Unionized hotel workers reach deal with biggest employer on eve of July 4 weekend and planned strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Unionized hotel workers reach deal with biggest employer on eve of July 4 weekend and planned strike

LA Times  

Hotel workers and union organizers create strike signs at Unite Here Local 11 headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. As Los Angeles braces for the largest U.S. hotel worker strike in recent memory, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown L.A. announced it reached a tentative deal for higher pay and benefits Wednesday evening with the union representing its employees. There is still work to do, but it takes steps as we head towards the World Cup and Olympics.” Hotel workers and union organizers create strike signs at Unite Here Local 11 headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. “The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites has had and continues to have a strong working relationship with Unite Here Local 11,” said hotel Managing Director Bonny Kirin-Perez.

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With strike behind them, Los Angeles hotels look to move on
4 months ago

With strike behind them, Los Angeles hotels look to move on

LA Times  

On a spring day last year, representatives from dozens of Los Angeles-area hotels gathered for a meeting with the union representing their cleaners, front desk clerks and other workers. While the labor unrest roiled a keystone of Southern California’s tourism industry and the new contracts have added to the hotels’ labor costs, hospitality experts said the strike isn’t expected to …

Hotel strike nears end as union reaches more tentative deals with holdouts
7 months ago

Hotel strike nears end as union reaches more tentative deals with holdouts

LA Times  

Members of Unite Here! In late April, the powerful hospitality union Unite Here Local 11 announced it had reached tentative contract agreements with 12 Southern California hotels. “We’re winning more the longer this goes on.” Stephanie Peterson, a spokesperson for Aimbridge Hospitality, which operates six hotels that recently settled, said in a statement: “We are pleased to have reached an …

Hospitality workers ratify new contract with 34 Southern California hotels, press 30 others to sign
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Hospitality workers ratify new contract with 34 Southern California hotels, press 30 others to sign

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Southern California hospitality workers overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with 34 hotels after repeated strikes since the summer, their union announced Monday. Room attendants, cooks and other non-tipped workers will receive wage hikes of $10 an hour over the term of the contract, representing a 40% to 50% increase, the union said. “We have won …

Striking hotel workers reach a tentative contract agreement with a fifth hotel
1 year, 1 month ago

Striking hotel workers reach a tentative contract agreement with a fifth hotel

LA Times  

Jose Ayala, 66, left, walks the picket line with fellow Unite Here Local 11 hotel workers in front of the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica in July. Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for nearly five months, said it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Le …

Fourth hotel reaches deal with workers as strikes launch at dozens of properties
1 year, 2 months ago

Fourth hotel reaches deal with workers as strikes launch at dozens of properties

LA Times  

Striking hotel workers protest outside the InterContinental hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 7. On Wednesday, thousands of hotel workers marched through the area, representing the biggest strike action organized by Unite Here Local 11 thus far, with some 50 properties involved. The Laguna Cliffs Marriott hotel on Wednesday reached a tentative agreement with the union representing hotel workers …

A third hotel reaches a deal with striking workers as Long Beach, Pasadena employees walk out
1 year, 2 months ago

A third hotel reaches a deal with striking workers as Long Beach, Pasadena employees walk out

LA Times  

Workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 picket in front of Hotel Maya in Long Beach on Aug. 11. Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for nearly four months, said it has reached a tentative agreement with Loews Hollywood. “We are thrilled to be in agreement with …

Hotel workers at LAX-area properties walk off the job over healthcare proposal
1 year, 2 months ago

Hotel workers at LAX-area properties walk off the job over healthcare proposal

LA Times  

Hundreds of hotel workers went on strike at properties near Los Angeles International Airport on Friday in protest of the hotels’ latest contract proposal, which the union contends would make healthcare less affordable. In the latest wave of Southern California’s rolling hotel strike, workers at eight properties near Los Angeles International Airport walked off the job Friday morning. Friday’s work …

After three months of rolling strikes, second L.A. hotel reaches tentative agreement with union
1 year, 2 months ago

After three months of rolling strikes, second L.A. hotel reaches tentative agreement with union

