Hotel workers near LAX walk out in second wave of strikes
1 year, 5 months ago

Hotel workers near LAX walk out in second wave of strikes

LA Times  

Members of the Unite Here Local 11 hotel workers union picket outside the Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport hotel after walking off the job Monday. The list of hotels on strike include the Aloft El Segundo Los Angeles Airport, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Los Angeles LAX/El Segundo, Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport, Hilton Garden Inn LAX/El Segundo, Holiday Inn Los Angeles-LAX Airport, Hotel June, Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel and Westin Los Angeles Airport. Last week, the hotel coalition filed an unfair labor practice charge, accusing Unite Here Local 11 of bargaining in bad faith by striking over “nonmandatory subjects.” This includes a measure set for the 2024 ballot that would require hotels in Los Angeles to rent vacant rooms to unhoused people. Grossman said the union is pushing to include policy proposals that “have nothing to do” with the employees it represents and striking over them is “not only unlawful, but it is also a real obstacle to reaching agreement on a contract.” “I think they’re the only people in Los Angeles who don’t want to talk about housing and the cost of housing,” Petersen said in response to the unfair labor practice charge.

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Boycott of Beverly Hills hotels gets boost from Hollywood writers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Boycott of Beverly Hills hotels gets boost from Hollywood writers

LA Times  

Members of Unite Here Local 11 hospitality workers union and members of the Writers Guild of America picket together in Santa Monica in July 2023. The boycott, which was launched last month by hospitality union Unite Here Local 11, targets Cameo Beverly Hills, which is a Hilton hotel, and the Beverly Hills Marriott. “Beverly Hills Marriott refused to agree to …

More than 10,000 hotel workers are on strike
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 10,000 hotel workers are on strike

NPR  

More than 10,000 hotel workers are on strike This Labor Day, workers in industries from airlines to hotels to universities are agitating for better wages and working conditions. SUMMERS:.More than 10,000 hotel workers on strike in nine cities, in demonstrations that should continue through tomorrow at most. HSU: People like Linda Benston, who's worked at the Hilton in Baltimore since …

Nearly half of SoCal hotels involved in local strike have reached tentative deals with workers
11 months, 1 week ago

Nearly half of SoCal hotels involved in local strike have reached tentative deals with workers

LA Times  

On July 3 hotel workers protested outside the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. In all, the union has reached tentative agreements with 28 hotels, nearly half of some 60 properties in Los Angeles and Orange counties initially targeted by intermittent strikes that started in July. While we recognize the growing list of hotels signing this historic agreement, we are …

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 …

Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here’s a rundown of major work stoppages happening now
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here’s a rundown of major work stoppages happening now

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm. 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walk off the job In the health care sector, a major strike kicked off this week — with some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers …

More than 75,000 Kaiser workers go on strike amid clash over staffing, wages
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 75,000 Kaiser workers go on strike amid clash over staffing, wages

LA Times  

On the first day of a three-day strike, Kaiser employees walk out of the hospital to picket and rally at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. In Los Angeles, crowds of workers cheered, chanted and hoisted signs urging Kaiser to respect healthcare workers and “put patients first.” Drivers passing by Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center honked to show their …

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 …

Hotel workers strike at five Santa Monica properties after negotiations stall again
1 year, 3 months ago

Hotel workers strike at five Santa Monica properties after negotiations stall again

LA Times  

Hotel workers have walked off the job at five Santa Monica properties after negotiations stalled. Hotel workers at five Santa Monica properties walked off the job early Monday after negotiations stalled last week. The union last month urged convention organizers and visitors to “stay away from strike-ready hotels” that haven’t signed new contracts with more than 15,000 workers at some …

LAX food workers vote to authorize strike ahead of Labor Day weekend, pressuring tourism industry
1 year, 3 months ago

LAX food workers vote to authorize strike ahead of Labor Day weekend, pressuring tourism industry

LA Times  

Unite Here Local 11 said LAX food workers might strike as early as this holiday weekend. Workers at many of Los Angeles International Airport’s shops and restaurants could join picket lines over the Labor Day weekend after voting overwhelmingly Thursday to authorize a strike. “It’s time the industry pays workers their fair share, and if workers have to strike to …

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 …

Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
1 year, 4 months ago

Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike demanding higher wages and alleging unfair labor practices. “City workers are vital to the function of services for millions of Angelenos every day and to our local economy,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in …

Column: This ‘hot labor summer’ is unifying Los Angeles in a way few could have imagined
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: This ‘hot labor summer’ is unifying Los Angeles in a way few could have imagined

LA Times  

Thousands of city workers walked a picket line in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Aug. 8, 2023, for a scheduled 24-hour work stoppage prompted by what their union believes is a lack of good-faith labor negotiations. L.A. is a union town!” Members of Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents more than 7,000 city workers, went on …

On a day of disruptions, L.A.’s elected and labor leaders promise more talks
1 year, 4 months ago

On a day of disruptions, L.A.’s elected and labor leaders promise more talks

LA Times  

Los Angeles city workers protest at City Hall on Tuesday during a one-day strike over what they say are unfair labor practices by the city. At one point, SEIU Local 721 President and Executive Director David Green even offered praise for Mayor Karen Bass, who heads the city’s five-member bargaining committee. SEIU Local 721, which represents gardeners, mechanics, custodians, trash …

‘More work for less money’: Protests at LAX, City Hall as thousands walk off the job
1 year, 4 months ago

‘More work for less money’: Protests at LAX, City Hall as thousands walk off the job

