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

November 11, 2009 at 9:28 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

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 The Grand Hyatt San Francisco 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 Palace Hotel which is part of Starwood's Luxury Collection, began a three-day strike as well, at a time when the hotel was at 100 percent occupancy, thanks to a few conventions that are going on.

BeyondChron writes:

That�s why the cooks, dishwashers, room cleaners, bartenders and banquet servers who built a sterling reputation of service over a 100-year span, are now on the same historic street corner where the Palace has stood for 134 years, chanting �24-hours, All day, all night; Fight, Fight, Fight!�; �Greedy Palace, You�re no good, Sign that contract like you should!� and �Hey, Shame on you, There�s a boycott here, Check out now, Local 2!�

In total, about 9,000 unionized workers and 62 San Francisco hotels are affected by the contract negotiations.

The best way to avoid a hotel strike when visiting San Francisco? Hit up one of the smaller, boutique hotel instead. Striking hotel workers want as many people as possible to see them and hear their grievances. A big convention hotel is a much better place to strike than a hotel with less than 100 rooms.

[Photo: Lyng88]

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