Members working for Bee Clean are being contacted about next steps. Still no agreement with GDI.
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GDI cleaners attend strike preparedness training on the weekend.
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.
35 Bee Clean janitors at the Innio Waukesha plant in Welland, Ontario, and the Outlet Collection at Niagara in Niagara-on-the-Lake have joined SEIU Local 2.
The largest gathering of GDI workers to date took place on Saturday and provided their bargaining committee with an overwhelming strike mandate.
SEIU Local 2's two-week paid Organizing Apprenticeship Program starts on October 28 in Vancouver. Application deadline is September 30. Organizing Apprentice positions will be available in various provinces.
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