We, the undersigned, pledge to no longer patronize the Hilton Metrotown Hotel until all workers laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic are guaranteed a right to return to their jobs once business returns.

As residents of Burnaby, we considered the Hilton Metrotown one of our city's greatest hotels. It was a neighbourhood hotel. It was where we asked family members to stay when they visited. It's where our workplaces held smaller meetings and larger events annually. It's where our city's non-profit organizations held fundraisers. Through all of this, we came to appreciate the quality of service you provided and the level of dedication of your staff.

Not anymore.

That's why we are incredibly disappointed by your termination of almost 100 workers and the lockout of your own employees.

The economic impact of COVID-19 on hotel workers, particularly women, has been devastating. Workers who have cleaned rooms, cooked meals, and served guests for decades deserve to be treated fairly during these difficult times. This behaviour cannot be tolerated in 21st century British Columbia.

Because of this, we will withhold our business and stand in solidarity with these women until their right to return is guaranteed.