HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Strikes

San Francisco: More Hotel Workers in San Francisco Go On Strike, This Time at The Palace

juliana — 2009-11-11T09:28:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/palacegardencourt.jpg" class="top"> Do not expect this scene today at The Palace Hotel.Over the weekend, hotel workers from the union, Unite Here, staged a three day strike in front of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+San+Francisco/ian/106066">The Grand Hyatt San Francisco</a> to protest the contract negotiations that have been ongoing. The workers have been working without a new contract since August and the main sticky point, as ever, is the issue of health care. Hotel workers have repeatedly gone on strike over contract negotiations in the last few years but rarely does it ever happen back to back at different hotels. Last night, hotel workers at the famed <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Palace+Hotel/local/61">Palace Hotel</a> which is part of Starwood's Luxury Collection, began a <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/10/BU911AI303.DTL&type=business">three-day strike</a> as well,

New York: Essex House Workers Stage Protest During Sean Penn's Movie Shoot

Jenna — 2009-05-13T09:11:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/13essex_600.JPG" class="top"> Well, this is sort of awkward timing for everyone: yesterday, workers at the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Jumeirah+Essex+House+On+Central+Park/ian/106394">Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South</a> (non-front-deskers, that is) staged a protest to call attention to "what they said was the hotel's failure to pay its banquet-room staff nearly $2 million in tips." According to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/nyregion/13essex.html">New York Times</a>, hotel workers in uniform stopped work entirely and "filled the hotels lobby with more than 100 red-frocked chambermaids, toque-topped kitchen workers and banquet waiters, casually chatting among themselves." A few feet away, Sean Penn and a film crew were filming a scene for an upcoming movie (we assume it was Fair Game with Naomi Watts). Yeah, kind of uncomfortable timing. Per the

Martinique Hotels Promise They're Still Welcoming Guests

Jenna — 2009-02-24T14:23:23-05:00

As we reported last week, times have been tough out in the French island paradises of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Protests over living costs have been plaguing the islands for weeks, and as workers continue to strike, local businesses and tourism are seriously hurting.

Needless to say, the civil unrest and the strikes have paralyzed the tourism-dependent economies of both islands. Cruise ships have been diverting to other destinations, and at least 10,000 travelers have canceled flights.

Strikes in Martinique and Guadeloupe Cripple Area Hotels

Jenna — 2009-02-16T15:02:44-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/Martinique.jpg" class="top"> Our brother site <a href="http://www.jaunted.com">Jaunted</a> has been keeping you up-to-date on the<a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/16/83214/4456/travel/Is+There+Trouble+in+French+Paradise%3F"> unrest in the French island paradises</a> of Martinique and Guadeloupe, but in case you haven't kept up: essentially, protests over living costs have been plaguing the islands for weeks and have burned local businesses and tourism. In Guadeloupe, 50,000 residents have been participating in a three-week strike; in Martinique, 11,000 are on their seventh day of protests. Because of the strikes, gas and food are running low and hotels are hurting for supplies while guests are canceling reservations due to the political situation. According to the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/12/france-revolts-guadeloupe-martinique">UK Guardian</a>, "petrol stations and the port have been closed and barricaded, supermarkets, schools, banks and

Anaheim: Officials Arrest Tinkerbell, Peter Pan During Disneyland Hotel Worker Protests

Jenna — 2008-08-15T10:00:11-05:00

It's probably in your best interests to stay away from Disneyland and all of its hotels this week, as things are so chaotic over there right now that they've gone and arrested Tinkerbell. What is this world coming to?

Yesterday, we caught wind of the plans for Disneyland hotel workers' protests to go down last night. The issues involve about 2,300 unionized hotel workers at three Disney-owned hotels: the Paradise Pier, the Grand Californian and the Disneyland Hotel.