour Code review Panel has made some promising recommendations to reform the BC Labour Code, the most notable...
Community rallies around Canada Line janitors to demand labour law loophole stop failing BC’s most vulnerable workers
September 17, 2018 21:37 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- About 75 community allies rallied around GDI Integrated Facilities Services janitors on Monday afternoon in Vancouver who, up until...
MEDIA ADVISORY: More than 50 Janitors cleaning Canada Line face losing jobs because of contract flipping
September 17, 2018 10:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 50 unionized janitors employed by GDI Integrated Facilities Services at the Canada Line are at risk of losing their jobs, health...
Campus shutdown at Capilano University averted after workers reach tentative deal
February 16, 2018 12:57 ET
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SEIU Local 2
SEIU Local 2 cleaners at Capilano University were set to walk off the job Monday in protest of poverty wages VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capilano University...