Employees at 18 hotels — including the Biltmore and JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles and the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica — have gone on strike, according to the union.
Hotel workers in Los Angeles and Orange counties voted to authorize a strike during the height of tourism season if talks don’t result in a new contract.“It’s a strategic decision about where we are going to strike next, and many factors go into it,” Petersen, the union co-president, said Monday.
Peter Hillan, a spokesperson for the Hotel Assn. of Los Angeles, said it is typical for hotels to hire temporary workers to ensure guests are served when union workers are striking. “If workers are complaining about being replaced, they should show up to work,” Hillan said. Steen said he works at both the InterContinental and the JW Marriott to make ends meet because he is not guaranteed 40 hours a week at either location.
The union has not budged from its position in April, when it proposed a $5 immediate hourly wage increase and a $3 boost annually for three years. The pay raises are necessary, the union says, because of the region’s expensive housing, which is forcing workers to move farther away.With hotels packed for the holiday weekend and the Anime Expo in full swing, a massive strike gets underway in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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