Hotel Workers Rising
Hotel Workers Rising
News Archives

On King St., the new face of labour digs in
2007-10-30 // TheStar.com

Workers at 5 area hotels authorize strike
2007-10-15 // Los Angeles Times.com

Boston Park Plaza, Sheraton Boston, Westin Waterfront and Westin Copley Hotels All Agree to Contract!
2007-04-26 //

Hotel workers stage sit-ins at restaurants
2007-04-17 // Boston Herald General Economics Reporter

Hundreds of hotel workers rally outside Sheraton Boston
2007-03-29 // Boston Herald

Video: Boston Hotel PreStrike
2007-03-28 // You Tube

Hotel workers 'ready' to strike
2006-12-13 // Globe and Mail

LAX-area hotels urged to end fight against 'living wage'
2006-12-13 // LA Times

African-Americans need apply (editorial)
2006-12-11 // Boston Globe

Goodwin, Union Seal A Deal
2006-12-06 // Hartford Courant

Union calls strike vote at W Hotel
2006-12-05 // San Francisco Business Times

Sheraton employees to vote Tuesday on pact
2006-12-02 // Sacramento Bee

Hotel workers' contract extended through January
2006-12-01 // Boston Globe

One down, four to go
2006-11-30 // Sacramento News and Review

Sheraton, hotel union reach agreement
2006-11-28 // Sacramento Business Journal

Hard Bargaining: Hotel workers wield boycott threat in Sheraton labor dispute
2006-11-22 // Sacramento News and Review

Make Room for Negotiation
2006-11-21 // The Boston Globe

Tough road to Quail Lodge contract
2006-11-18 // Monterey Herald

Living wage law may expand in L.A.
2006-11-12 // Los Angeles Times

GBT activists arrested at the Westin
2006-11-07 // Seattle Gay News

Vigil calls for justice at Holiday Inn Select
2006-11-05 // St. Paul Union Advocate

Hyatt hotel workers ratify new contract
2006-11-03 // The Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Union backers hold hotel rally
2006-11-02 // Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Sheraton Grand, wages not
2006-10-26 // Sacramento News and Review

Hotel workers authorize strike
2006-10-25 // Monterey Herald

Plugging immigration's drain on black employment
2006-10-25 // Los Angeles Times

Hilton workers ratify new contract
2006-10-22 // Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Hotel union contract is sign of prosperous future
2006-10-11 // Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Arrest This Woman . . . Pretty Please
2006-10-11 // LA Weekly

Beverly Hilton, Union in Deal
2006-10-05 // Los Angeles Times

Union comes out in force at hotel: Hotel employees riled about benefits
2006-10-01 // Secaucus Reporter

L.A. labor protest draws 2,000, hundreds arrested
2006-09-29 // Episcopal News Service

Union steps up pressure over Sheraton pact
2006-09-29 // Sacramento Business Journal

Audioslave's Tom Morello Arrested At Hotel-Worker Protest
2006-09-29 // MTV News

Hundreds Arrested in a Protest Tied to Unionizing Hotel Workers
2006-09-29 // New York Times

A Plan for Very Civil Disobedience
2006-09-28 // Los Angeles Times

Union takes on hotel
2006-09-27 // North Jersey Record

San Francisco Union hotel workers ratify new contract
2006-09-23 // San Francisco Chronicle

Progress being made in hotel labor talks
2006-09-22 // The Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Monterey Peninsula hotel workers approve contract
2006-09-22 // Salinas Californian

Working to make a change: Hotel workers clamour for training
2006-09-18 // Toronto Star

Hotel workers unite to keep the faith
2006-09-16 // Toronto Star

Union, 16 Hotels Agree on Labor Pacts in Chicago
2006-09-15 // mimegasite.com

Tentative contract averts hotel strike
2006-09-15 // Monterey Herald

San Francisco Hotel Workers Make a Deal
2006-09-14 // Los Angeles Times

Union and San Francisco Hotels Reach Tentative Agreement
2006-09-13 // Corporate Meetings & Incentives

