Today we mourn what’s been taken from our communities. Today we organize for what comes next. Today we take a stand. It’s time to get #ICEOut of our communities.

The 2026 National Bursary is now open! Active SEIU Local 2 Members and their dependents are eligible to apply until June 5, 2026. 🔗 seiulocal2.ca/member-resou...

🪧STRIKE OVER. We have ratified an agreement with the employer and tomorrow’s rally is cancelled. We are so proud of our Support Staff team who fought long and hard for almost 2 weeks. We showed the employer that we are #StrongerTogether and demanded respect on the job. 1/2

"I stand in solidarity with the Janitors Union’ because I know that when I go to the bargaining table, I face the same challenges as they do...and that they would support me, the same way I would support them.” 💜🧹💛 🔗justiceforjanitors.ca/scotiasquare

SEIU Local 2 joins @canadianlabour.bsky.social in rising in solidarity with the International Trade Union Confederation and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas in condemning the US military aggression and violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty. 🔗https://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-venezuela

With great sadness we share the passing of SEIU Local 2 member Brett James Campaigne. Brett’s friends and family have put together a GoFundMe campaign to support his partner Allison and his son Zeke and to cover end-of-life arrangements. Please share and donate if you can. gofund.me/f2803db5a

We wish you a safe New Year's Eve with your friends, family, and loved ones! May 2026 bring all workers joy, solidarity across communities, and the energy we need to continue to work towards equity in the workplace. 🎊

Janitors in Winnipeg are organizing to win better and safer working conditions by joining SEIU. 🟪🧹🟨 There are many advantages to forming a Union, including better wages and benefits; respect and fair treatment; and a voice at the workplace. Join the fight! justiceforjanitors.ca/winnipeg/

Congratulations to Li Huan (Helen) Liang who is the recipient of the 2025 National Bursary! 🎉 We are now taking applications for the 2026 National Bursary. Active SEIU Local 2 Members and their dependents are eligible to apply until June 5, 2026. More details here: seiulocal2.ca/member-resou...

“Janitors built this Union. It is janitors’ dues that helped pay for our strike and built the power that we have. It is important to show up for any workers, but I think it’s especially important to show up for janitors.” 💜🧹💛 🔗justiceforjanitors.ca

Happy holidays to all workers, supporters, and labour champions who showed up to picket lines, bargained at the table, and stood strong at solidarity rallies across the country. The work towards liberation for all workers continues in 2026. Wishing you rest and celebration into the new year! 💜☃️💛

Through collective bargaining in 2025, we negotiated improvements to the benefit coverage available to cleaners and eligible dependents. For more information and to learn which Bargaining Units are covered, please watch the video on our website 💜💻💛 justiceforjanitors.ca/new-benefit-...

Good news from #HamOnt, we’ve unionized at the Disability Justice Network of Ontario! It is important to our staff that we protect one another, sustain our work, and ensure that care and justice aren’t just metaphors, but practices that shape how we show up for this labour of love. 💜🫰🏾💛

NEW from Winnipeg ❄️✊!! 50 Janitors have officially unionized at Polo Park! After months of worker-to-worker conversations we stood united with one goal: Winning worker-power for all cleaners at Polo!!

We're standing strong at Scotia Square in Halifax with overwhelming community and member support! Want to show your solidarity from wherever you are in Canada? Check out our digital toolkit to share messages on your socials! 🫶 🔗Link: justiceforjanitors.ca/scotiasquare/

Solidarity with Ontario Nurses' Association members and staff at North York Family Health Team who are on the picket line across Ontario Health demanding better use of tax-payer funds in public health! ✊🏽🩺💜 #UnionStrong #UnionPower #StrongerTogether

SEIU Local 2 members at Democracy Café have been laid off right before the holidays following the sudden announcement that the café will be shut down. The community, friends, and family have come together to support them after this devastating news by starting a GoFundMe campaign. 1/2 #HamOnt

