Empress Hotel workers issue strike notice, Saturday picket line possible

Unifor Local 4276 has served strike notice at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, which means they could be on the picket line as early as 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6.
The decision comes after the employer failed to address their calls for wages, mental health benefits, and protection for gratuity earners, the union said.
Workers in housekeeping, the front desk, maintenance, and banquet events and other departments voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike on April 1, the strongest mandate in the history o