Worker Concerns Drive Unionizing Effort at Hotel
2006-09-08 // Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Unite Here union calling for boycott of Hilton LAX
2006-09-07 // The Argonaut

Marching Orders: On eve of last-ditch negotiation, labor march is peaceful
2006-09-07 // Monterey Weekly

Hotel workers use holiday for strike preparations
2006-09-05 // Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Hilton, union agree on pact
2006-09-01 // Chicago Tribune

Hotel workers OK strike
2006-08-24 // Honolulu Star Bulletin

Hotels union voting on strike
2006-08-24 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hyatt strike authorization vote set today
2006-08-23 // Monterey Herald

Area hotel workers push to settle with large chains
2006-08-19 // Chicago Tribune

Hotel: workers not suspended for AIDS buttons
2006-08-18 // CTV

Last Ditch: Union workers at Hyatt hotels say strike likely after difficult negotiations.
2006-08-17 // Monterey County Weekly

Community supports ‘Hotel Workers Rising’
2006-08-17 // People's Weekly World

No matter what the continent, the underdog is the underdog
2006-08-10 // Globe and Mail

Hotel staffers win a couple of breaks
2006-08-01 // Chicago Sun Times

Behind the Bedsheets
2006-07-25 // This Magazine

Union Pickets Luxury Hotel
2006-07-13 // London Free Press

Area's hospitality workers barely eke out a living
2006-07-10 // Monterey County Herald

Hotel Revenue Climbs, but So Do Expenses
2006-07-09 // New York Times

Hotel Agrees to Labor Case Settlement
2006-07-07 // Los Angeles Times

Jewish Groups Join Employee Protection Initiative
2006-06-30 // JTA Global Jewish News

Unions Help Beat Poverty
2006-06-28 // Hartford Courant

Hotel workers union, meeting planners to share info
2006-06-28 // Reuters

Hundreds turn out to call for higher pay
2006-06-16 // Seattle Post Intelligencer

The New Face of Solidarity
2006-06-16 // The New York Times

Edwards' hotel-union push hits Waikiki
2006-06-15 // Honolulu Star Bulletin

Hospitality employees are campaigning to lift themselves above the poverty line and prevent workplace injuries
2006-06-06 // Catholic New Times / Rabble.ca

Hotel Workers Rising
2006-06-01 // Relay Magazine

Hotel staff seek training lift
2006-06-01 // The Toronto Star

70 LAX Hilton workers suspended
2006-05-13 // Daily Breeze

Hotel Suspends Workers After They Complain
2006-05-13 // Los Angeles Times

NLRB Files Complaint Against Glendale Hilton
2006-05-04 // Los Angeles Times

Analysis of Hotel Industry Injury Records and Housekeeping Job Hazards
2006-05-02 //

New Study Reveals Hotel Housekeeper Work is Dangerous
2006-04-28 // UNITE HERE

union maid: The people who make up your fancy hotel room are invisible, but powerful
2006-04-28 // Globe and Mail

Hotel housekeepers create luxury — but at a cost
2006-04-28 // USA Today

Bigger beds a pain, hotel staffs complain
2006-04-26 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotel Rooms Get Plusher, Adding to Maids' Injuries
2006-04-21 // New York Times

Union kicks off boycott
2006-04-20 // Glendale News Press

Eclectic Crowd Joins a Call for the Rights of Immigrants
2006-04-11 // New York Times

LGBTs must stand with hotel workers
2006-04-06 // Bay Area Reporter

Claremont Resort & Spa workers win long battle
2006-04-06 // People's Weekly World

Hale Koa workers join Local 5, boosting union in negotiations
2006-04-06 // Honolulu Star Bulletin

Hotel choice for B.A.R. party draws criticism
2006-04-06 // Bay Area Reporter

Hotel Labor Union Negotiations - A Perspective
2006-04-01 // Hotel-online.com

Hospitality industry could be headed for a summer showdown
2006-03-28 // Travel Weekly

