Branch Local 300 SEIU Local 2

05/04/2025

Hello Siblings, we are launching our new page this week. All new updates going forward will be on Branch Local 300- SEIU 2.
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04/23/2025

VICTORY! After years of fighting, Burquitlam (initially Sobeys-owned) liquor store workers have WON their first union contract that will see 16-23% wage increases

“Two years ago we decided we’d had enough and became the first Safeway/Sobeys liquor store to unionize. We fought against a company that didn’t want to pay above minimum wage. They thought they could ignore us and ignore all the problems… Unfortunately for them, we weren’t going away. Another Sobeys store on Vancouver Island joined our union and we took the bosses to the BC Labour Board for a fair deal. When Sobeys sold all of their liquor stores in British Columbia, we were back at square one, but we still didn’t give up. We got stronger from the lessons we learned. We took the new owners to the Labour Board and we didn’t back down at the negotiating table. We are proud to say we won and have reached a fair deal.” - Olivia Brand, SEIU worker-leader at Burquitlam Liquor

04/15/2025

📣 60+ SEIU Brewery Workers at Turning Point Brewery have just ratified their second collective agreement!!

Yoshio Kimura from the grievance & negotiating committee had this to say: "We went into bargaining knowing that we had several departments that were getting paid way less compared to other breweries across Canada. We fought hard to have the lower wages raised closer to parity with both the other breweries and our own higher paying departments, but that was not enough. We knew everyone deserved a raise, and we did not stop pushing back until everyone got a significant increase."

In these uncertain times, it's workers like those at Turning Point that are leading the way to organize and win better job security and strong industry setting standards for working families. Congrats and solidarity with the membership!!✊

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BC Federation of Labour New Westminster & District Labour Council Vancouver & District Labour Council Canadian Labour Congress - Congrès du travail du Canada

04/11/2025

Welcome to the Union Family!!!

🍻 Brewery Workers’ Organizing Victory! Sleeman workers in Delta BC have just joined 100+ Sleeman members in Vernon and won a union at the BC Labour Board! After months of organizing workers at the Delta facility that warehouse and deliver Sleeman products across the Lower Mainland and beyond have come together to win collective bargaining rights and a seat at the table.

The Sleeman union contract will now be renegotiated with the voice of 33 additional members, and the backing of Brewery workers across the province and Canada later this year! Congrats to these new members!! 💪💪

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Vancouver & District Labour Council New Westminster & District Labour Council BC Federation of Labour

03/05/2025

We were proud to stand with these locked-out International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local D277 members at Heidelberg Cement in Delta. ✊️✊️✊️

02/16/2025

Rally for BCGEU Life Labs workers who are going on rotating strike for a fair contract. ✊️✊️✊️

02/03/2025

✊ ARC LIQUOR WORKERS ON STRIKE FOR +20 WEEKS!! BC WORKERS AND THE LABOUR MOVEMENT STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE ARC WORKERS! 🔥

01/19/2025

The Labour movement came out in full force to support the striking workers at ARC Liquor in Kelowna.

Special thanks to guest speaker BC Federation of Labour- Secretary Treasurer Hermender Singh Kailley.

One day longer, one day stronger!!!!

01/18/2025

KELOWNA!! Stand with workers in our community and join us tomorrow at 11:00 am!!

We are moving things over to the Harvey Street location with the BC Federation of Labour and Hermender Singh Kailley!!
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01/10/2025

Dear Sisters & Brothers,

It is with great sadness that we must announce that retired Union Brother Greg Coatta passed away on January 2, 2025.

We don't have any celebration of life details at this time.

RIP Brother, we will miss you 😔

01/09/2025

Okanagan Branch Local 300, come out with your families and stand in Solidarity with your Union siblings at the ARC Harvey Ave rally on January 18th!
Shame ARC Liquor for not coming back to the table!

12/23/2024

The airport bosses don’t care about us. They think janitors deserve less. Tomorrow, we’re cranking up the heat 🔥

All allies are asked to join at 8am for a training at Chester Johnson Park near the YVR SkyTrain station on the ground level.