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Grounds Crew Strike to Win at Meadow Gardens Golf Club
SEIU members at Meadow Gardens Golf Club are celebrating the ratification of a new 3-year collective agreement after a successful one-day strike.
“We love working in such a beautiful setting, but as the ones who are responsible for keeping it beautiful, it’s important for us to be compensated fairly,” said Diana Butcher a member on the grounds crew and a chairperson on the bargaining committee.
Negotiations with management had broken down in June and on July 4th members unanimously voted to take strike action, with pickets up at 8 am on Thursday July 11th – by 4:00pm that same day members had a new memorandum with 14% wage increases in the first year, and a host of other improvements and protections.
Marine Drive Golf Club Workers Make Impressive Gains
Workers at Marine Drive Golf in Vancouver recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with some impressive gains.
“The part time/seasonal workers were in need of a serious rise in wages with rental and cost of living rates out of control,” said Neil McNab, a groundskeeper, and a member of SEIU Local 2’s bargaining committee. He has been Marine Drive since 1991.
First year groundskeepers are receiving an immediate wage increase of either 8.8%, 7.8% or 6.7% depending on how many days they have worked. They will see a 4% increase in year two of the collective agreement and another 4% in year three.
Golf Course Workers United
Golf Course Workers United is a campaign that brings together workers to overcome the challenges we face in the golf course sector. Wages have not kept up with the sharp rising cost of living across Canada. Together, workers can improve working conditions by connecting with one another and forming a union. SEIU Local 2 represents hundreds of golf course workers in over a dozen courses in BC.
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If you work at a golf course but don’t have a union, learn about the union advantage, what the process is, and what it takes.
Contact
Not yet a member of Golf Course Workers United? Looking for more information? Please contact:
Chester Duggan. cduggan@seiulocal2.ca | 236-333-1376
Already a member of SEIU Local 2? Please contact our Burnaby office:
604-540-7774
