About 2,500 hotel workers continued striking on Thanksgiving as negotiations sit at a standstill.
Thanksgiving marked the 68th day of the strike, which started on September 22. Union workers with UNITE HERE Local 2 have demanded more staffing, higher wages, and secure benefits. The strike includes workers from Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton hotels.'We are fighting for something so basic like our wages, our health insurance, and our pensions,' Jose Leon, who has worked at the Grant Hyatt for 32 years, said on Thursday. 'This suffering makes us value what we have and what we deserve.
Leon, who is part of a bargaining committee representing his Grand Hyatt coworkers, said he hasn't heard from anyone with Hyatt.'We haven't heard from them. We are waiting and, hopefully, they have something fair for us,' Leon said.In a statement to CBS News Bay Area, the company's head of labor relations said it hasn't heard from the union.
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