Meadow Gardens Golf Club workers to begin strike TOMORROW

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Employees at Meadow Gardens Golf Club will go on strike tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. The workers, who are members of SEIU Local 2, had been negotiating since June, but talks broke down earlier today. Last weekend, they unanimously agreed to the strike.

“All we’re asking for is a living wage and recognition for our hard work,” said Mike Riberdy, a grounds staff member. “We want to continue working here and contribute to the success of this place that we care so much about. Management can easily solve this problem by showing that they value and support us.”

Workers say the problems stem from a desire for basic fairness. They want equal pay for equal work, transparency and an end to favoritism. Management has refused to accept proposed changes that workers say would create a fairer workplace.

Community rally announced

WHAT: Rally in support of striking workers

WHEN: Saturday, 13 July 2024, 10 a.m.

WHERE: 19675 Meadow Gardens Way, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2T5

A rally will be held Saturday in support of striking golf club workers at Pitt Meadows, about an hour east of downtown Vancouver. The workers have been members of SEIU since 1997 and this is their first strike since the 1990s.

The strike could cause difficulties this weekend at the 2024 Meadow Gardens Open presented by Lordco Auto Parts, an event offering more than $100,000 in cash and prizes and believed to be 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.

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