Unite Here Local 40 is a BC hospitality workers’ union: hotels, airports, food service. In 2026 they became one of the most active forces at Vancouver City Hall, and they’ve been pretty explicit that the goal is to affect the outcome of October’s election. The especially weird part is that they’re spending an enormous amount of time and money mostly opposing new hotels. Not asking for better wages or asking that they be union-operated, just opposing hotels using whatever argument might stick. This post is an attempt to chronicle what I think is a big development in local politics.1
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So, I just got back from the 2026 AtmosphereConf in Vancouver and wow, what a roller coaster of feels. Let's just dive right in, because I'm already wayyyy over (personally imposed) deadline for this post. 😅 The great stuff As with the 2025 conference, the greatest part was the energy that
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