A month after 1,200 hotel workers went on strike against Vancouver hotels, a deal has been reached: Union

Now it's time for the workers at the Westin Bayshore, Hyatt Regency and Pinnacle Harbourfront to vote, expected Wednesday.

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A tentative deal offering “significant” wage hikes has been reached in the strike by 1,200 Vancouver hotel workers, most of whom have been off the job for about a month, according to their union.

The Unite Here Local 40 union, which negotiated the deal for the workers of the Hyatt Regency, Westin Bayshore, Pinnacle Harbourfront and Four Seasons hotels, said in a news release the tentative deal has secured “significant” wage hikes over four years, protections against sexual harassment and job security for room attendants and kitchen and restaurant workers, and maintained health insurance.

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Union spokeswoman Sharan Pawa said Tuesday by phone that she couldn’t discuss any details of the deal before the members have voted on whether or not to accept it.

“It’s all up to them now,” she said. “We are happy with the tentative agreement, but it is up to the members now to cast their vote.”

She couldn’t say how soon workers could return to their jobs at the Westin Bayshore, Hyatt Regency and Pinnacle Harbourfront, after the vote.

That vote took place Wednesday, after which the Hyatt announced a new, four-year collective bargaining agreement with Unite Here “with terms that had our colleagues’ best interests in mind,” according to Michael D’Angelo, the hotel’s vice president of labour relations.

“Under the new collective bargaining agreement, Hyatt continues to offer our colleagues competitive wages and benefits, including comprehensive health care coverage with enhanced benefits, along with additional health and safety resources for colleagues, including personal distress devices,” he said. “We remain committed to fostering a safe, inclusive workplace that earns an average colleague tenure of more than 12 years and consistent third-party recognition.”

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