HOTELS WITH CONTRACTS OR TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS

1 HOTEL WEST HOLLYWOOD
ALSACE HOTEL | Los Angeles, Calif.
THE BEVERLY HILTON | Beverly Hills, Calif.
COURTYARD MARRIOTT SANTA MONICA
COURTYARD MARRIOTT/RESIDENCE INN LA LIVE | Los Angeles, Calif.
E CENTRAL HOTEL | Los Angeles, 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 | Anaheim, Calif.
HILTON COSTA MESA | Costa Mesa, Calif.
HILTON IRVINE | Irvine, Calif.
HOTEL INDIGO LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN
HOTEL MAYA
HYATT PLACE PASADENA
HYATT ANDAZ WEST HOLLYWOOD
HYATT CENTRIC LONG BEACH
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 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 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 UNIVERSAL HOTEL | Universal City, Calif.
SLS HOTEL BEVERLY HILLS | Los Angeles, Calif.
SOFITEL LOS ANGELES AT BEVERLY HILLS
VICEROY SANTA MONICA
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.

HOTELS WITH LABOR DISPUTES

ALOFT EL SEGUNDO
BALBOA BAY CLUB
DOUBLETREE HOTEL DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
DOUBLETREE HOTEL SAN PEDRO
EMBASSY SUITES IRVINE
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES EL SEGUNDO
GLENDALE HILTON
HILTON GARDEN INN LAX/EL SEGUNDO
HILTON PASADENA
HOLIDAY INN LAX
HOTEL FIGUEROA
HYATT REGENCY LAX
SHERATON PARK ANAHEIM
THE LA GRAND HOTEL DOWNTOWN
W HOLLYWOOD & SKY TERRACE RESTAURANT

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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.

96% VOTED TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE

June 12, 2023

The strike authorization vote comes after more than a month of failed negotiations with our hotel employers. Our key demands are an immediate $5 an hour wage increase to keep pace with the soaring cost of housing; affordable family healthcare; a pension that will enable workers to retire with security; and safe and humane workloads.

SoCal Hotel Workers Authorize Largest Industry Wide Strike in U.S History, 96% YES

June 9, 2023

Los Angeles, CA: The region’s largest hospitality union, UNITE HERE Local 11, representing over 32,000 room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, front desk agents, servers and food service workers, voted to authorize a strike today.

UNITE HERE Local 11 could call for a strike at dozens of hotels with more than 15,000 workers as early as July 4th weekend. This would be the largest hotel worker strike in modern US industry.

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.

Top on the list of concerns for hotel workers is the rising cost of housing. 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.

The strike authorization vote comes after more than a month of failed negotiations with hotel employers–including Hyatt, Hilton, Highgate, Accor, IHG, and Marriott. The union’s key demands are an immediate $5 an hour wage increase to keep pace with the soaring cost of housing; affordable family healthcare; a pension that will enable workers to retire with security, and a safe and humane workload. Negotiations began on April 20 but the hotel industry has yet to respond with any wage proposals.

“I voted yes to strike because I commute two hours from my home in Apple Valley to downtown Los Angeles. I deserve to make enough money to live near where I work.” said Brenda Mendoza, a uniform attendant at the JW Marriott LA Live.

“I am ready to strike for our affordable health insurance, because my chronic illness will not wait.” said Lupe Pitones, Front Office PBX, Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

“Hotel workers who work in the booming Los Angeles’ tourism industry must be able to live in Los Angeles,” said Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11. “The industry shamelessly exploited the pandemic and is now reaping greater profits than ever before. Yet workers cannot afford to pay the rent. This 96% vote to authorize a strike sends a clear message to the industry that workers have reached their limit and are prepared to strike to secure a living wage.”

Southern California will be the first city in modern history 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. UNITE HERE Local 11 is calling on the industry and political leadership to use the events to transform tourism jobs into family sustaining jobs and solve the housing crisis.