Thousands of hotel workers in Los Angeles County are back on strike for the third time this month, saying the most recent contract proposal by hotel industry leaders didn’t include any more money for wages, pensions, or healthcare.
“We have sat down with the hotel management to try to negotiate in good faith, and they just haven’t budged,” David Stookie, a front desk worker at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood, told KNX News.
So far, the Westin Bonaventure in downtown L.A. is the only hotel to sign a new contract with Unite Here Local 11, leaving 59 other hotels yet to reach deals. Workers have already walked off the job twice in July at hotels in downtown L.A., Santa Monica, and the area around the Los Angeles International Airport, with union leaders warning that more walkouts could happen at any time.
The union has cited the rising cost of living in L.A. as a major concern, along with understaffing that hasn’t improved since the pandemic.
“We have been working insane hours, sometimes ten days straight without a day off,” Stookie said. “I’m out here because we have not returned to pre-pandemic level staffing, so I feel like I’m working three people’s jobs on a daily basis.”
According to Unite Here Local 11’s Twitter, workers picketed Thursday in West Hollywood, Glendale, San Pedro, and Pasadena.
KNX News has reached out to the hotel coalition for comment.
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