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~ Donald Wilson
Century Plaza Hotel
27 years

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Los Angeles Hotel Worker News

All Los Angeles hotel worker articles in chronological order:

With Hotel Labor Contract Ratified, Villaraigosa Moves to Revive Tourism
Los Angeles Times - June 17, 2005

Empleados de Hotel Festejan Ratificación de Contrato
La Opinión - June 17, 2005

Trabajadores Aprueban Contrato de Trabajo
Hoy - June 17, 2005

LA Hotel Workers Ratify Contract Expiring in 2006
Reuters - June 17, 2005

Hotels' Workers Approve New Pact
Los Angeles Daily News - June 16, 2005

Los Angeles Hotel Workers Ratify Contract
Associated Press - June 16, 2005

Hotel Workers Approve New Contract
Los Angeles Business Journal - June 16, 2005

Union Says Lining Up Contract Dates Brings Leverage
Associated Press - June 15, 2005

Union, Hotels Avert Strike, Lockout
Los Angeles Times - June 12, 2005

Hotels, Hotel Workers in Deal
City News Service - June 12, 2005

LA Hotels Agree to Labor Deal Expiring in 2006
Reuters - June 11, 2005

L.A. Hotels Reach Tentative Labor Pact
Associated Press - June 11, 2005

Antonio to the Rescue
Los Angeles Daily News - June 11, 2005

Hotels to Lock Out Workers
Los Angeles Times - June 11, 2005

Hyatt Workers Strike After Talks End in Standoff
Los Angeles Times - June 10, 2005

Hotels Vote to Lock Out Workers
Los Angeles Business Journal - June 10, 2005

Hyatt Hotels to Lock Out Workers
BizJournals.com - June 10, 2005

West Hollywood Hyatt Workers Walk Out; Employers Opt For Lockout
Associated Press - June 09, 2005

Hyatt Strike Part of Larger Battle Over New Contract
Los Angeles Business Journal - June 9, 2005

Union Strikes L.A. Hyatt, Hotels Plan Lockout
Reuters - June 9, 2005

Listen to this report Business Update With Mark Lacter
KPCC Radio - June 7, 2005
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Biltmore Strikes Deal With Union
Los Angeles Business Journal - June 6, 2005

Union Says 2nd LA Hotel Would Agree to 2-Year Deal
Reuters - June 3, 2005

State of the Unions
Corporate Meetings & Incentives - June 2, 2005

Union Strategy Taking Its Toll on Hotels
Los Angeles Business Journal - May 31, 2005

In Support of Union Boycott Students Won't Hold Prom at Biltmore Hotel
KNBC (Channel 4) - May 26, 2005

Two Hotels Break Ranks on Union Contract
Los Angeles Times - May 20, 2005

L.A. Hotel Employer's Council Starts to Fray
Reuters - May 20, 2005

Hotels Sweeten Deal, but Rejection Likely
Los Angeles Times - May 17, 2005

Hotel Owners Make Contract Offer
Los Angeles Business Journal - May 16, 2005

Beverly Hilton Signs Pact With Union
Los Angeles Times - May 7, 2005

Beverly Hilton Contract Breaks With Industry
Los Angeles Times - May 6, 2005

Unite HERE Settles With Beverly Hilton
Los Angeles Business Journal - May 5, 2005

Hotels Battle Continues
Jewish Journal - March 25, 2004

Boycott Hurts Hotels, but Fails to Advance Negotiations
Los Angeles Business Journal - March 23, 2005

Clinton Backs Hotel Workers, Skips Century Plaza Lunch
Los Angeles Garment & Citizen - March 9, 2005

Interfaith Religious Leaders Bless Hotel Workers
The Tidings - March 4, 2005

Clinton Respeta Boicoteo de Hoteles
La Opinión – March 4, 2005

Students in Fight For Hotel Workers
Daily Trojan - February 25, 2005

Union Victory- Hotels Drop Health Insurance Premiums
Los Angeles Times - February 17, 2005

Unionized Workers Get Break on Health Care Costs
Los Angeles Business Journal - February 16, 2005

Smaller Hotels Align With Union on 2006 Expiration
Los Angeles Times - February 10, 2005

Latest Contract Offers Rejected
Los Angeles Times - February 8, 2005

Back to the Bargaining Table for Union and Hotels
Los Angeles Business Journal - February 4, 2005

Hotel Labor Talks to Resume in Los Angeles
Pacific Business News - January 30, 2005

NLRB Sides Against L.A. Hotels
Pacific Business News - January 28, 2005

Hotels to Face Complaint by NLRB
Los Angeles Times - January 27, 2005

NLRB Planning to File Complaint Against LA-Area Hotels
Associated Press - Jan. 27, 2005

Settlement Urged to Lingering Hotel Dispute
The Los Angeles Independent - January 12, 2005

Cinematographers Seeks Alternative to Century Plaza Due to Protracted Contract Dispute
Hollywood Reporter - December 27, 2004

Directors Guild of America Switch Awards Site in Show of Solidarity
Hollywood Reporter - December 21, 2004

Hotel Offer Is Rejected
Los Angeles Times - December 17, 2004

Infructuosas las Pláticas Entre Hoteles y Sindicato
Hoy - December 17, 2004

Key Issue Unresolved in Latest Hotel Offer
Los Angeles Times - December 15, 2004

Producers Change Awards Site in Union Solidarity
Hollywood Reporter - December 15, 2004

Bill Targets Loss of Hotels
Los Angeles Times - December 15, 2004

Labor Dispute Forces Move Of Awards Show
Los Angeles Times - December 15, 2004

Boycott Already Costly to L.A. Luxury Hotels
The Los Angeles Independent - December 8, 2004