We are back at work at Alberni Golf Club! Thank you to @bcfed.bsky.social for the support and to the Port Alberni community for showing up, listening, and taking action. The boycott has been called off. ✊🏼💜 🔗https://seiulocal2.ca/alberni-golf-club-workers-back-on-the-job/

SEIU members across Halifax will not sit idly while unionized contract cleaners’ jobs at Scotia Square are at risk. We rise in solidarity! These workers need a commitment from bidding employers that they will respect their jobs and collective agreement. ✊🏼 1/2

We fought back, and we won! We successfully defended our paid sick days, and we’ve secured a new deal with the Township of Marathon. ✊ “We are very excited for our new collective agreement. We want to thank everyone form the community who supported us in this fight.” – Tammy Payne, Union Steward

❕ICYMI: 80 of our janitorial union jobs are at risk at Scotia Square in downtown Halifax, and we’re ready to stand in solidarity with our fellow members! In January 2025, Scotia Square cleaners ratified a new collective agreement with their employer after a hard-fought campaign. 1/3

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our brother, long-time union organizer and former SEIU Organizing Director for Canada, Dave Mott. 💔 From his early days as a student activist against the Vietnam War in the USA, and a newspaper strike leader, he grew to become a pillar of our union.✊

📣SEIU Local 2 has endorsed Rob Ashton in the Federal NDP's leadership race. "He really fights for the workers. Rob has been there for us in our struggles. We know exactly which side he's on," said Emyll Garcia, a Vancouver area janitor and a member of the SEIU Local 2 Executive Board.

We have successfully fought back the demand for concessions and reached a deal! ✊ THE STRIKE / PICKET LINE IS CANCELLED! 🎉 Thank you so much for your support and solidarity! 👊 🟪🏒🟨 #UnionPower #StrongerTogether

❗We’re Marathon’s Arena workers and we’re ready to strike on Dec. 13! The employer wants to roll back the number of paid sick days we get by a third! These are hard-earned improvements we’ve won over the years. 1/3

📅Tonight: Join us from 6 to 8 PM at Cherry Creek Community Centre to hear about the mass layoffs at Alberni Golf Club directly from workers. 📍Address: 3720 Moore Road, Port Alberni, BC. 1/2

Reminder: Join us for an information and Q&A session at Cherry Creek Community Centre tomorrow, Monday, December 8, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM. Come for refreshments, stand with local workers, and hear directly from us about what’s happening. Open to everyone in the community!

December 6, 1989, 14 women at Polytechnique Montréal were murdered in a violent act of misogyny. 30 years later, we are reminded that gender-based violence is still prevalent in educational institutions, in domestic spaces, and in workplaces. 1/3

On Dec. 1st, Sarah passed away on a worksite in Simcoe County. Her friends and family are fundraising to help provide for her three children’s needs. Let’s support a fellow member’s loved ones during this difficult time. 🔗Link to donate here: gofund.me/087e904b1

✨Manitoba Organizing Victory! This week GDI workers at Richardson Centre successfully organized and won their union at the Labour Board! Richardson Centre workers are showing the way forward to better wages, benefits, fair workloads, and basic dignity on the job! Welcome to SEIU Local 2!

🗞️“Imperial blatantly violated ... the Act by terminating” a third of the workforce at Alderney Gate "in an effort to defeat the organizing campaign and create a chilling effect on other employees,” according to a legal complaint we filed last Friday at NS Labour. 1/2

Today we lost a member of SEIU Local 2 on the job in Simcoe County. Our thoughts and condolences to her family and co-workers. We will share more information about how we can support her family when more information is available.

