Union, five hotels reach agreements-in-principle

Several of the hotels engaged in labour disputes with their employees have reached tentative contract agreements.

Labour union CSN says it has agreements-in-principle with the Delta Downtown, Hotel du Fort, and Marriott Chateau Champlain.

That's in addition to the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau and Quality Hotel in Sherbrooke.

CSN spokesperson Michel Valiquette said several employers contacted the union this week to schedule additional negotiation sessions before a large protest planned for Sunday Sept. 9.

Valiquette believes more agreements can be hammered out in the days to come.

The contracts, if adopted by each union local, will last until the summer of 2016.

They include raises of three percent per year and an increase in pension plan payments.

Right now in Quebec 35 union locals representing 5,500 hotel workers are in contract talks.

This summer has seen several protests -- including at the Hyatt hotel, Queen Elizabeth, and elsewhere -- since some workers are on strike and others have been locked out.

With files from The Canadian Press