Workers at Fairmont Empress in Victoria ratify contract
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VICTORIA – A union representing more than 600 workers at a renowned hotel in Victoria says they have ratified a new collective agreement.
Unifor Local 4276 says the deal includes a 17.75 per cent wage hike and gains in vacation, sick days and other benefits.
A union spokesperson says 91 per cent of voting members supported the four-year deal.
Workers served strike notice last week and could have been off the job by Saturday morning.
Unifor said Saturday that a tentative agreement was reached after negotiations that lasted well into the night.
The union represents workers in housekeeping, maintenance and other departments at the Empress, a luxury hotel that opened in 1908 on Victoria’s harbourfront.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2026.