Hilton Laval union members first in Quebec to ratify agreement [Video]

Union members at the Hilton Laval hotel have ratified the agreement in principle reached with the employer to renew their collective agreement, by a margin of 89 per cent.

The settlement is the first to be reached as part of the coordinated negotiations being conducted by the CSN-affiliated Fédération du commerce in a potential 30 hotels in the Montreal, Quebec City, Saguenay and Eastern Townships regions.

The federation now hopes to export this settlement to other hotels, even if they are different employers.

“This agreement will pave the way for the 29 other unions that are part of the coordinated bargaining process, and the gains that have been made on our seven bargaining priorities,” said Michel Valiquette, treasurer and sector representative at the Fédération du commerce, in an interview.

“The agreement provides for a wage increase of 10 per cent for the first year, then three per cent for the …