GDI janitors ratify agreement in Halifax win big improvements
Members were set to strike on Monday, all job actions have been cancelled.
Halifax area could see its first ever large-scale private sector janitorial strike next week
GDI cleaners attend strike preparedness training on the weekend.
YVR janitors ratify deal, strike at Vancouver airport ends
Every janitor working for Alpine at the airport will be at $25 per hour or higher in 2025.
Tentative agreement reached at YVR
Today’s actions at Vancouver’s International Airport have been cancelled.
YVR janitors to escalate pickets at airport tomorrow
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.
YVR Janitors set to strike on Friday
Alpine Building Maintenance has refused to offer janitors wages that keep up with rising costs.
GDI Cleaners in Halifax Vote to Strike
The largest gathering of GDI workers to date took place on Saturday and provided their bargaining committee with an overwhelming strike mandate.
Over 450 Bee-Clean Workers join SEIU Local 2
Vancouver, BC – 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.
Toronto Janitors ready to mobilize to support fellow cleaners in the city
“We not only help them win, but we also protect our gains”
– Nick Almeida, Justice for Janitors Toronto branch president
GDI Cleaners in Toronto ratify agreement
GDI cleaners in Toronto ratify agreement matching all the key increases and improvements in the Toronto City-wide deal.
Rank & File: Justice for Janitors forges ahead in Toronto and Vancouver
Facing a major strike, cleaning companies offered a huge wage settlement. By Lee Gilchrist
Janitors in Toronto agree to new deal, win their largest increases ever
SEIU Local 2 cleaners in Toronto win their largest increases ever. Will see wages increase by a $1 in the first year.
Globe & Mail: As inflation soars, workers in low-wage jobs push for better pay
Canada’s high inflation rate is disproportionately affecting low-income workers. See story by Vanmala Subramaniam
BlogTO: Toronto is about to get extra dirty as thousands of janitors prepare to strike
Toronto is about to get extra dirty as thousands of janitors prepare to strike. Read the BlogTO story by Lauren O’Neil.
NARCITY Toronto: Thousands Of Toronto Cleaners May Go On Strike & The City Could Get Smelly
Toronto isn’t well known for its dirtiness, but regardless of your stance on its current condition, the 6ix could get a whole lot worse. See the Narcity Toronto story by Brooke Houghton.
