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British Columbia’s Union for Hotel and Hospitality Workers

News
July 17, 2026

Day 4 of City Hall Encampment: FIFA Walked Away, Workers Paid the Price: Hotel Workers to Speak Out as Vancouver Rushes More Hotel Approvals

July 17, 2026

Day 3 of City Hall Encampment: Tenant Holds One-Day Hunger Strike as Vancouver Council Considers Displacing Affordable Housing for 190-Room Hotel

July 15, 2026

Media Advisory: Day 2 of City Hall Encampment

July 14, 2026

Media Advisory: Workers, Tenants, Residents Launch City Hall Encampment as Council Rushes Hotel Projects and Major Rezonings Before Election

July 10, 2026

Press Release: Affordable Housing Now! Coalition Launches City Hall Campaign as World Cup Hotel Rationale Crumbles

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BC's union for hospitality workers. We raise standards in our industries and demand respect on the job. Contact us at [email protected]

City Hall is rushing Holborn Group's massive, supe City Hall is rushing Holborn Group's massive, supertall tower proposal to a public hearing THIS THURSDAY, July 23 (6pm). Tell City Council that Holborn's luxury project should be sent back to staff.  Billionaire developer Holborn Group has shortchanged our city before.  Don't rush this precedent-setting proposal without meaningful public consultation. 

We'll be holding rally at 5:30pm before the hearing. 📣 Join us! 📣

Sign up to speak at the public hearing and/or send comments to Council.  See link in bio.

#affordablehousingyvr  #vancouver
World Cup hotel room "crisis" narrative falls flat World Cup hotel room "crisis" narrative falls flat - and workers paid the price. Yesterday at our City Hall encampment, Local 40 leaders Fe and Gulzar explained how hotel workers lost hours during FIFA World Cup, yet Vancouver City Hall is rushing more hotel approvals. We have a message for Council: it's time to focus on affordability for regular working people, not just the richest among us. We need affordable homes, not more hotels!
We stand with the Myron Manor Tenants Collective a We stand with the Myron Manor Tenants Collective at 75 East 8th Avenue who are fighting a proposal to replace their affordable rental building with an extended-stay hotel for tech nomads.  Tenants, supported by the Vancouver Tenants Union, community supporters, Local 40 and others, rallied at City Hall on July 16 ahead of the public hearing. 

Tenant Michael Cook held a one-day hunger strike at our encampment at City Hall to put a spotlight on how families and long-term tenants would be impacted if Council approves this plan. Some of the tenants have lived at 75 E 8th Ave for decades. There is NO good reason for displacing tenants here, especially during an acute affordable housing crisis.

In a shameful act of disrespect, Councilors heard from only one speaker then recessed the proceedings until next Thursday, July 23, at 9:30am. Over 200 people have signed up to speak at the hearing. 

THERE IS STILL TIME TO SUPPORT TENANTS! Don't let Council disregard renters at risk of displacement. Sign up to speak in the bio and OPPOSE this plan.

Photos courtesy of Michael YC Tseng.
Pan Pacific hotel workers have a message for Mayor Pan Pacific hotel workers have a message for Mayor Ken Sim and Council: Support the workers who make this city run!

Westmont owns both the Pan Pacific Hotel and Parq Casino. City Hall approved a 50% expansion of slot machines at Parq Casino, giving Westmont another way to increase its profits. Meanwhile, the company's Pan Pacific workers have gone more than two years without a raise.

Why is City Hall so quick to help Westmont make more money, but nowhere to be found when the workers at its hotel are fighting for a fair wage?

"The rich keep getting richer, and we're just staying the same."

Pan Pacific workers deserve a fair contract now!
Who thinks Vancouver should prioritize hotels for Who thinks Vancouver should prioritize hotels for tech nomads? Ken Sim and his ABC party, that’s who. 

It’s up to us to stop Ken Sim from pushing this rezoning application through. Here’s how you can help: Submit your feedback BEFORE the public hearing that’s scheduled for this Thursday July 16th at 6pm. Tell Vancouver City Council that the people who live and work in our city want more affordable housing, not more hotels. 

Share your feedback now by selecting the subject “CD-1 Rezoning: 75 East 8th Avenue”. Link in bio 🔗
Day 2 of City Hall Encampment: We delivered petiti Day 2 of City Hall Encampment: We delivered petitions signed by nearly 8,000 residents urging City Council to NOT move forward with Holborn Group’s proposed 'supertall' luxury condo and hotel proposal at 501-595 W Georgia & 500 Dunsmuir block. Council is trying to rush this project before the summer recess and the upcoming municipal election. The public hearing has been scheduled for July 23.

The plan proposes three ultra-tall, luxury towers (63-storeys, 68-storeys, and 79-storeys) with 1,288 strata units, 273 rentals, and 920 hotel rooms – marketed with the promise of future social housing at 388 Abbott St. We’ve heard that story before.

Holborn has already scaled back the number of social housing units proposed for this project. They have long-delayed social housing replacement at Little Mountain and permitted the neglect of Dunsmuir House, a former SRO deemed unsafe and ordered demolished by the city.

RSVP to join us on July 23 and urge Council to consider this project after the municipal election: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/17b2f4636b5d70da9b6e5cbd170b2ad8?source=direct_link&
Don’t let Vancouver City Council break for summer Don’t let Vancouver City Council break for summer without committing to more affordable housing! 

Thousands of regular Vancouver residents are struggling to pay rent and live, yet Ken Sim and his ABC majority keep fast-tracking luxury hotel approvals and sidelining affordable housing projects. 

Don’t let them prolong the housing crisis any longer. The last City Council session before summer break starts on TUESDAY, JULY 14th. Join us then at 5:30pm at City Hall to demand affordable housing now. 

RSVP: LINK IN BIO 🔗
Vancouver City Hall panders to wealthy developers Vancouver City Hall panders to wealthy developers while the people who actually live and work in this city struggle to afford to live. But yesterday, by showing up together at our affordable housing rally at City Hall, we showed them that real voters are paying attention. 

Ken Sim and his ABC majority may want to push through as many luxury hotel projects as they can in the last Council sessions happening on July 14-28th. They need to know how much this will cost them. 

With an election coming up on October 17th, we have a HUGE opportunity to show them that the only winning strategy is to put affordable housing front and center. Hotels can wait.

Let’s make it clear that affordability – not more hotel deals – MUST be on the agenda BEFORE Council breaks for summer and that we’ll be watching. Join us at City Hall to get your voice heard on July 14th.

RSVP at link in bio 🔗
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