Vancouver (90 hotel staff) and Unifor, Local 3000
Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2019. Signed on Oct. 19, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2016: 2%
Effective June 1, 2017: 2%
Effective June 1, 2018: 2%
Shift premium: $0.75 for bell-service employee working shift that begins between 10 p.m. and midnight. $1.50 per hour when employer assigns employee to work as lead server.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 7 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 18 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per 5-day period, 5 days per 7-day period.
Meal allowance: 1 meal per day will be provided for all shifts longer than 5 hours.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums after employee completes 6 consecutive pay periods averaging 20 hours per week.
Vision: $300 every 24 months.
AD&D: Coverage of $30,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $30,000.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, legal guardian, son, daughter, sister, brother, spouse, partner, current father-in-law, current mother-in-law, current brother-in-law, current sister-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents, stepparents, stepchildren, same-sex partners and children as long as they live with employee).
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Probationary period: 60 work shifts, maximum 4 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Severance: 12 hours’ pay per year of service.
Safety shoes: Employer will reimburse 50% of cost of safety footwear, maximum $75 per life of agreement.
Uniforms/clothing: If any special uniform is required, such as tuxedo or white jackets, employer will supply same and be responsible for cleaning. All uniforms or special articles of wearing apparel worn by employee while on duty will be supplied and laundered by employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Front office
Bell-service driver: $14.39 rising 2 steps to $14.97
Guest service representative: $18.62 rising 2 steps to $19.37
Night auditor: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.38
Housekeeping
Coordinator: $18.14 rising 2 steps to $18.87
Room attendant: $17.70 rising 2 steps to $18.41
Laundry attendant: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.65
Houseperson: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.65
Engineering
Shift engineer: $18.93 rising 2 steps to $19.70
Banquet
Server: $13.55 rising 2 steps to $14.09
Kitchen
Station chef: $20.27 rising 2 steps to $21.09
First cook: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.38
Second cook: $18.91 rising 2 steps to $19.67
Third cook: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $18.99
Steward supervisor: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $18.99
Steward: $17.23 rising 2 steps to $17.92
Restaurant
Server: $13.82 rising 2 steps to $14.38
Host/hostess: $14.26 rising 2 steps to $14.84
Bartender: $16.86 rising 2 steps to $17.54
1% lump sum payment effective July 7, 2017, for all hours worked (including overtime) between June 1, 2016, and May 31, 2017.
Editor’s notes: Change of workforce – gender: No employee will be laid off due to changing workforce from male to female or female to male. Custom-made orthotics: Maximum $300 per year. Compensation for enforcement of house rules: Employer will compensate employee for replacement or repair cost of any wearing apparel, false teeth, eye glasses, contact lenses or hearing aids, damaged or destroyed, as consequence of employee’s participation in enforcement of house rules or liquor control board regulations. Paid-education leave: Employer will pay $250 per year to Unifor Paid Education Leave Fund.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2016: 2%
Effective June 1, 2017: 2%
Effective June 1, 2018: 2%
Shift premium: $0.75 for bell-service employee working shift that begins between 10 p.m. and midnight. $1.50 per hour when employer assigns employee to work as lead server.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 7 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 18 years.
Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per 5-day period, 5 days per 7-day period.
Meal allowance: 1 meal per day will be provided for all shifts longer than 5 hours.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums after employee completes 6 consecutive pay periods averaging 20 hours per week.
Vision: $300 every 24 months.
AD&D: Coverage of $30,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $30,000.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, legal guardian, son, daughter, sister, brother, spouse, partner, current father-in-law, current mother-in-law, current brother-in-law, current sister-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents, stepparents, stepchildren, same-sex partners and children as long as they live with employee).
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Probationary period: 60 work shifts, maximum 4 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months.
Severance: 12 hours’ pay per year of service.
Safety shoes: Employer will reimburse 50% of cost of safety footwear, maximum $75 per life of agreement.
Uniforms/clothing: If any special uniform is required, such as tuxedo or white jackets, employer will supply same and be responsible for cleaning. All uniforms or special articles of wearing apparel worn by employee while on duty will be supplied and laundered by employer.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Front office
Bell-service driver: $14.39 rising 2 steps to $14.97
Guest service representative: $18.62 rising 2 steps to $19.37
Night auditor: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.38
Housekeeping
Coordinator: $18.14 rising 2 steps to $18.87
Room attendant: $17.70 rising 2 steps to $18.41
Laundry attendant: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.65
Houseperson: $17.92 rising 2 steps to $18.65
Engineering
Shift engineer: $18.93 rising 2 steps to $19.70
Banquet
Server: $13.55 rising 2 steps to $14.09
Kitchen
Station chef: $20.27 rising 2 steps to $21.09
First cook: $19.58 rising 2 steps to $20.38
Second cook: $18.91 rising 2 steps to $19.67
Third cook: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $18.99
Steward supervisor: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $18.99
Steward: $17.23 rising 2 steps to $17.92
Restaurant
Server: $13.82 rising 2 steps to $14.38
Host/hostess: $14.26 rising 2 steps to $14.84
Bartender: $16.86 rising 2 steps to $17.54
1% lump sum payment effective July 7, 2017, for all hours worked (including overtime) between June 1, 2016, and May 31, 2017.
Editor’s notes: Change of workforce – gender: No employee will be laid off due to changing workforce from male to female or female to male. Custom-made orthotics: Maximum $300 per year. Compensation for enforcement of house rules: Employer will compensate employee for replacement or repair cost of any wearing apparel, false teeth, eye glasses, contact lenses or hearing aids, damaged or destroyed, as consequence of employee’s participation in enforcement of house rules or liquor control board regulations. Paid-education leave: Employer will pay $250 per year to Unifor Paid Education Leave Fund.