Hotel Campaign Signals Labor's Ascent in L.A.
2006-03-27 // Los Angeles Times

HILTON UNION'S 'FIRE' ALARM
2006-03-25 // New York Post

Hilton workers fired up
2006-03-21 // New York Daily News

Tipping Is Part of Travel, So What About the Maid?
2006-03-07 // New York Times

Brave New Century
2006-03-02 // Los Angeles City Beat

Hotel boom fuels union hopes
2006-02-26 // Chicago Tribune

Union activists lobby for Century Boulevard
2006-02-25 // Daily Breeze

Picket Fences: From Dream to Fantasy
2006-02-23 // LA Weekly

Reorganizing Labor Priorities
2006-02-23 // Monterey County Weekly

Over 2000 Rally in SF Kickoff for National Hotel Workers Rising Campaign
2006-02-20 // BeyondChron.org

Hard-working hotel employees fight for better life
2006-02-20 // Hamilton Spectator

Hotel union puttin’ on the Ritz: Big names speak up for workers
2006-02-19 // Boston Herald

Fear of strikes clouds hot year for conventions
2006-02-18 // Boston Globe

Statement of Change to Win Chair Anna Burger on Launch of National Hotel Workers Campaign
2006-02-18 // Change to Win

John Edwards and John Wilhelm: Making America work for the working poor
2006-02-18 // Boston Globe

Union Aims to Build Momentum as It Prepares for National Hotel Talks
2006-02-17 // Los Angeles Times

Hotel workers employ star power to boost bargaining campaign
2006-02-16 // Associated Press

Hotel workers union plans rallies
2006-02-14 // Chicago Sun-Times

Senator John Edwards, Actor/Activist Danny Glover and More on tour to support “Hotel Workers Rising”
2006-02-13 // UNITE HERE

Manchester Hyatt housekeepers publicly protest their workload
2006-02-11 // San Diego Union Tribune

Group is hoping to clean up Century Blvd
2006-02-04 // Daily Breeze

Clooney Refuses to Bust Strike
2006-02-03 // World Entertainment News Network

Activists Converge to Support Hotel Worker Uprising
2006-02-03 // Beyond Chron

Hotel workers take up arms in 'bed wars'
2006-02-02 // Toronto Globe and Mail

Union boss says hotels can avoid strike
2006-01-27 // Las Vegas Review Journal

Workers continue hotel picketing
2006-01-27 // Monterey Herald

Working with union will benefit hotels, industry, employees
2006-01-20 // HotelMotel.com

North American hotel union hopes to avoid strike
2006-01-19 // USA Today

Hotel Workers Union Starts Wage Campaign
2006-01-19 // Washington Post

Taking On the Hotels
2006-01-18 // Washington Post

Will vital hotels union be next to strike?
2006-01-17 // New York Newsday

Here's a tip: Leave a tip
2006-01-17 // USA Today

Maid for a day
2006-01-17 // USA Today

Hotels balk at guest warning
2005-12-28 // Providence Journal

Better Bedding Means Heavy Duty for Housekeepers
2005-12-26 // Washington Post

Hotel workers allege unfair termination
2005-12-23 // Star Tribune

Battle of the beds: Mounds of pillows and bedding win over guests but wear out hotel housekeepers
2005-12-19 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotels rebuff unions
2005-12-10 // San Francisco Chronicle

Glover lays it on the line; Actor and Toronto's mayor put up united front for union of struggling hotel workers
2005-12-04 // Toronto Star

Hilton Glendale employees file suit
2005-11-18 // Glendale News-Press

Hotel Workers Union and Fairmont Royal York settle contract talks
2005-11-17 // UNITE HERE

Profits Up at City's Hotels; So Are Tensions
2005-11-06 // New York Times

Hilton workers file suit
2005-11-04 // Glendale News-Press

Union will Conduct Vote on Royal York Company Proposal
2005-10-19 // UNITE HERE

Housekeeper for a Day
2005-10-09 // Washington Post

Fairmont Royal York Hotel Charges Room Attendants With Engaging in an Illegal Strike
2005-10-04 // UNITE HERE

