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Food service workers rally for better pay at YVR

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This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. By Kier Junos Posted April 19, 2024 8:12 pm. Last Updated April 19, 2024 8:14 pm. YVR’s food workers held a rally at the airport Friday, saying they deserve to be paid a living wage. Their union, Unite Here! Local 40, represents about 300,000 workers in hospitality — airport and food services — many of whom are immigrant or First Nation women. Unite Here! says nearly 2,000 airport workers signed a petition calling on the Vancouver Airport Authority to ensure they are paid $25 per hour — the living wage in Metro Vancouver. “They were recently rated the top airport, not just in Canada, but North America, and they are a certified living wage employer,” said union representative Sharan Pawa. Related: “Now all of this sounds great, but there are some groups at the airport that a

Food service workers rally for better pay at YVR Vancouver International Airport might have been named the best airport in North America, but YVR's food workers say their pay should reflect that distinction. By Kier Junos Posted April 19, 2024 8:12 pm. Last Updated April 19, 2024 8:14 pm. YVR’s food workers held a rally at the airport Friday, saying they deserve to be paid a living wage. Their union, Unite Here! Local 40, represents about 300,000 workers in hospitality — airport and food services — many of whom are immigrant or First Nation women. Unite Here! says nearly

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