Nearly 80 Hullo ferry employees have voted to unionize, according to the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union.

The company, which launched its foot passenger ferry service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C., a little over a year ago, employs just over 80 people, according to its website, including deckhands, maintenance staff and captains.

Union president Eric McNeely said 80 per cent of the votes cast were in favour of joining the union. 

He says discussions around a collective agreemen…