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More Bee-Clean workers in BC join SEIU Local 2
Vancouver, BC – Janitors working for Bee-Cleaning Building Maintenance at two worksites won their union with SEIU Local 2 this month.

Janitors in BC win significant wage increases and benefits in contract renewals
Vancouver, BC – Janitors working for GDI Integrated Facilities, Alpine Building Maintenance and Hallmark Facility Services ratified their new collective agreements just in time for the holiday season.

Report on GDI – CBC News
GDI Integrated Facilities is a billion-dollar janitorial contractor. Despite overall profits increasing this year during a pandemic, GDI also received nearly 30 million dollars in taxpayer subsidies under the Canada emergency wage subsidy program (CEWS).

CBC reveals billion-dollar janitorial company GDI triples it’s profits this year while janitors continue to struggle working with low wages and no pandemic pay
Despite overall profits increasing during the pandemic, GDI received nearly 30 million dollars in taxpayer subsidies this year. SEIU Local 2 member Annette Reyes, who works for GDI was laid off at the beginning of the pandemic and rehired ‘temporarily’ in September spoke to the CBC this week.

Janitors at major pension fund properties across Canada are being overworked and underpaid
Report shows janitors at major pension fund properties across Canada are being overworked, underpaid and under protected

Bee-Clean Janitors Win Paid Sick Days, Health Benefits, and a Wage Boost in their First Collective Agreement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Bee-Clean Building Maintenance janitors in British Columbia voted to ratify their first collective agreement on Monday, November 2nd.