Tactics at condo site display more aggressive union efforts
2005-10-02 // MSNBC

Union bulks up for '06 talks
2005-10-02 // MSNBC

Unions And Supporters Encourage Continuation Of SF Hotel Boycott
2005-10-01 // Indybay

Laid-off workers picket hotel's reopening
2005-09-30 // Stamford Advocate

Negotiations Resume at Fairmont Royal York Hotel
2005-09-28 // CNW Group

79 % of Workers at Fairmont Royal York Vote to Authorize Strike
2005-09-27 // UNITE HERE

Protesters want union at Hilton
2005-09-23 // Daily News

Hotel 'bed war' escalates
2005-09-22 // CBCU Unlocked

Royal York Room Attendants Face Escalating Workload: Take Breaks Together to Ensure All Room Attendants have Legally Entitled Breaks
2005-09-22 // Canada Newswire

Another hotel drawn into labor dispute
2005-09-20 // SF Business Times

Argent backs key demand by union: Hotel is 3rd to agree to a shorter-term contract for workers
2005-09-20 // San Francisco Chronicle

On Their Feet for a Better Living
2005-09-18 // Los Angeles Times

Hilton workers in union demand
2005-09-13 // Glendale News-Press

61 arrests at protest over hotel labor talks
2005-09-05 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotel Workers Union Announces End of Boycott at One of Fourteen San Francisco Hotels
2005-09-03 // UNITE HERE

SF St. Francis ready to compromise
2005-09-01 // San Francisco Chronicle

What's a fair tip for cleaning a hotel room?
2005-08-25 // Chicago Tribune

Toronto Hotel Workers Rally for Justice as Room Attendants Say 'Stop the Pain!'
2005-08-25 // UNITE HERE

Hotels make beds cozier, but maid's day lot tougher
2005-08-23 // Chicago Tribune

Toronto Hotel Workers Rally for Justice
2005-08-23 // Canada Newswire

Labor's veiled threat: Run away, bride
2005-08-22 // San Francisco Business Times

Vigil focuses on labor dispute at Turtle Bay
2005-08-21 // Honolulu Advertiser

Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation to provide increased protections for hotel workers
2005-08-15 // UNITE HERE

Dispute threatens future conventions
2005-08-14 // San Francisco Business Times

The hotel boycott matters
2005-08-10 // San Francisco Bay Guardian

SF Hotel conversion moratorium approved: 18 months to study effects of switching rooms to condos
2005-08-10 // San Francisco Chronicle

SF Hotel owners reject union's offer
2005-08-10 // San Francisco Examiner

Union, hotels give talks another try
2005-08-09 // San Francisco Chronicle

Tourism bureau steps in to save major convention
2005-08-03 // San Francisco Examiner

Hotel workers union, city OK pact on condos
2005-08-03 // San Francisco Chronicle

2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
2005-08-01 // Meetings

2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
2005-08-01 // Meetings

2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
2005-08-01 // Meetings

2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
2005-08-01 // Meetings

2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
2005-08-01 // Meetings

2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
2005-08-01 // Meetings

2006 Hotel Forecast: Uneasy Unions
2005-08-01 // Hotels Magazine

Turtle Bay: Labor skirmish expands
2005-07-31 // Pacific Business News

Chinese Hotel Workers in S.F. Claim They Were Not Allowed To Speak Cantonese on the Job
2005-07-27 // NCM

Hotel Union Appears Ready to Strike
2005-07-22 // Boston Herald

Labor board takes Turtle Bay to court
2005-07-20 // Star Bulletin

SF Hotel Workers Unanimously Reject New Proposal
2005-07-13 // KTVU

Unions Urging Conventions to Not Meet in SF
2005-07-09 // CBS5

Hotel standoff imperils some conventions; Five groups ponder a move elsewhere to avoid union boycotts
2005-07-08 // San Francisco Chronicle

