The union representing food service workers at Vancouver International Airport says more than 200 have walked off the job to push for higher wages.

A statement from Unite Here Local 40 says the workers are employed by SSP America, which operates more than a dozen food outlets at the airport.

It says food attendants, servers, cooks, dishwashers and other workers set up picket lines at 4:30 a.m. for what害羞草研究所檚 described as a 害羞草研究所渙ne-day strike action.害羞草研究所�

The move ahead of the Canada Day long weekend comes after the union says workers turned down SSP害羞草研究所檚 latest offer as they negotiate their first collective agreement.

A statement from the company says SSP Canada has 害羞草研究所渘egotiated in good faith,害羞草研究所� it害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所減roud of the offer害羞草研究所� it put on the table, and it hopes the parties can successfully conclude the negotiations as soon as possible.

Unite Here Local 40 says airport concession workers are among the lowest-paid staff at the airport and many of them are immigrant women.

The airport is a certified living-wage employer, but the union says the average hourly wage for concession staff is $7.41 less than the $25.68 calculated by Living Wage for Families B.C. That害羞草研究所檚 benchmark the airport authority says it uses.

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