Los Angeles Coalition to Support Hotel Workers
Hotel Workers Rally in Union Square
San Francisco Examiner - December 22, 2004
By J.K. Dineen

Hundreds of hotel workers filled Union Square on Tuesday to draw attention to the fact that they still don't have a contract.

The rally, organized by religious leaders, came a month after the owners at 14 top city hotels agreed to a 60-day "cooling off period" during which they promised not to lock out hotel workers and the union vowed not to strike. The agreement followed a six-week lockout that kept some 4,300 workers from their jobs.

Local 2 President Mike Casey told the workers, "We're going to have a great contract." He called the cooling off period a victory for workers.

"We turned the employers' weapon -- the lockout -- against them. We won the support of The City," said Casey.

But with a month remaining before the cooling off period is over, hotel owners say the union needs to step up to the plate. Matt Adams, vice president of the San Francisco Multi-Employer Group, said the owners have made several concessions, including an offer to keep the $10-a-month health care coverage.


Los Angeles Coalition to Support Hotel Workers
(213) 486-9880 x109 or (213) 675-8960
www.SupportLAHotelWorkers.com