Image: Harrison Hot Springs Resort / Unionized workers representing front desk agents, room attendants, servers, cooks and other hotel staff have voted in favour of job action at the Harrison Hot Springs Resort.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Harrison Hot Springs Resort

Unionized workers at Harrison Hot Springs Resort vote to strike

Jun 25, 2024 | 3:00 PM

HARRISON HOT SPRINGS — Unionized workers representing front desk agents, room attendants, servers, cooks and other hotel staff have voted in favour of job action at Harrison Hot Springs Resort.

According to a statement from Unite Here Local 40, workers at the resort voted overwhelmingly on Monday (June 24) in favour of strike action. Over 96 per cent of unionized workers voted to support a strike.

“With inflation heating up again, resort staff, including room attendants, front desk agents, servers, cooks, dishwashers and others, are calling for fair wages, fair scheduling, medical benefit improvements, banquet tip transparency, and a decent pension,” Unite Here Local 40 said. “Guests can pay over $300 a night to stay, yet workers have not had a raise in a year.”

The workers’ collective bargaining agreement expired in May. In response, the union filed a bad faith bargaining charge after the company failed to respond to requests to bargain in February 2024. The labour union and the company have held several bargaining dates and will resume negotiations this week.

“During the pandemic, workers put their health and safety on the line to keep the hotel running,” Unite Here said in a statement to news media. “They agreed to modest wage increases and limited concessions on overtime and vacations to meet the challenges of the public health crisis. However, the resort experienced a rebound in leisure travel much sooner than the province’s urban hotel markets and continues to have a bustling business.”

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Harrison Hot Springs Resort is owned by Aldesta Hotel Group, a subsidiary of Salience Global Holdings. Last year, Aldesta acquired the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort for $40 million.