Wake-Up Call: South Asians Stand in Solidarity with Hotel Workers
2005-07-04 // SAMAR

Union calls for boycott of new Hub luxury hotel
2005-06-23 // Boston Globe

Chicago Considering Strike Notification Ordinance
2005-06-21 // Meeting News

Academic conferences reconsider S.F. conventions during boycott
2005-06-21 // San Francisco Examiner

With Hotel Labor Contract Ratified, Villaraigosa Moves to Revive Tourism
2005-06-17 // Los Angeles Times

Labor union, Hotel Del reach terms
2005-06-16 // San Diego Union Tribune

L.A. hotel pact bolsters hopes for S.F. dispute
2005-06-14 // San Francisco Chronicle

Chicago's Congress Hotel strike's prominence grows
2005-06-13 // Chicago Sun Times

L.A. Hotels Reach Tentative Labor Pact
2005-06-11 // Associated Press

UNITE HERE Statement on the Los Angeles Employers’ Council Decision to Lock Out 2,500 Workers
2005-06-10 // UNITE HERE

West Hollywood Hyatt workers strike; employers opt for lockout
2005-06-10 // Associated Press

Hotel Workers March Through Downtown San Francisco
2005-06-09 // KGO TV

Union calls 2-week strike at Hyatt West Hollywood
2005-06-09 // Reuters

Walkout in West Hollywood: Workers strike Hyatt
2005-06-09 // Press Telegram

ON STRIKE! Hyatt West Hollywood Workers Demand Hotels Return Healthcare Money
2005-06-09 // UNITE HERE

Frosty reception for hotels' offer ; Co-payment changes fail to impress union
2005-06-08 // San Francisco Chronicle

Businesses rip strike notification proposal
2005-06-06 // Chicago Sun Times

Biltmore Strikes Deal With Union
2005-06-06 // Los Angeles Business Journal

Second Los Angeles Employer’s Council Hotel Backs 2-Year Contract with Union
2005-06-06 //

Union says 2nd LA hotel would agree to 2-year deal
2005-06-03 // Reuters

Guests Seek Protection From Hotel Horror Stories
2005-06-03 // CBS 2 Chicago

Caught In the Middle
2005-06-01 // San Diego City Beat

Hotels give union revised proposal: Local 2 derides offer on co-payments as 'hoopla about nothing'
2005-06-01 // San Francisco Chronicle

Union Strategy Taking Its Toll on Hotels
2005-05-31 // Los Angeles Business Journal

Hotel owners ready to make contract pitch
2005-05-30 // San Francisco Chronicle

Claremont hotel workers vote to strike
2005-05-27 // Contra Costa Times

Students Won't Hold Prom At L.A. Hotel In Support Of Union
2005-05-26 // NBC4TV

Oakwood Students Urge Other Los Angeles High Schools to Pull Proms From Boycotted Hotels
2005-05-26 // Marketwire

Groups avoid hotels in dispute: Democrats, gays find new venues; teachers union may skip S.F.
2005-05-26 // San Francisco Chronicle

Union, hotels to talk in S.F.: Boycott hurting bookings; labor seeks '06 expiration
2005-05-25 // San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. hotel labor contract council starts to fray
2005-05-24 // Reuters

Hotels Break Ranks on Union Contract
2005-05-20 // Los Angeles Times

Hotel Dispute Heats Up
2005-05-19 // Monterey Herald

Hotels Sweeten Deal, but Rejection Likely
2005-05-17 // Los Angeles Times

Union At Hilton Approves 4-Year Contract
2005-05-13 // Hartford Courant

Unite HERE Settles With Beverly Hilton
2005-05-06 // L.A. Business Journal

Arrests in hotel union march
2005-05-03 // San Francisco Chronicle

Sierra Club cancels bookings at Hilton; Group protests unresolved dispute with hotel workers
2005-04-20 // San Francisco Chronicle

Plaza workers celebrate new deal
2005-04-16 // Associated Press

Health costs an issue for union
2005-04-16 // San Jose Mercury News

Wyndham Franklin Plaza Workers Ratify new Union Contract
2005-04-08 // UNITE HERE

