Workers at a Richmond hotel have ratified a new contract after walking the picket lines for 14 months.
Unite Here Local 40, the union representing the workers at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport, announced the deal on Monday, saying it gives all workers a 30.5 per cent wage increase.
The new contract gives workers a living wage and “stronger economic security,” the union said in its announcement.
The deal includes return-to-work bonuses, an increase in banquet workers’ gratuities as well as “transparency and other tip protections,” the union said.
Workers will also get new health benefits.
More than 85 per cent of the union members voted in favour of the new contract, which is set to expire in 2027.
“This new agreement sets the union on a new path with Larco Hospitality, and we look forward to forging ahead in a productive and positive working relationship with them,” said Zailda Chan, president of Unite Here Local 40.
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