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Vice President Kamala Harris
Workers, including here in my home state of California, are fighting for fair pay, good benefits, and a voice at work. As the President and I always say, every worker — from writers, to actors, to hospitality and municipal workers — deserves a fair contract. — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) August 18, 2023
SOLIDARITY
We hear from the hotel companies that they think striking workers will have to cave because they don’t have the same financial resources as the multi-billion dollar companies who are enjoying record profits. The pledge to back us up takes that power away from them. The bosses always underestimate the power of their workers and […]
Multiple Unions Vow Financial Support for Hotel Worker Strike
Broad labor movement support raises possibility of prolonged conflict Los Angeles – California unions announced their pledge of financial support for hotel workers who have been leading the largest wave of hotel strikes in modern history. Collectively, the unions pledging support represent 2.1 million workers. “At this moment when workers of practically every industry are coming […]
SoCal Hotel Workers Call for Boycott of Three Properties Following Employer Violence
Southern California: Hotel workers at the Hotel Maya in Long Beach, Laguna Cliffs Marriott Dana Point, and Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica are calling for a boycott because of management’s use or condoning of violence during the largest hotel strike in U.S. history. The boycott announcement comes as conventions, such as the American Political Science Association, arrive in the region. […]