Union members voted 97 per cent to walk off job if no contract reached
Members of Unifor working at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new three-year contract Aug. 7.
"These negotiations were about securing fairness for hotel workers,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor national president. "With the strength of the union, these hard-working members at the Hotel Vancouver have achieved a contract that safeguards fair wages and gratuities, transparent scheduling, and good benefits, including a pension.”
Bargaining between Unifor and the employer went up to the deadline. On Aug. 1, members of Local 4275 voted 97 per cent for legal job action if a contract could not be reached by the weekend, said the union.
Unifor said the new contract makes gains in wages, pension benefits, transit benefits, and enshrines a women's advocate in the workplace, according to the union.
