Some 2,500 hotel employees are striking in San Francisco, including at the Marriott Marquis, the Grand Hyatt, the Westin St. Francis, and more.
Some 2,500 employees are now on strike in San Francisco, with those at the city’s Marriott Marquis being the latest to join the picket lines on Sunday. That addition means that SF’s three biggestare involved, with the strike spanning the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, the Marriott Union Square, the Palace Hotel, and the Westin St. Francis.
A whole host of hotel employees are involved in the strike: housekeepers, bellhops, cooks, bartenders, and more. Since they’ve been striking, the union says, some two dozen clients have pulled their business from San Francisco hotels. Meanwhile, four clients have said they would book 25,000 room nights in San Francisco next year if the strike is settled in time.Beyond the hotels themselves, the strike also affects the guest experience.
Until the hotels and their employees agree on a new contract, this may be the case at San Francisco hotels for a while longer.Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter.
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