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Deal brings 10-week Hard Rock casino strike to a close

The vote means more than 400 unionized employees will be heading back to work
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Unionized employees at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam are heading back to work after voting in favour of a new labour contract that will end a 10-week strike | Tri-City News file photo

Unionized employees at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam are heading back to work after voting in favour of a new labour contract that will end the 10-week strike.

More than 400 employees at the facility have been on strike since May 11 in a dispute over wages and hours of work. A tentative agreement had been reached between management and the union last month but workers voted against ratification.

Negotiations have continued since then and on Monday the BCGEU announced that a new agreement had been accepted by a majority of members.  

"BCGEU members at the Hard Rock casino stuck together through a long, tough fight and thanks to their strength and solidarity and the support of the labour movement and the community they now have a collective agreement that sets a new standard for casino workers in BC,” said Stephanie Smith, BCGEU president.  

“We couldn’t be prouder of their commitment and resolve."

Tri-City News