Another day of being laid off as Alberni Golf Club workers. It's a profound amount of stress on our families. Let President Ken Sander know that our community does not tolerate Union busting employers! Send a letter here: action.seiulocal2.ca/letters/supp... @bcfed.bsky.social ✊🏼⛳

Join us at Cherry Creek Community Centre in Port Alberni for a Town Hall Q&A with Alberni Golf Club workers! 📆 Mon. Dec. 8, 2025 ⏰ 6 to 8 PM 📍 3720 Moore Road All are welcome. Cc: @bcfed.bsky.social

It’s been over a week since we were laid off as seasonal and permanent workers at Alberni Golf Course. Join us in sending President Ken Sander a message! NO to mass layoffs and Union busting! 🔗🌳Link to send letter: action.seiulocal2.ca/letters/supp... 1/2

We rallied last Sunday as Alberni Golf Club workers surrounded by community to tell President Ken Sander to bring us back to work! ⛳️👊🏽 We need your voice: Tell Ken Sander that we won’t sit back & watch Union busting play out! 🔗 action.seiulocal2.ca/letters/supp...

📢Last Sunday, we rallied with more than 50 community supporters at Alberni Golf Course in downtown Port Alberni to say “no” to mass layoffs and union busting! 🪧 1/2 @bcfed.bsky.social

❗️ATTN: all bike share workers: Have you spotted these stickers around your city yet? 👀💪🏽 Learn how we unionized at Hamilton Bike Share and let’s mobilize! 🚲 🔗 seiulocal2.ca/bike-share-w...

Today, we call attention to the deep harm done to the Disabled Trans community every day, as well as the strength of Trans resilience. We must fight for Trans survival, Trans joy, and Trans community. Fight for the Trans people in your community, and donate to Trans people and organizations!

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance (#TDOR), a day for honoring and remembering the trans lives stolen by hate and violence. We honor their memory by fighting for a world where EVERY person can live and work with safety, dignity, and pride. 🏳️‍⚧️

🔔ALL OUT this Sunday Nov. 23! We need your support in fighting against mass layoffs and union busting at Alberni Golf Course! 👊🏼⛳ We’ll be rallying on the street side w/ signs at 10 AM at 3555 Johnston Rd. Rally on site will take place from 12-1 PM. Show up with your messages of solidarity!

🎫The world premiere of the play “The Christmas Market” is in production at @crowstheatre.bsky.social from Nov. 4 to Dec. 7, 2025. 🔗 Link to purchase tickets here: crowstheatre.com/shows-events... Thanks @j4mw.bsky.social for always keeping us in the loop w/ incredible community events. 1/2

📢 A big first win in Canada🍁🔥! Hamilton Bike Share workers are the first-ever bike share shop to Unionize! We love our jobs and love doing our part in creating greener and more sustainable cities, but that doesn’t mean that improvements aren’t needed at work. 🟪🚲🟨 1/3

Another ace for us in Vancouver - we’ve ratified a new contract at Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course ! Here’s some of what we’ve secured: ✅6% wage increase in year 1 ✅Stronger WCB language to protect members ✅Up to 10 sick days ✅Signing bonus of $1000 @bcfed.bsky.social 1/2

🔁A member at Kawartha Downs Slots & Racetrack has started a petition to stop the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) from shutting down the slot machines and destroying 150 tariff-proof jobs. 📝https://www.change.org/p/keep-the-slots-open-at-kawartha-downs #StrongerTogether #onpoli 1/2

Hey members & supporters! Our friends at @j4mw.bsky.social have teamed up w/ the Canadian Labour International Film Fest to curate selections based on the theme of ‘Food Chain Labour.’ These films are free to watch at your convenience from Nov. 5-8! 🔗Register: watch.eventive.org/cliff2025/pl... 1/2

On October 28 we won a new Union agreement as Dexterra contract janitors at UBC Okanagan Campus residence! Our new contract has strong wage increases and many other wins. 🟪🧹🟨 1/2

Teachers, you are not alone. We too are horrified by the actions of the Alberta government this week, dismissing your rights and sending you back to the same overcrowded, unsupported classrooms. We see you. We continue to fight with you. #ableg #abpoli #abed

BC workers stand with Alberta teachers! The BCFED Executive Council, meeting in Victoria, has just unanimously passed the following motion: (1/2) #BCLab #ABLab #ABPoli

Yesterday in Vancouver we showed up in solidarity with members of @bcgeu.bsky.social who are on the picket line fighting for public services in BC. 💛🤜🤛💛 Cc: @bcfed.bsky.social