Contract Worker Justice @SFU

The SFU dining commons and food service workers interacting are pictured. The photo faces toward the ceiling, and there’s a sign that says “breads.”
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Dining workers speak to poor working conditions

Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik November 11, 2025

On October 7, a Reddit user posted to r/simonfraser concerning the possibility of a dining worker strike across SFU’s Burnaby campus. The message, which is from Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU, asserted that SFU “hasn’t budged on insourcing workers and is now trying to walk back its commitments to living wage.” The post also mentioned “a very heated labour environment on campus with several possible strikes and actions for precarious workers upcoming.”  The Peak corresponded with Preet Sangha, a UNITE HERE Local 40 union representative, who spoke with two dining hall employees and forwarded their responses to us via email.…

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This is a photo of the SFU dining commons where food service workers are pictured interacting. The photo faces toward the ceiling and there’s a sign that says “breads.”
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New contract negotiations begin for dining staff on campus

Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik February 4, 2025

Editor’s note: in a news article published last week titled “CWJ hosts rally to continue pushing for in-house food and cleaning contracts,” we wrote that SFU contracts dining service workers through Chartwells Canada. Chartwells is a subdivision of Compass —…

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