Union Strategy May Be to Avoid Strike Against Hotels
Los Angeles Times - December 6, 2004

Delegation Presses for End to Hotel Contract Dispute
The Jewish Journal - December 3, 2004

No Room at the Hotel
The Tidings - December 3, 2004

Hahn's Speech Moved: Mayor Won’t Cross Picket Line
Los Angeles Daily News - November 23, 2004

Workers Picket Downtown Hotel
Los Angeles Times - November 19, 2004

Hotel Workers Rally For New Contract
Daily Trojan - November 19, 2004

Workers Call For Boycott Of LA-Area Hotels
Associated Press – November 12, 2004

Union Urges Hotel Boycott
Los Angeles Daily News - November 11, 2004

Orgs to Seek Other Venues For Awards Ceremonies Due to Boycott
Daily Variety - November 11, 2004

L.A. Hotel Union Calls for Boycott of 9 Hotels
Reuters - November 11, 2004

Union Strategy Calls For Common Contract Expiration
Labor Notes - November 2004

Union Makes Its Bed
The Nation - October 25, 2004

Consideran Boicot Contra Hoteles
Hoy - October 22 2004

Union Set to Begin Boycott of L.A. Hotels
Los Angeles Times - October 21, 2004

Can Both Worker and Civil Rights Win In Hotel Talks?
San Francisco Chronicle - October 19, 2004

Adding a Faith Element to Labor Impasse
The Tidings - October 8, 2004

Strikes Loom at Major Hotel Chains on Both Coasts
Labor Notes - October 2004

Conflicto Hotelero Se Traslada a las Calles Anunciantes
Hoy - October 6 2004

Nickel and Damned: Tales From the Back of the House in L.A.'s Hotel Workers' Struggle
LA Weekly - October 1, 2004

African/American and Asian/American Leaders Back Hotel Workers
Los Angeles Garment & Citizen - September 29, 2004

Piden a Latinos Ser Solidarios Con Trabajadores de Hoteles
La Opinión - September 29, 2004

Políticos de L A Respaldan a Trabajadores de Hoteles
La Opinión - September 25, 2004

Strike Supplies: L.A. Stocks Up For Hotel Workers
LA Weekly - September 24, 2004

L.A. at Center of National Hotel Workers Fight
City Beat & Valley Beat - September 23, 2004

Travelers Need To Plan in Case Of Hotel Strike
Washington Post - September 21, 2004

Tourism Industry Losing Sleep as Hotel Strike Looms
Los Angeles Times - September 18, 2004

Claim Against Hotel Filed
Los Angeles Times - September 18, 2004

Se Agrava Tensión Entre Hoteles y Empleados
La Opinión - September 18, 2004

Strike Talk in the Suites
LA Weekly - September 17, 2004

L.A. Hotel Locks Out Union Laundry Workers
Reuters - September 17, 2004

Unite Here Involves Younger People and Has History of Not Backing Down
Washington Post - September 17, 2004

Mother, Wife, Parishioner & Hotel Worker
The Tidings - September 17, 2004

Union to Sue Hotel Company
Los Angeles Times - September 16, 2004

Hotel Workers on the Verge of Striking
The Washington Times - September 16, 2004

Surge un Plan Sindical Nacional Para Negociar Con las Cadenas Hoteleras
La Opinión - September 16, 2004

Listen to this report Hotel Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
National Public Radio - September 15, 2004
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Hotel Workers Approve Strikes
Associated Press - September 15, 2004

Sindicalistas Autorizan la Huelga Hotelera
La Opinión - September 15, 2004

Listen to this report Hotel Workers Prepare for Strike Authorization Vote
KPCC Radio - September 10, 2004
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Strained Hospitality
City Beat & Valley Beat - September 9, 2004

Latinos, Blacks Unite for Hotel Employees
Los Angeles Wave - September 8, 2004

Políticos Latinos Se Solidarizan Con Empleados Hoteleros
La Opinión - September 4, 2004

Liberation and Labor Day (Eye witness account of civil disobedience from Rev. James Lawson)
AlterNet - September 3, 2004

Listen to this report Hotel Workers Negotiate for a New Contract
Air Talk (KPCC Radio) - September 3, 2004

Wall of Support for Hotel WorkersLos Angeles Coalition to Support Hotel Workers
City News Service - September 3, 2004

Police Pull Welcome Mat on Hotel Workers' Protest
LA Weekly - August 20, 2004

Alliance Backs Hotel Workers' Pay Fight
The Jewish Journal - August 13, 2004

Standing With the Hotel Workers
The Tidings - July 9, 2004

Tense Times at the Inn
LA Weekly - July 9, 2004

Religious Leaders Get Involved In Hotel/Worker Dispute
The Tidings - July 9, 2004

Mayor Pleads for Hotel Accord
Los Angeles Times - July 3, 2004

 

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Why the Hotel Workers' Struggle Matters to You
The hotel workers' struggle is critically important. Collective bargaining is democracy in action at a time when America needs it most. We live in an era where corporations have more control over our lives and rarely do ordinary people have an opportunity to come together and shape the big decisions that impact their lives and indirectly affect all of us. Blue collar, white collar or no collar or at all, everyone has a stake in defending workers' rights. More
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 • Los Angeles Hotel Workers' Campaign Overview
 • Why Hotel Workers in Los Angeles Are Fighting For a Better Contract
 • Chronology of Los Angeles Hotel Contract Dispute
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 • The Los Angeles Visitors Industry: An Economic Engine on the Rise
 • The Transformation of the U.S. Hotel Industry

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