Hotels brace for possible labor unrest (USA Today)

[Catchawave]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Hotel companies are preparing for possible labor unrest in 2006 as contracts expire in major North American cities including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

An executive at the Reuters Hotels and Casinos Summit held in Los Angeles said the Unite Here union's bid to grow and increase its influence is likely to be the most contentious issue, eclipsing arguments over wages and benefits.

Unite Here, formed by the merger of two unions in 2004, says more than 200 hotels are affected in seven markets.

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Former Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and actor Danny Glover are due Wednesday to help launch in San Francisco a national "Hotel Workers Rising" campaign to promote the need for union representation of hotel workers.

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More: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2006-02-16-hotel-strikes-loom_x.htm

[EFerrari]

1. Kick for Labor

:kick:

[iamjoy]

2. I've Worked In Hotels

The hours are ridiculous (24-7 and holidays).
I can definately see where that sector needs attention, although I'm not sure if Union is the way to go.

[lumpy]

6. What other way is there to go ?

The administrations, the congresses, the 'private' sector is not going to help workers.

[Up2Late]

3. Welp, time for a "Crack Down," can't have all those poor people...

...yelling for their rights!

I bet La Migre (sp?) (Immigration) will be called in too.:mad:

[Catchawave]

4. As conservatives would say....

...instead of trying to find better jobs or improve their education...:mad: Oh you know it's coming :)

I would enjoy paying $200/night in a NYC hotel if I knew my housekeepers were getting a bigger peice of the nightly pie. As it is now, it makes me feel like I'm helping them by tidying up before they come.

[sarcasmo]

5. Will Dictator 43 crack down on the dissidents? Kick and Nom for

Unionized labor.