Hotel workers pick up the pace in Los Angeles and San Francisco

by PWW (reposted)

Fri, Nov 19, 2004 10:02PM

Leaders from UNITE HERE Local 11 and officials from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor announced Nov. 12 a boycott of nine upscale hotels, members of the Los Angeles Hotel Employers’ Council. The hotels include the Biltmore, Hyatt Regency, Beverly Wilshire, Westin Bonaventure, Wilshire Grand, St. Regis, Sheraton Universal, Hyatt West Hollywood and Century Plaza.

A Nov. 11 community meeting at the UNITE union hall brought together community and union leaders to help plan strategy for the fight-back.

“We need to have labor solidarity across the city,” said Jubilee Shine, one of the meeting organizers from Roofers Local 36. “Wherever there is a labor dispute we need a rapid response in numbers from the community,” he added.

n an e-mail message to meeting organizers, state Sen. Sheila Kuehl emphasized that “it is public policy of the state of California not to patronize businesses where there is a labor dispute.” She said she is looking for alternate sites for state meetings that had been scheduled at the boycotted hotels.

Joe Hancock from the L.A. Workers Center said, “We need to fight for a national health care plan for all workers,” while Ricardo Zelada, also from the center, said he would take the issue back to his church.

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