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Unifor Local 4276 welcomed nearly forty new members following a successful variance application after union cards were signed by workers at the Willow Stream Spa.
“We welcome these new members to our union and look forward to negotiating the collective agreement they deserve,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
The expansion of the bargaining unit includes spa attendants, experience coordinators, aestheticians, registered massage therapists, body technicians. Each area will now be represented by a lead hand.
Willow Stream Spa is the on-site spa operated at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.
"The spa workers at the Fairmont Empress are making history as the first of their kind to join our union in B.C.," said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle. "Unifor is a union for everyone."
