U.S. Hotel Workers Go On Strike

Over the busy Labor Day weekend, thousands of front-desk workers, housekeepers, and other employees at more than a dozen hotels across the country walked off the job early Sunday after contract negotiations failed to reach an agreement, Derek M. Norman reported for the New York Times.

The strikes, which as of Sunday morning were called at hotels in Boston; Greenwich, Conn.; San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; and Seattle, were scheduled to last three days. I Photo: Unite Here Local 25

The strikes, which as of Sunday morning were called at hotels in Boston; Greenwich, Conn.; San Francisco; San Jose, Calif.; and Seattle, were scheduled to last three days, coinciding with many travelers' holiday weekend plans.

Additional hotel workers in other cities could also announce strikes soon.

In April, members of the Unite Here union picketed Hotel Figueroa, a Hyatt property in Los Angeles, demanding higher wages and a reversal of pandemic-era staffing and service cuts.

Although hotel chains claim they will continue to operate normally, travelers may experience disruptions as employees strike in cities from Boston to San Francisco.