The BC government announced that the minimum wage will be increasing to $16.75 per hour. SEIU Local 2 member Marissa Iacobucci was invited to speak at the event.
“I’m hoping other guards will follow our example and fight for the respect they deserve,” said security guard Allison Easey.
After over 450 Bee Clean Building Maintenance janitors unionize at the end of 2022, cleaners at Okanagan Correctional Centre follow in their footsteps.
“Joining the union was an easy decision for me,” says Praveen Parmar, who has been a cleaner since 2004 and in the same building for almost a decade.
“Joining the union was an easy decision for me,” says Praveen Parmar, who has been a cleaner since 2004 and in the same building for almost a decade.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has struck down Bill 124 in its entirety on the basis that it violates the fundamental constitutional rights to collectively bargain and to strike. Read the OFL report.
SEIU Members Emma and Kristina working at the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax, invite you to a December 6 Vigil to honour the 14 lives lost during the Montreal Massacre and those who are still impacted by gender-based violence each day.
If you’re in Halifax, be sure to visit the charming Glitter Bean café and support this inspiring worker initiative!
The Ontario Federation of Labour says the Ford government got a glimpse of the magnitude of workers’ power leading to the reversal of Bill 28. (Photo via OFL.ca)
Doug Ford’s government has launched a full-frontal attack on basic labour freedoms in Ontario. Ford’s attack on education workers is an attack on all workers in Ontario. Take action to repeal Bill 28! Photo via CUPE Ontario Facebook.
SEIU Local 2 (Head Office)
2600 Skymark Ave, Unit 2,
Suite 200
Mississauga, ON L4W 5B2
Diego Mendez
Communications Co-ordinator
dmendez@seiulocal2.ca
905-602-7477 Ext 215