LA Times  

Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday navigate past striking L.A. city workers, who are staging a one-day walkout to protest what they say are unfair labor practices by the city. Thousands of Los Angeles city workers hit the picket lines Tuesday for a massive one-day strike after union leaders accused the city of unfair labor practices, which Mayor …

L.A.’s striking hotel workers are being roughed up by employers’ security, union says
1 year, 4 months ago

L.A.’s striking hotel workers are being roughed up by employers’ security, union says

LA Times  

From left; Eliza Silva, Lorena Ramirez, and Maria Hernandez, hotel workers at the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Los Angeles, join other striking hotel workers during a protest outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel, at 7th and Figueroa streets in downtown Los Angeles. Peter Hillan, a spokesperson for the California Hotel and Lodging Assn., said that safety is the …

Strike hits dozens of L.A. hotels as tourism industry expects lift from Taylor Swift’s SoFi concerts. Here’s what to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Strike hits dozens of L.A. hotels as tourism industry expects lift from Taylor Swift’s SoFi concerts. Here’s what to know

LA Times  

Striking hotel housekeepers called on Taylor Swift to support their fight for better wages and benefits at a rally July 27 at the Hyatt Regency LAX in Los Angeles. If you’re planning a trip to Los Angeles in the next few days — particularly if you’re visiting to see Taylor Swift — there’s a chance a strike by hotel workers …

Southern California’s hotel worker strike rolls to new spots. Here’s what’s at stake
1 year, 5 months ago

Southern California’s hotel worker strike rolls to new spots. Here’s what’s at stake

LA Times  

Along with other Southern California hotel workers Karla Alcala, a pastry chef at the Waldorf Astoria, walks out and strikes at the hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday. An ongoing strike by Southern California hotel workers enveloped the Beverly Hilton, longtime host of the annual Golden Globe Awards, and the upscale Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills early Monday morning. Workers …

Column: On the picket line, a telling alliance between hotel workers and screenwriters
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: On the picket line, a telling alliance between hotel workers and screenwriters

LA Times  

Members of Unite Here! Local 11 hotel workers union and members of the Writers Guild of America picket together outside the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on Thursday. No, the billionaires are billion-ating, and we’re all here trying to squeeze it out.” Members of Unite Here Local 11 and members of the Writers Guild of America picket together outside …

Column: Three’s not a crowd. Meet the co-presidents of the union behind the hotel workers’ strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: Three’s not a crowd. Meet the co-presidents of the union behind the hotel workers’ strike

LA Times  

Striking hotel workers walk the picket line outside the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. “It works for us — it doesn’t feel foreign for us because that’s the way we learned how to do it.” Susan Minato, second from left, attends a 2019 press conference at Unite Here Local 11 headquarters in Inglewood as …

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 …

Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California
1 year, 5 months ago

Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California

NPR  

Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California Enlarge this image toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Damian Dovarganes/AP In Southern California, screenwriters are on strike. The strike of thousands of hotel employees in and around Los Angeles comes during a busy week for the region, where people have traveled for the July 4th holiday and the annual Anime Expo, …

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. …

Staff cuts, long commutes, rising costs: Hotel workers say they simply can’t keep up
1 year, 5 months ago

Staff cuts, long commutes, rising costs: Hotel workers say they simply can’t keep up

LA Times  

Hotel workers picket in front of the Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday in downtown. Thousands of Southern California hotel workers took to picket lines Sunday, wearing red union T-shirts and chanting for others to join their fight for better wages and benefits in a region they say has become increasingly unaffordable. “I couldn’t sleep last night,” said Diana Rios Sanchez, a …

Thousands of hotel workers across Southern California walk off the job
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of hotel workers across Southern California walk off the job

LA Times  

Southern California hotel workers walk a picket line Sunday in downtown Los Angeles after thousands walked off the job, demanding higher pay and better benefits. Thousands of workers at hotels across Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits and beginning what could be the largest U.S. strike for the industry in recent memory. “Now …

L.A. City Council members, California assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. City Council members, California assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman protest on Century Boulevard shortly before their arrest Thursday. Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman and Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo were among scores of people arrested Thursday while participating in a protest organized by Unite Here Local 11, which represents hospitality workers in Southern California. At the protest, held …

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 …

Voices from the protests: ‘People of all races out risking their lives to march’
4 years, 6 months ago

Voices from the protests: ‘People of all races out risking their lives to march’

LA Times  

Sean Welch, 40, protests the death of George Floyd during a rally Monday at Laurel Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. 66 / 81 Police fire percussion rounds to clear protesters from Grand Avenue in in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. 70 / 81 Protesters take to the streets Friday in downtown L.A. 71 / 81 Protesters are escorted off the northbound …

‘Sometimes peaceful is not enough’: L.A. protesters explain why they hit the streets
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Sometimes peaceful is not enough’: L.A. protesters explain why they hit the streets

LA Times  

L.A. Times columnist LZ Granderson speaks with protesters in downtown Los Angeles and finds goodwill and solidarity. 66 / 81 Police fire percussion rounds to clear protesters from Grand Avenue in in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. 70 / 81 Protesters take to the streets Friday in downtown L.A. 71 / 81 Protesters are escorted off the northbound 110 Freeway …

Looting, vandalism across downtown L.A. as protesters, police clash
4 years, 6 months ago

Looting, vandalism across downtown L.A. as protesters, police clash

LA Times  

Protesters demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd clashed for hours with police on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, blocking the 110 Freeway, damaging cars and property and getting into a series of tense altercations with officers. 66 / 81 Police fire percussion rounds to clear protesters from Grand Avenue in in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. 70 / …

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