stephaniepixie 🏳️🌈The workers are always the ones to suffer when big sporting events like the FIFA World Cup come to town.
"Steve Fanning, an organizer with Service Employees International Union Local 2, said the union has filed several grievances over the alleged toxic work environment with the employer [Mississauga, Ontario-based Dexterra Group].
The union has also filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the BC Labour Relations Board alleging the company withheld pay from unionized workers in an effort to get them to decertify from their union.
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Fanning called on the employer to improve the janitors’ working conditions before the thousands of visitors come to Vancouver for the FIFA World Cup.
“Just imagine how much extra foot traffic there will be on the SkyTrain and going throughout the downtown core, and how much of a strain that puts on workers who are responsible for cleaning up after them,” Fanning said. “In advance of that, to lay off 17 of your janitorial staff just seems ludicrous.”"
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/25/SkyTrain-Cleaners-Allege-Union-Busting-Toxic-Work-Environment/
