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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Vancouver hotel workers tell management it's our time

Read feature article by Tom Sandborn on-line in The Tyee here.

Left: Union member Shanta Prasad, who has worked 31 years in Housekeeping at the Four Seasons and is a member of the Negotiating Committee member tells Hotel General Manager Guy Rigby about the increased cost of living and the need for a better contract this time.

Center: Union members working at Vancouver's Westin Bayshore smile during cafeteria action.

Right: Union members working at the Hyatt Regency march and chant through the lobby after presenting their demands to management.

Not Pictured: Local 40 members working at the Renaissance, who also led a spirited delegation and held a cafeteria meeting.

Vancouver -- UNITE HERE Local 40 members working at the downtown Vancouver corporate hotels have stepped up their demands for a new contract as bargaining resumed this week.

After voting in favour of strike action last month, the Vancouver hotel workers have been busy organizing and planning for the return to the bargaining table. With the assistance of a mediator, management made some movement on Thursday on issues proposed by the union.

Although the moves were positive, the hotel workers feel they still have a very long way to go.

Bargaining is scheduled for three days this week.

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