HOTELS WITH CONTRACTS OR TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS
- 1 HOTEL WEST HOLLYWOOD
- ALOFT | El Segundo, Calif.
- ALSACE HOTEL | Los Angeles, Calif.
- BALBOA BAY CLUB | Newport Beach, Calif.
- THE BEVERLY HILTON | Beverly Hills, Calif.
- COURTYARD MARRIOTT SANTA MONICA
- COURTYARD MARRIOTT/RESIDENCE INN LA LIVE | Los Angeles, Calif.
- DOUBLETREE HOTEL DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
- DOUBLETREE HOTEL SAN PEDRO
- E CENTRAL HOTEL | Los Angeles, Calif.
- EMBASSY SUITES IRVINE
- FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES | El Segundo, Calif.
- FAIRMONT CENTURY PLAZA | Los Angeles, Calif.
- FAIRMONT MIRAMAR | Santa Monica, Calif.
- FOUR POINTS SHERATON LAX | Los Angeles, Calif.
- FOUR SEASONS REGENCY BEVERLY WILSHIRE | Beverly Hills, Calif.
- HAMPTON INN & SUITES SANTA MONICA
- HILTON ANAHEIM
- HILTON COSTA MESA
- HILTON GLENDALE
- HILTON IRVINE
- HILTON PASADENA
- HOLIDAY INN LAX
- HOTEL FIGUEROA
- HOTEL INDIGO LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN
- HOTEL MAYA | Long Beach, Calif.
- HYATT ANDAZ WEST HOLLYWOOD
- HYATT CENTRIC LONG BEACH
- HYATT PLACE PASADENA
- HYATT REGENCY LAX
- HYATT REGENCY LONG BEACH
- INTERCONTINENTAL LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN
- JUNE HOTEL | Los Angeles, Calif.
- JW MARRIOTT LA LIVE | Los Angeles, Calif.
- LAGUNA CLIFFS MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA | Dana Point, Calif.
- LE MÉRIDIEN DELFINA SANTA MONICA
- LE MERIGOT | Santa Monica, Calif.
- THE LINE | Los Angeles, Calif.
- LOEWS HOLLYWOOD | Los Angeles, Calif.
- MARRIOTT IRVINE | Irvine, Calif.
- MILLENNIUM BILTMORE | Los Angeles, Calif.
- PROPER HOTEL LOS ANGELES
- PROPER HOTEL SANTA MONICA
- THE LA GRAND HOTEL DOWNTOWN | Los Angeles, Calif.
- THE RITZ-CARLTON | Los Angeles, Calif.
- THE SHAY-DESTINATION BY HYATT | Culver City, Calif.
- SHERATON GATEWAY LAX | Los Angeles, Calif.
- SHERATON GRAND LOS ANGELES | Los Angeles, Calif.
- SHERATON PARK ANAHEIM
- SHERATON UNIVERSAL HOTEL | Universal City, Calif.
- SLS HOTEL BEVERLY HILLS | Los Angeles, Calif.
- SOFITEL LOS ANGELES AT BEVERLY HILLS | Los Angeles, Calif.
- TEMPE MISSION PALMS-DESTINATION BY HYATT | Tempe, Ariz.
- VICEROY SANTA MONICA
- W HOLLYWOOD & SKY TERRACE RESTAURANT | Los Angeles, Calif.
- W LOS ANGELES WEST BEVERLY HILLS | Los Angeles, Calif.
- WALDORF ASTORIA | Beverly Hills, Calif.
- WESTDRIFT MANHATTAN BEACH
- WESTIN BONAVENTURE | Los Angeles, Calif.
- WESTIN LAX LOS ANGELES AIRPORT | Los Angeles, Calif.
- WESTIN LONG BEACH
HOTELS WITH LABOR DISPUTES
- CAMEO BEVERLY HILLS
- HILTON GARDEN INN LAX/EL SEGUNDO
- SONESTA REDONDO BEACH
THE 2023 CONTRACT FIGHT
Since the pandemic, the region’s largest economic engine, the tourism industry, is celebrating record profits while hospitality workers are overworked, fighting to stay housed and alive. In 2023, workers have the opportunity to reclaim the right to live and work in their community.
UNITE HERE Local 11 has lined up over 100 contracts to expire this year, with the goal to lift the low standards of service workers, as the city of Los Angeles prepares for the World Cup (2026) and the Olympics (2028). We are ready to welcome millions to the region, and we intend to seize the moment to ensure our place in the economic boom headed our way.
THE SECOND WAVE OF STRIKES
“Thousands of workers at 33 hotels from Downtown Los Angeles to LAX to Orange County have participated in the largest hotel worker strike in California history,” said Kurt Petersen, Co-President UNITE HERE Local 11. “Our city has reached a tipping point. The wealthy continue to live in luxury while workers, from actors and writers to room attendants and servers, live from one paycheck to the next. This fight is ultimately about whether those who make LA prosperous and beautiful will be able to afford to live in LA.”
Picketing and Leafleting Continue as Hotel Workers Return to Work After Second Wave of Strikes
More hotel worker actions on the horizon as entertainment industry strike grows
Southern California: As labor strife consumes the region, thousands of hotel workers at 12 hotels in Los Angeles and Orange County return to work today.