LA Times  

Hotel workers picket in front of the Biltmore hotel in downtown Los Angeles on July 2, kicking off rolling strikes that have lasted nearly three months. After nearly three months of sporadic strikes at dozens of hotels in Southern California, the union representing workers at one property — the Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles — announced Friday that it has …

They moved their conference to this DTLA hotel to avoid crossing picket lines. Then 32 people got sick
1 year, 3 months ago

They moved their conference to this DTLA hotel to avoid crossing picket lines. Then 32 people got sick

LA Times  

California health officials are investigating a bacterial outbreak that occurred at a union conference held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles last month. At least 32 people attending a union conference at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles last month were sickened from an outbreak of Shigella bacteria, according to California health officials. More than 300 people …

Striking Los Angeles hotel workers vow ‘dirty rooms and nonstop noise’ at downtown conference
1 year, 3 months ago

Striking Los Angeles hotel workers vow ‘dirty rooms and nonstop noise’ at downtown conference

LA Times  

Hotel workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 picket outside the Beverly Hilton on July 24. Hotel workers at the JW Marriott, Sheraton Grand, Hotel Figueroa and several other properties, primarily in downtown Los Angeles, walked off the job early Wednesday morning in an action timed to coincide with the start of the American Political Science Assn.’s annual conference. The …

Union calls for a boycott of Southern California hotels without contracts
1 year, 4 months ago

Union calls for a boycott of Southern California hotels without contracts

LA Times  

Hotel workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 picket outside the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. After nearly two months of rolling strikes by hotel workers in Southern California, Unite Here Local 11 is calling for a boycott of some 60 hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties that haven’t agreed to new labor contracts. Patricia …

Southern California hotels hit by strike say union is unlawfully pushing housing agenda
1 year, 5 months ago

Southern California hotels hit by strike say union is unlawfully pushing housing agenda

LA Times  

A striking member of Unite Here Local 11 pickets outside the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Amid tense negotiations over new contracts for thousands of local hotel housekeepers, receptionists and cooks, a group of Southern California hotels filed an unfair labor practice charge accusing Unite Here Local 11 of striking over policy proposals that have “nothing to …

L.A. hotel workers are back on the job, but say more strikes are to come
1 year, 5 months ago

L.A. hotel workers are back on the job, but say more strikes are to come

LA Times  

A striking member of Unite Here Local 11 sits on a ledge outside the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. According to Unite Here Local 11 spokeswoman Maria Hernandez, workers from what she described as a first wave of walkouts returned to work Wednesday “to make room for other hotels who have also authorized a strike to …

Visiting L.A. during the hotel workers’ strike? Here’s what you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

Visiting L.A. during the hotel workers’ strike? Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

Striking workers from Unite Here Local 11 carry picket signs in front of the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. If you’re planning to visit Los Angeles anytime soon, the widespread news coverage of the hotel workers’ strike may have left you wondering whether you have to make new reservations — or pick a different city. California …

Workers strike at major Southern California hotels over pay and benefits
1 year, 5 months ago

Workers strike at major Southern California hotels over pay and benefits

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Workers picketed major Southern California hotels Monday after walking off the job during the July Fourth long weekend to demand better pay and benefits. “We are asking for a pay raise because it costs so much to live here in California, especially in LA.” The walkout comes amid holiday celebrations and a major anime convention in Los …

No sign of progress in L.A. hotel strike ahead of Fourth of July holiday
1 year, 5 months ago

No sign of progress in L.A. hotel strike ahead of Fourth of July holiday

LA Times  

Striking hotel workers, members of Unite Here Local 11, picket outside of the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. On the second day of a major strike, thousands of service workers at hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties remained off the job Monday in the middle of the tourist-rich Fourth of July holiday period, with no …

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history. In addition, the union wants to create a “hospitality workforce housing fund” to help workers deal with the soaring costs of living in greater Los Angeles. …

Thousands of local hotel workers move closer to a strike: ‘Living in L.A. is no longer an option’
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands of local hotel workers move closer to a strike: ‘Living in L.A. is no longer an option’

LA Times  

Workers from Unite Here and other unions rally in downtown Los Angeles on May 26. As Los Angeles gears up for a busy summer travel season — plus future tourist events including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics — and hotel company profits rise, it’s crucial to ensure workers are fairly compensated and can afford housing, said Kurt …

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