SEIU Local 2
@seiulocal2.bsky.social
20,000 workers in Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta and Manitoba — fighting for worker power!
🟪 🟨 #StrongerTogether
🟪 🟨 #StrongerTogether
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SEIU Local 2
@seiulocal2.bsky.social
· Dec 18
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/
🔗Link: justiceforjanitors.ca/scotiasquare/
💪🏼⛳️ Our bargaining with Capilano Golf Club ensured that workers shared in Golf’s financial boom. Here’s what we’ve won in our contract renewal:
✅Wage increases and protection
✅Time off improvements
✅$200 allowance for work gear, + more!
@bcfed.bsky.social
✅Wage increases and protection
✅Time off improvements
✅$200 allowance for work gear, + more!
@bcfed.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
💪🏼⛳️ Our bargaining with Capilano Golf Club ensured that workers shared in Golf’s financial boom. Here’s what we’ve won in our contract renewal:
✅Wage increases and protection
✅Time off improvements
✅$200 allowance for work gear, + more!
@bcfed.bsky.social
✅Wage increases and protection
✅Time off improvements
✅$200 allowance for work gear, + more!
@bcfed.bsky.social
A new episode of ‘Make It Make Sense’ with Tomee Sojourner Campbell interviews SEIU Healthcare President Tyler Downey on the documentary: ‘Endless Shifts: Stories that Keep Healthcare Alive.’
🎙️Listen to the conversation here:
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🎙️Listen to the conversation here:
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January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A new episode of ‘Make It Make Sense’ with Tomee Sojourner Campbell interviews SEIU Healthcare President Tyler Downey on the documentary: ‘Endless Shifts: Stories that Keep Healthcare Alive.’
🎙️Listen to the conversation here:
rss.com/podcasts/mak...
🎙️Listen to the conversation here:
rss.com/podcasts/mak...
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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.
communities.
Today we organize for what comes next.
Today we take a stand.
It’s time to get #ICEOut of our
communities.
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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.
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...
🔗 seiulocal2.ca/member-resou...
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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...
🔗 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
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🪧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
🔗justiceforjanitors.ca/scotiasquare
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"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
🔗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
🔗https://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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
🔗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
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
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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
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. 🎊
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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/
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/
December 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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/
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...
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...
December 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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...
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
🔗justiceforjanitors.ca
December 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“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
🔗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! 💜☃️💛
December 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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-...
For more information and to learn which Bargaining Units are covered, please watch the video on our website 💜💻💛
justiceforjanitors.ca/new-benefit-...
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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-...
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. 💜🫰🏾💛
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. 💜🫰🏾💛
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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. 💜🫰🏾💛
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!!
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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/
🔗Link: justiceforjanitors.ca/scotiasquare/
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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/
🔗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
#UnionStrong #UnionPower #StrongerTogether
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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
#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
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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/
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/
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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/
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
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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
“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
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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
“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
In January 2025, Scotia Square cleaners ratified a new collective agreement with their employer after a hard-fought campaign. 1/3
December 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
❕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
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.✊
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.✊
December 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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.✊
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.
"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.
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📣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.
"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.