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2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Documents
See documents related to the 2025-2029 Royal York Collective Bargaining Agreement.
As Toronto Hotels Gouge Swifties, Workers Demand Raises ahead of Taylor Swift Residency
UNITE HERE Local 75 members at the Fairmont Royal York have not had a wage increase since 2021, demand raises to keep ahead of skyrocketing costs TORONTO, Friday November 15, 2024 – Last night, more than 300 workers rallied at the Fairmont Royal York, calling on the hotel to agree to significant raises ahead […]
UNITE HERE IN THE NEWS – Royal York workers rally for fair wages on first night of Taylor Swift performances
On Thursday, November 14, we rallied on front of the Fairmont Royal York to tell the company that “we are tired of living on 2021 wages in 2024!” Our members message got picked up by Canadian Press, Now Toronto, and spread like wildfire! In order to make it easier for our members to find coverage […]
On International Workers Day, Hundreds of Toronto Area Hotel Workers will Picket for a Fair Contract
Workers from UNITE HERE Local 75 are calling on Hotels to Raise Standards, Wages. Toronto – to commemorate International Workers Day on May 1st, also known as May Day, over 300 UNITE HERE Local 75 members who work at hotels across the Greater Toronto Area are picketing outside the Hampton Inn and Suites in Mississauga, […]
UNITE HERE Local 75 Union Members at the Park Hyatt Hotel Celebrate Record-breaking Wage Increases
TORONTO, November 15, 2023 – Yesterday, Park Hyatt workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 75 voted in favour of a contract that brings them an average of more than 15 percent wage increases over one year. This historic agreement includes not only the largest ever wage increase in the union’s history, but the largest wage […]
UNITE HERE LOCAL 75 STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT HOSTILE SITUATION IN GAZA-ISRAEL
UNITE HERE Local 75 joins the growing calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a safe corridor to allow much-needed aid into the besieged area. Humanitarian organizations call the situation on the ground in Gaza “catastrophic”, as no water, electricity, or basic supplies have been allowed into the Gaza strip, home to over 2 […]
Happy Thanksgiving from Local 75!
It is Thanksgiving season! The season that serves as a reminder for us to look back in gratitude and look forward with inspiration and insight, as we count our blessings and express our appreciation for our big union family. This Thanksgiving, we are thankful to UNITE HERE Local 75 members, our union’s most powerful link, […]
Labour Day March with UNITE HERE Local 75
On Monday, September 4, 2023, UNITE HERE Local 75’s members and their families will come together in Toronto for the union’s annual Labour Day march. The march, which will start at Armoury Street at 8 AM, aims to celebrate the over 8,000 Local 75 members across the Greater Toronto Area, predominantly immigrants, women, and people […]
LABOUR DAY! Join us Monday September 4, 2023 at 8am!
LABOUR DAY is coming soon! Join us this Monday, 8am, on Armoury Street between Centre Ave and Chestnut Street, north of Nathan Phillips Square to march in the Parade, delicious boxed food, and free entry to the EX! Meet at the L75 Lion in the map below: