Workers at three Novotel hotels declare majority support for union

September 21, 2011

Hotel workers from three Ontario hotels have taken another step towards unionization, despite the threat of disciplines, suspensions and even termination. For the past several months, workers at the Novotel North York, Novotel Mississauga and Novotel Ottawa have been signing new union cards to join UNITE HERE, the union for hotel and hospitality workers. At a special meeting Tuesday night, leaders from all three hotels gathered to publicly announce majority support for the union at each of the hotels.

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Metropolitan Hotel workers in Toronto fighting for good, stable jobs

June 16, 2011

On June 15th 2011, members of UNITE HERE Local 75 rallied at the Metropolitan Hotel in the heart of Toronto’s Chinatown. Without a new collective agreement for over a year, the workers to the streets in pursuit of the same standard their Local 75 sisters and brothers have already achieved in many other major hotels in the GTA.

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UNITE HERE and Workers United/SEIU reach settlement in Ontario

March 8, 2011

We are pleased to announce a binding settlement has been reached between UNITE HERE and Workers United/SEIU in Ontario. Similar to the agreement achieved by our respective International Unions in the US in July 2010, the agreement in Ontario preserves our union’s exclusive jurisdiction to organize in the hotel sector in the GTA.

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UNITE HERE Local 75 Members Ratify New Contract at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto

January 14, 2011

On January 13, UNITE HERE Local 75 members at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel ratified their new collective agreement, with improvements in wages, health benefits, retirement and more.

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