Migrants living in homeless shelters on LA's Skid Row are being hired to replace striking hotel workers

Hotels in Los Angeles have been hiring unhoused migrants including teenagers to replace striking workers, according to a new damning report. The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents striking LA hotel workers, claims newly arrived asylum seekers staying at a Skid Row shelter have been hired to work as cleaners in the city's hotels. The Unite Here Local 11 union claims newly arrived asylum seekers staying at a Skid Row shelter have been hired to work at the city's hotels The hotels allegedly hiring migrants include Four Points by Sheraton, Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica and the Holiday Inn LAX DA George Gascon said at a press conference on Monday with the union and migrants that he is concerned about potential wage theft and child labor law violations Some of the migrants hired by hotels are reportedly just teens - the LA Times spoke to a 17-year-old student at Belmont High School who said she missed two days of school to clean rooms at the Holiday Inn LAX, where his mom also works as a housekeeper. New York City mayor Eric Adams first welcomed migrants sent north by Republican governor Greg Abbot, who argues progressive cities should share the cost of what he sees as open-border Democratic policies. Migrants who spoke to the LA Times claimed they were given heavy loads, long hours and were forced to work without breaks Over 15,000 LA hotel workers have been on intermittent strikes since July, affecting about 50 hotels in Southern California Governor Kathy Hochul, who also first welcomed asylum seekers last year, is supporting the city's effort to suspend a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to homeless people.