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...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Cleaning Company Locks Out Low-Wage Janitors at Downtown Toronto Condo for Refusing Drastic Concessions
July 23, 2019 16:22 ET
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SEIU Local 2
RALLY TO SUPPORT WORKERS ANNOUNCED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN:Wednesday, July 248:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.WHERE:250/270 Wellington Street W, Toronto, ON TORONTO, July 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The...
BC Hydro janitors get commitment from Ministry of Energy to raise concerns with BC Hydro CEO ahead of Throne Speech
February 12, 2019 21:52 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minister of Energy, Michelle Mungall assured a delegation of janitors working at BC Hydro Tuesday that she would speak to BC Hydro CEO...
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...
UBC-Okanagan cleaners overwhelmingly vote yes to join SEIU Local 2 after defeat of boss ‘union’
July 16, 2018 11:00 ET
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SEIU Local 2
KELOWNA, British Columbia, July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cleaners at the University of British Colombia-Okanagan campus celebrate a massive victory after voting Tuesday to join the Service...
BCIT cleaners win vote to join SEIU Local 2 after defeating boss ‘union’
June 27, 2018 19:20 ET
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SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cleaners at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) celebrate a huge win in forming their union with the Service Employees’...