YVR Janitor Strike Day 1. Photo by Michael Y.C. Tseng
Every janitor working for Alpine at the airport will be at $25 per hour or higher in 2025.
YVR Janitor Strike Day 1. Photo by Michael Y.C. Tseng
Today's actions at Vancouver's International Airport have been cancelled.
YVR Janitor Strike Day 1. Photo by Michael Y.C. Tseng
The cleaners plan to set up lawful picket lines at undisclosed areas of the airport and are asking airport workers who have the legal right to honour picket lines to not cross.
Janitors and their supporters hold a rally on Saturday December 14 at YVR.
Alpine Building Maintenance has refused to offer janitors wages that keep up with rising costs.
The largest gathering of GDI workers to date took place on Saturday and provided their bargaining committee with an overwhelming strike mandate.
Vancouver, BC â Over 450 Bee-Clean Building Maintenance workers have joined SEIU Local 2 after cleaners from dozens of properties across the Lower Mainland filed a multi-site application at the BC Labour Relations Board last week.
SEIU Local 2 members like Jennely Joyo are ready for solidarity action!
âWe not only help them win, but we also protect our gainsâ - Nick Almeida, Justice for Janitors Toronto branch president
SEIU's GDI bargaining committee. l-r: Manoharan Lavakran, SEIU rep Ranyodh Singh, Badria Idris, Loyda Urbina, and Erna Bearneza. Also in photo, Union rep Ranyodh Singh.
GDI cleaners in Toronto ratify agreement matching all the key increases and improvements in the Toronto City-wide deal.
Facing a major strike, cleaning companies offered a huge wage settlement. By Lee Gilchrist
SEIU Local 2 cleaners in Toronto win their largest increases ever. Will see wages increase by a $1 in the first year.