Dozens of people who work at the Best Western hotel in downtown Windsor are striking for higher pay after contract negotiations collapsed, the workers' union says.

The roughly 40 members of Unifor Local 195 at the waterfront hotel went on strike after the clock struck midnight on Sunday.

"The workers walked off their jobs as the contract expired, following a breakdown in negotiations between the union and the employer," the union wrote on social media.

The hotel is owned by FHC Hotels & Resorts Inc., a subsidiary of Farhi Holdings Corporation. The company said in a statement that it "is disappointed by the strike action initiated by Unifor," adding that it has made "continued efforts to reach a fair and reasonable agreement through good-faith bargaining."

In Depth Amid a housing

See Full Page