Workers at private liquor store win union at a third location as wave of unionization across BC continues
September 09, 2022 10:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Workers at Berezan Hospitality Group’s liquor store in Surrey won their union late Thursday after applying with 100 percent union...
Workers overwhelmingly vote to strike at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan owned Wine Rack stores
May 11, 2021 19:31 ET
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SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack workers voted 86% in support of strike action yesterday. The workers, members of SEIU Local 2, say low wages, basic job security and fairness are...
Turning Point Brewery Workers Unionize with SEIU Local 2
October 26, 2020 19:44 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Brewing Company workers are leading the way in a resurgence of brewery union organizing activity in British Columbia. The...
Jak’s Liquor Store Overwhelmingly Vote Yes to Unionize with SEIU Local 2
August 18, 2020 09:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Workers at Jak’s Beer Wine Spirits liquor retail store in Maple Ridge are celebrating a massive victory after 75% voted yes to unionize...
SEIU Local 2 Launches Nationwide Effort to Unionize Essential Workers
May 12, 2020 12:52 ET
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SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The COVID-19 crisis has had disastrous effects on workers without unions, many of whom have little or nothing in the way of job protection and sick days....
“I am working as much as I can because the clients need us,” Workers going Non-Stop Following COVID-19 Outbreak at Participation House
April 15, 2020 16:44 ET
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SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After months of inadequate Government action in containing the COVID-19 virus, Participation House Markham is reeling from a devastating COVID-19...
Janitors Fight Ends in Victory Without Conceding on Sick Days and Health Benefits
November 13, 2019 08:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Janitors at the ICON Condominium towers in Toronto’s downtown entertainment district are celebrating a victory that will ensure they keep their health...
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...
Janitors and Community Allies, including Local MPPs and Federal NDP Candidate, Rally in Front of Downtown Toronto Condo
July 24, 2019 17:40 ET
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SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, July 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Close to 40 community allies, including three local NDP MPPs and a federal candidate, rallied around the janitors who clean the Icon Condominium towers at...
Low-wage workers cleaning luxury Toronto condo locked out for refusing drastic concessions
July 24, 2019 07:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
WHEN: Wednesday July 24 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M. WHERE:250/270 Wellington Street W, Toronto, ON TORONTO, July 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The janitors who clean the Icon Condominium towers at 250...