Workers at iconic B.C. hotel serve strike notice ahead of FIFA World Cup’s arrival
Unifor says 600 workers are seeking higher wages, mental-health benefits and gratuity protections after a 99% strike vote.
- On Wednesday, Unifor Local 4276 served strike notice to the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, warning that picket lines could begin as early as Saturday, June 6.
- Minimal bargaining progress on wages, mental health benefits, and gratuity protection prompted the strike notice, following members' 99 per cent strike mandate vote on April 1.
- Unifor Western regional director Gavin McGarrigle noted that more than 600 workers in housekeeping, front desk, maintenance, and banquet departments keep the hotel running smoothly.
- Bargaining sessions are scheduled for tomorrow and Friday, with Fairmont Empress Hotel public relations director Lisa McPhail stating management remains "optimistic and hopeful to conclude a deal by the end of this week."
- This strike notice adds to broader labour unrest across British Columbia, where transit, SPCA, and 911 workers have authorized job actions ahead of the FIFA World Cup starting June 13 in Vancouver.
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Sooke News Mirror
Empress workers issue strike notice, Saturday picket line possible
Unifor Local 4276 has served strike notice at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, which means they could be on the picket line as early as 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. The decision comes after the employer failed to address their calls for wages, mental health benefits, and protection for gratuity earners, the union said. Workers in housekeeping, the front desk, maintenance, and banquet events and other departments voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike…
The Toronto Star
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VICTORIA - Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what is the latest in a series of labour actions taken as the province prepares to
Winnipeg Free Press
Workers at iconic B.C. hotel serve strike notice ahead of FIFA World Cup's arrival
VICTORIA - Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what is the latest in a series of labour actions taken as the province prepares to welcome World Cup travellers later this month.
Empress Hotel workers issue strike notice, Saturday picket line possible
Unifor Local 4276 has served strike notice at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, which means they could be on the picket line as early as 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. The decision comes after the employer failed to address their calls for wages, mental health benefits, and protection for gratuity earners, the union said. Workers in housekeeping, the front desk, maintenance, and banquet events and other departments voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike…
Workers at iconic B.C. hotel serve strike notice ahead of FIFA World Cup's arrival – Energeticcity.ca
The Fairmont Empress Hotel at the Inner Harbour in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is shown on Sunday May 4, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS — Deddeda Stemler VICTORIA — Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what is the latest in a series of labour actions taken as the province prepares to welcome World Cup travellers later this month. Unifor Local 4276 says its members at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Vi…
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