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Labour groups launch boycott of 2 B.C. hotels over pandemic firings © Provided by Global News
The heavyweights of B.C. s labour movement are launching a boycott of a pair of hotels they say are using the COVID-19 pandemic to attack workers rights.
The BC Federation of Labour and the BC Government Employees and Services Union say they ll pull their business, worth millions of dollars per year, from the Pacific Gateway and Metrotown Hilton hotels.
They re calling on half a million members of affiliated unions to join the boycott.
The Hilton has terminated 97 workers, while the Pacific Gateway has let go of more than 140, with no right to return, according to Unite Here Local 40, which represents the hotel staff.
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VICTORIA When the New Democrats tabled their belated and underwhelming legislation for paid pandemic sick leave this week, Labour Minister Harry Bains hinted that costs helped to explain why the legislation fell short of the expectations Premier John Horgan himself had raised.
The NDP bill, introduced Tuesday, would require employers to provide three days of paid leave to workers diagnosed with COVID-19 or awaiting test results for same. In return, the province will reimburse employers for up to $200 a day for each worker.
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