New Members Package
This is the electronic version of all materials included in the New Members packages. On this page, you can find: Message from Union President Dave Bridger; Constitution of SEIU Local 2: This outlines the fundamental…
Cleaning Products and Worker Safety
Ontario’s Worker Health and Safety centre has sent out a communication advising employers to substitute safer products for commonly used cleaning and disinfecting products, especially those that are sprayed. These products have been linked to…
Yearly Bursary Application Period Now Open!
SEIU Local 2 is pleased to commence the application period for its yearly bursary program. Applications are due on July 16th, 2021. There are 7 available prizes: -Three $1,000 regional awards; -Three $1,500 regional awards…
SEIU Local 2: Workers end 7-week strike, winning modest improvements and setting the groundwork for further workplace struggles
With the immense support of several community leaders, elected officials, parents, labour leaders, and many others, the workers are finally walking away with their first collective agreement. The modest wins serve as a starting point…
Bee-Clean Janitors Win Paid Sick Days, Health Benefits, and a Wage Boost in their First Collective Agreement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 03, 2020 — Bee-Clean Building Maintenance janitors in British Columbia voted to ratify their first collective agreement on Monday, November 2nd. The janitors, unionized with SEIU Local 2, came to a…
Meet Roselyn Cabulinas
I clean the subway stations in Toronto. As healthcare workers we are essential. We are the only public transit system to carry everyone in and around Toronto. Food courts, restaurants, coffee shops and all other amenities…
More Bee-Clean Workers In BC Join SEIU Local 2
The workers at the luxurious Telus Gardens tower in downtown Vancouver and the Ritchie Bros Auctioneer building in Burnaby had their ballots counted this week at the BC Labour Relations Board. “We are so excited about…
Turning Point Brewery Workers Unionize with SEIU Local 2
Brewery workers vote 93% in favour of unionization in a response to low wages and lack of transparency from management. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Turning Point Brewing Company workers are…
Meet Slim Gedeon
Slim Gedeon works at the Ottawa City Hall as a janitor. Since the outbreak, most city of Ottawa employees have been asked to work from home. This gives him some sort of relief to know…
Compass Canada Janitors in Belleville now have sick days, higher wages, and a pension
BELLEVILLE, Ontario — Janitors working at Loyalist College in Belleville are celebrating a newly ratified contract with their employer, Compass Canada. SEIU Local 2 janitors entered bargaining with major concerns around the lack of sick…
Meet Cherish Lazo
Cherish Lazo has two jobs. During the day she works as a resident care assistant at North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Care Centre and in the evening, as a cleaner at Capilano University. Lynn Valley Care…