A group of local hotel workers is ready to walk the picket line in search of a living wage.
Workers at the Coast Victoria Hotel and Marina voted 93 per cent in favour of strike action, their union said in a news release.
The workers are “demanding a living wage that reflects the high cost of living in Victoria,” the release said. The 90 workers are represented by hospitality union, Unite Here Local 40.
The living wage in Victoria is now estimated at nearly $27 per hour.
“Coast workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike because they’re not keeping up with the high cost of living in Victoria. The hotel should pay people a living wage so they can afford to live in their own city,” said Harj Aheer, Local 40 representative for Vancouver Island.
Coast Victoria Hotel workers have been in bargaining since February.
