Hotel workers will now earn an average of 40% to 50% more in wages than they do now, allowing them to remain housed and live in the communities near their employment, according to a summary of the contract.
Workers at 34 hotels will receive a $10 wage increase and significant boosts to their benefits and rights as part of a new four-year contract, their union announced Monday.The union said hotel workers achieved "every goal" after deciding to take action last summer, which included strikes and calls for boycotts of certain hotels.
"Additionally, workers also continue to receive low-cost health benefits for themselves and their families, fair workloads, pension improvements and pre-pandemic staffing guarantees.Brenda Mendoza, a uniform attendant at the JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles for 14 years, hailed the labor agreement. She said it will give her "peace of mind," and it means that she won't live paycheck to paycheck.
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