The hotel workers union had urged visitors to boycott three hotels where violent incidents occurred. Now the boycott is widening to all hotels without labor contracts.
The hotel strike is hitting consumers harder than any other during Los Angeles’ labor summer, bringing complaints, a disrupted wedding and violence.Peter Hillan, spokesperson for the Hotel Assn. of Los Angeles, said the boycott could do long-term damage to L.A.’s economy, given that conventions are scheduled years in advance and may not choose to return, since the market is competitive.
Keith Grossman, an attorney with Hirschfeld Kraemer who represents a coalition of 44 hotels involved in talks with Unite Here Local 11, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The hotel coalition filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the union of bargaining in bad faith by striking over “nonmandatory subjects” that aren’t related to wages and benefits. This includes a measure set for the 2024 ballot that would require hotels in Los Angeles to rent vacant rooms to unhoused people.
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