The cooling-off period that began Nov. 23, 2004 for San Francisco hotel employers and workers ended today with no resolution.

The 60-day period, which forbade workers from striking and employers from locking their employees out, did not produce a contract upon which both groups could agree.

Healthcare continues to be a main point of contention, according to both parties.

"We gave the union virtually everything they wanted, including a $1.30 raise over four years and free healthcare," said Cornell Fowler, a spokesman for the San Francisco Multi-Employer Group.

The union says the hotel's offer is misleading, according to Communication Director Valerie Lapin. Several hundred workers would have to work more shifts to qualify for the hotel's most recent healthcare proposal and co-payments for office visits would increase substantially, Lapin said.

The union is not planning to strike, according to UNITE HERE Local 2 President Mike Casey, but members will meet within the next week.

No meeting dates are scheduled for the hotel group, but according to Fowler, they are "still working to get an agreement."