Hotels in Montreal, Quebec and Sherbrooke will be affected by a “national hotel strike” to be held on August 8.
The Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) argued on Thursday that this day of strike action was necessary due to “little progress at the negotiating tables regarding the common demands of the coordinated negotiation.”
The union said that “thousands of hotel workers” will be on strike for 24 hours.
This day of strike will be part of the 11e CSN coordinated hotel negotiation round.
In total, 30 hotels representing 3,500 employees are participating in the negotiations. About fifteen of these 30 hotels voted in favor of a 120-hour strike mandate that they can call at any time.
Workers have seven main demands in the negotiations, including a 36% wage increase over four years.
They also want their employers to increase their contribution to the group insurance plan and to end the use of placement agencies, among other things.
Last Sunday, some 1,000 workers at three renowned Montreal hotels — The Queen Elizabeth, Chateau Champlain and Bonaventure — launched a surprise 24-hour strike.
A protest by hundreds of hotel workers then took place on Monday in front of the Marriott Chateau Champlain.
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