SEIU Local 2: Workers at Meadow Gardens Golf Club commence strike action TOMORROW
2024年7月11日 - 7:16AM
Employees of Meadow Gardens Golf Club will begin strike action
tomorrow morning at 8 am. The workers, who are members of SEIU
Local 2, had been in negotiations since June, but talks broke down
earlier today. They unanimously approved strike action last
weekend.
“We are simply asking for a livable salary and recognition of
our hard work,” said Mike Riberdy, a grounds crew worker. “We want
to continue working here and contributing to the success of this
place we care so much about. Management can solve this problem
easily by showing they value and support us."
The workers say the issues stem from a desire to have basic
fairness. They want equal pay for equal work, transparency, and an
end to favoritism. Management has refused to accept the proposed
changes that the workers say would create a fairer workplace.
Community Rally Announced
WHAT: Rally to Support Striking
Workers
WHEN: Saturday July 13, 2024 @ 10
am
WHERE: 19675 Meadow Gardens Way, Pitt
Meadows, BC V3Y 2T5
A rally will be held on Saturday to support the striking workers
at the golf club, which is located in Pitt Meadows, about one hour
east of downtown Vancouver. The workers have been members of SEIU
since 1997, and this is the first time they will be on strike since
the 1990s.
The strike could create difficulties for the 2024 Meadow Gardens
Open presented by Lordco Auto Parts this weekend. The event offers
over $100,000 in cash and prizes is believed to the largest amateur
championship in BC.
SEIU Local 2 represents 20,000 workers in British Columbia,
Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Alberta. We are proud
members of the largest, fastest growing and most dynamic union in
North America.
Media Contact Steve Fanning |
236-558-1746sfanning@seiulocal2.ca