The pandemic destroyed the regions’ most important industries, tourism and entertainment, as most actors, writers, and hotel workers lost their jobs overnight. Meanwhile the employers profited from the pandemic by taking billions of dollars in subsidies and forcing workers to work more for less. Workers are rising up together to demand a living wage that allows them to live in the city in which they work.
Negotiations resume on Tuesday, June 18th. More strikes and other actions by hotel workers could take place at any time.
“Since reopening after the pandemic, hotels began to eliminate daily room cleaning. Our workloads have become brutal and take an even bigger toll on us,” says Rosa Paz, housekeeper for 23 years at the Hilton Anaheim. “We went on strike because we work really hard and deserve better. Through the strike workers from all the hotels are more united than ever. We are ready for anything, inside, outside, at the negotiating table, and won’t settle for less than we deserve.”
Yesenia Reyes, housekeeper at the Hyatt Regency LAX which is owned by the Southwest Carpenters Pension Trust, the pension fund of the Southwest Carpenters’ union says, “I feel more empowered now than ever to continue fighting for a good contract.” She continued, “As a single mom, I rarely get to see my six kids because I work two full time jobs to pay my $2,000 rent and keep up with other expenses.”
“Thousands of workers at 33 hotels from Downtown Los Angeles to LAX to Orange County have participated in the largest hotel worker strike in California history,” said Kurt Petersen, Co-President UNITE HERE Local 11. “Our city has reached a tipping point. The wealthy continue to live in luxury while workers, from actors and writers to room attendants and servers, live from one paycheck to the next. This fight is ultimately about whether those who make LA prosperous and beautiful will be able to afford to live in LA.”
YESENIA REYES
I feel more empowered now than ever to continue fighting for a good contract. As a single mom, I rarely get to see my six kids because I work two full time jobs to pay my $2,000 rent and keep up with other expenses.
ROSA PAZ
Since reopening after the pandemic, hotels began to eliminate daily room cleaning. Our workloads have become brutal and take an even bigger toll on us. We went on strike because we work really hard and deserve better. Through the strike workers from all the hotels are more united than ever. We are ready for anything, inside, outside, at the negotiating table, and won’t settle for less than we deserve.”
SoCal Hotel Strike Wave Moves to OC As More Walk Off The Job
Southern California: This morning, more cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk agents at multiple properties walked out on the second wave of the largest multi-hotel strike in Southern California’s history.
“I am on strike because I welcome hundreds of guests into Anaheim everyday, but I still cannot afford to retire or provide for my family, even though we know the industry is booming,” said Elizabeth Galindo, housekeeper at the Anaheim Hilton. “We are proud to join our sisters and brothers in Los Angeles on strike.”
Hotel workers across Orange County join thousands of hotel workers near LAX who walked out to demand better pay and working conditions on Monday. This marks the second wave of hotel strikes in the region this month. Workers at 21 hotels walked out 4th of July weekend in Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. So far, only the Westin Bonaventure has reached an agreement with UNITE HERE Local 11 that provides a living wage and vital benefits. 60 properties, covering nearly 15,000 hotel workers, are authorized to strike at any moment.
“Hotel workers across Santa Monica, DTLA, LAX, to Beverly Hills, Anaheim, and Irvine are more united than ever to fight for a contract that allows them to live in the city where they work. Tourism is booming. The region is investing billions in infrastructure. The workers who are the backbone of this industry must have a living wage,” said Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11.
Second SoCal Hotel Strike Wave Hits in LAX Area as More Walk Off the Job
Southern California: This morning, thousands more cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk agents at multiple properties walked out on the second wave of the largest multi-hotel strike in Southern California’s history.
“I am on strike because as a mom I will do anything to keep a roof over my kids’ heads. Rent is soaring but wages are not. The industry is booming. They need to share with us who make them prosperous,” said Lilia Sotelo Housekeeper at the Sheraton Gateway
The second wave of strikes came after thousands of hotel workers in 21 hotels struck for three days during the 4th of July weekend in Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. So far, of the 60 properties with nearly 15,000 hotel workers whose contracts expired at the end of June, only the Westin Bonaventure has reached an agreement with UNITE HERE Local 11 that provides a living wage and other benefits.
“No worker should have to sleep in their car between shifts because they cannot afford to live in Los Angeles. Workers are striking because they believe that all workers in this city – whether you teach, write, act, or clean hotel rooms – deserve a wage that allows them to live with dignity in Los Angeles. The hotel industry is flush with cash. Room rates are soaring. The industry’s greed makes workers unable to live in the city where they work.” said Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11.
On June 8, hotel workers voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike. The union is seeking to create a hospitality workforce housing fund, in addition to better wages, healthcare benefits, pension and safer workloads. In a UNITE HERE Local 11 survey, 53% of workers said that they either have moved in the past 5 years or will move in the near future because of soaring housing costs. Hotel workers report commuting hours from areas like Apple Valley, Palmdale, California City and Victorville.
During the pandemic, hotels received $15 billion in federal bailouts and cut jobs and guest services such as daily room cleaning. In 2023, hotel profits in Los Angeles and Orange County exceeded pre-pandemic levels, yet hospitality workers continue to struggle to afford a place to live in the cities where they work.
Southern California will be the first region ever to host back-to-back the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028. In recent decades, these mega sports events have left local governments indebted for years and have permanently displaced millions of poor residents.
MARTA ESQUIVEL
The companies have taken advantage of the pandemic to get richer, while we struggle to stay housed. I am fighting for that change, and that’s why I am on strike!
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