Union president refuses to answer questions about controversial Vancouver council campaign
The president of Unite Here Local 40 is refusing to answer questions about controversial tactics to filibuster Vancouver city council meetings. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. They are believed to be the same out-of-town callers from last week.
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The president of Unite Here Local 40 is refusing to answer questions about controversial tactics to filibuster Vancouver city council meetings. “I’m taking those concerns seriously,” was all president Zailda Chan would say about what happened last week.During a public hearing on July 22, several callers opposing a Vancouver urban planning proposal acknowledged to council that they were not local and some were from California.The next day, a union spokesperson acknowledged that they reached out to U.S. supporters.On the heels of this controversy, at Monday’s public hearing about a different development, some speakers scheduled on the phone did not show up. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
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