Employees at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront are striking for fair working conditions on the eve of San Diego Comic Con.
After two years away due to the pandemic San Diego Comic Con is finally back in-person this weekend. However, even though it's the nerdiest time of year, SDCC might have just run into a major problem. According to CBR, hundreds of Hilton San Diego Bayfront employees have gone on strike right as the biggest comic con in the world is set to begin.
The hotel is one of the major hubs for the convention as it’s set to be the host of such big events as the Rick and Morty: The Vindicators and Archer Season 13 special screenings as well as their live Q&A panels. The site also hosts a ton of press events and many media organizations are using Hilton to conduct their various interviews.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY So how exactly has it come to this? Well apparently, this has been an issue that has boiled over for some time. Employees at the Hilton have been without a new contract since November. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, 450 employees went on strike after 13 hour negotiations fell through on Tuesday. The Twitter account More Perfect Union also revealed that Hilton wanted to raise workers' monthly parking fee from $45 to $65.
To make matters worse, that $2.50 raise the Hilton was offering was to be made over an 18-month period, according to Bates. Also, the workers not having housekeeping would reduce their hours by 30% which would make the raise offer rather useless in comparison. SDCC was looking to have a major comeback year. Especially with the likes of Marvel and DC back at the convention in a big way. There’s expected to be some massive trailers and news for both the MCU and DCEU films like Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods while hit shows like Harley Quinn are premiering new episodes at the convention.
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