Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport workers are waging Canada’s longest hotel strike, surpassing 1,300 days on the picket line. Their fight began when the hotel terminated 143 long-term workers, mostly women, after decades of service despite making $33M from the federal government when the hotel was used as a temporary quarantine site.
Strikes by postal workers have paved the way for Canadians to enjoy maternity leave and job security. Now, they are fighting the casualization that threatens so many workers.
Huddled around fires on picket lines across the country, postal workers like myself are carrying a load that many Canadians aren’t aware of.
