46 HOTELS HAVE GONE ON STRIKE
Already 46 hotels have gone on strike in LA and Orange County. We had an epic rally in downtown and six LA City Councilmembers joined the party. This is what five of them said.
Fairmont Miramar workers being attacked by the security guards at the hotel!
Today @FairmontMiramar security officers attacked striking workers at their hotel. Our members won’t give in to bully tactics at the negotiating table or the picket line. #SoCalHotelStrike pic.twitter.com/3iKYM6VW1l
— UNITE HERE Local 11 (@UNITEHERE11) August 5, 2023
MERCEDES FLORES
Meet Mercedes Flores, a housekeeper and worker leader at the Sheraton Grand in DTLA. This is why she has gone on strike.
RAFAEL CASTRO
Rafael has worked at the Westin LAX for 30 years. He is fighting for the five pillars; wages, health insurance, a pension, affordable housing, and fair workloads.
Hotel Housekeepers Ask Taylor Swift to Postpone Her Shows in LA
A week before her Eras Tour hits Los Angeles, dozens of hotel housekeepers published an open letter to Taylor Swift in the Los Angeles Times, asking her to support their fight for a wage that allows them to live in the city where they work. Hotels are expected to reap enormous profits from the “Swift Lift,” which has been compared to multiple consecutive Super Bowls in light of its economic benefits for the hospitality industry.
MELISSA AND ROSA
The 3rd wave of the nation’s largest hotel strike expands to Beverly Hills as more than 1,000 more cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk agents at multiple properties walked out this morning.
UNITE HERE Local 11 + WGA West + SAG-AFTRA
What happens when UNITE HERE Local 11, Writers Guild of America West, and SAG-AFTRA decide to throw a street party? And they are joined by LA County Federation Of Labor, Amusement Area Employees Union Local B-192? This is what happens!
LETICIA CEBALLOS
Leticia has two jobs and lives two hours away from her workplace to be able to achieve her dream of home ownership. She has to sleep in her car between jobs and can only see her family on weekends. That’s why she’s on strike.
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.”