Category: hotel workers

Hotel Workers’ Strike Expanding in Southern California, Looming in Arizona

July 18, 2023
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The hotel workers’ strike that started in Los Angeles continued to expand in Southern California, with workers in Orange County walking off their jobs last week, demanding higher wages and benefits while seeking support for a union-backed ballot measure to house homeless people at hotels. The strike by members of Unite Here Local 11 started with…

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Thousands of Hotel Workers Go on Strike in Southern California Over Rising Living Expenses

July 3, 2023
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Thousands of Southern California hotel workers went on strike on the Fourth of July weekend for a new contract with higher wages and benefits, according to the employees’ union. Non-managerial hotel staff, including cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk workers, were seen picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties as the…

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Anaheim Council Puts off Decision to Raise Hotel Workers’ Wages

May 19, 2023
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The Anaheim City Council voted 7-0 this week to request an economic impact study and put off making a decision about an initiative—which would raise wages and reform work conditions for hotel workers—until their meeting on June 13. If adopted, the proposed ordinance would raise the minimum wage for hotel workers to $25 an hour—versus…

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