Richmond News
A new union has been created amid a labour dispute at the Sheraton Hotel in Richmond.
Employees at Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, who belong to Unite Here Local 40, have been on strike for almost 10 months.
But some employees who’ve gone back to work and some who are still on strike decided to form their own union, the B.C. Hospitality Employees’ Association Local 7551 (BCHEA) in January, claiming Unite Here isn’t bargaining in good faith. …
City council agreed to boycott all three hotels in January after hearing from a delegation of representatives from Unite Here Local 40.
Three council members, however, including Mayor Malcolm Brodie, wanted the boycott to only cover the Sheraton and not the other two hotels under the same ownership but not on strike. They were over-ruled by the majority. …