Village: ‘Unmade beds and no cleaning’ warning as Yorkshire hotel staff to go on strike over festive period

Workers at the Leeds North and Leeds South sites of the Village Hotel chain will take strike action from December 26-28, described as the ‘most lucrative weekend of the year’ for the business by Unite.

Unite said workers at a Village Hotel in Glasgow are already engaged in strike action due to the poor pay and conditions that workers are forced to endure.

Hospitality members at Village Hotels in Leeds are set to go on strike for equal pay, the real living wage and union recognition, Union stated.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite’s members at Village Hotels in Leeds are fighting for decency, fairness and equality in the workplace. The fact is that Village Hotels is refusing to pay its workers the real living wage. This is an incredibly wealthy business refusing to pay low paid workers what they deserve. It is shameful and unacceptable.

“Unite will fully support the Village Hotels workers in their brave fight for better jobs, pay and conditions."

Unite Hospitality national lead Bryan Simpson said the hotel chain “continues to treat its hard-working staff with contempt and disdain.”

He continued: “Despite multiple formal requests, senior management simply refuses to address the fundamental issues of poor pay and conditions even when the company is raking it in.

“These workers have been left with no option but to take strike action during the most lucrative weekend of the year for the company because it appears to be the only way Village Hotels will listen to their legitimate concerns."

Village Hotels refused to comment on the story when approached for a response.