Hotel Actions in California Increase
2005-04-08 //

Hotel dispute sending meetings out of town
2005-03-29 // San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. hotels suffer more cancellations
2005-03-25 // San Francisco Business Times

To tip or not to tip?
2005-03-25 // USA Today

Hotels Battle Continues
2005-03-25 // Jewish Journal

ASU Students Ask ASU to Join Resort Boycott
2005-03-23 // ASU Devil

Boycott Hurts Hotels, but Fails to Advance Negotiations
2005-03-23 // Los Angeles Business Journal

Philosophers to Picket Westin St. Francis in Support of Hotel Workers
2005-03-22 //

Brian Murphy cancels appearance to honor union boycott
2005-03-14 // La Voz Weekly

Mayor, supes no-shows at chamber lunch
2005-03-08 // San Francisco Examiner

No progress in hotel dispute talks
2005-03-07 // San Francisco Examiner

In snubbing hotel, mayor to miss stem cell chief
2005-03-07 // San Francisco Chronicle

SF Mayor Newsom breaks tradition, boycotts Hilton luncheon
2005-03-05 // San Francisco Chronicle

President Clinton Respects Hotel Workers' Boycott
2005-03-03 // UNITE HERE

Mayor calls on hotels: Dispute could end in weeks, he says, if they cooperate
2005-02-26 // San Francisco Chronicle

Expanding the Fight; Boycotts at Non-Union Hotel Properties
2005-02-24 //

Union asks companies to boycott hotels
2005-02-18 // East Bay Business Times

Union boycotts force event to move
2005-02-17 // Press Telegram

Hotels to Drop Weekly $10 Insurance Premiums
2005-02-16 // Los Angeles Times

Both sides return to bargaining table in hotel dispute
2005-02-15 // San Francisco Chronicle

SF Hotel Workers Picket Outside Westin St. Francis
2005-02-14 // CBS

Hotel Workers Reject Latest Offer in Long-Running Contract Talks
2005-02-10 // Los Angeles Business Journal

San Francisco Hotel Union Plans Return To Picket Lines
2005-02-10 // Bay City New Wire

Hotels, Union Reject Offers
2005-02-08 // Los Angeles Times

Hotel Employees Demand Respect
2005-02-05 // Atlanta Latino

Back to the Bargaining Table for Unite HERE, Hotel Employer's Council
2005-02-04 // Los Angeles Business Journal

Hotel labor talks to resume in Los Angeles
2005-01-30 // Pacific Business News

Hotels to Face Complaint by NLRB
2005-01-27 // Los Angeles Times

Union Protests at Hotel Offices
2005-01-26 // Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Hotel union to visitors: Stay away
2005-01-23 // San Francisco Business Times

Cool-off expires at SF hotels; Both sides pledge to keep bargaining, avoid strike, lockout
2005-01-22 // San Francisco Chronicle

D.C. Hotel Workers Ratify 3-Year Pact, End Strike Threat
2005-01-19 // Washington Post

DC Hotel Workers Vote on Contract Tuesday
2005-01-17 //

Hotels, Union Agree on Contract: Ratification Vote Planned Before Inauguration
2005-01-15 // Washington Post

DC Hotel Workers And Management Reach Tentative Agreement
2005-01-14 //

D.C. Hotel-Union Talks Move Forward
2005-01-14 // Associated Press

DC Hotel Workers And Management To Negotiate At Noon
2005-01-14 //

DC Hotel labor talks break down
2005-01-13 // USA Today

Hotels, Union Talk as Deadline and Inauguration Loom
2005-01-11 // Washington Post

Washington hotel workers mull strike
2005-01-10 // CNN

Hotel Union Threatens to Strike Before Inauguration
2005-01-07 // Washington Post

Hotels, workers resume contract talks
2005-01-06 // San Francisco Examiner

Hotels, Union Eye Inauguration
2004-12-30 // Washington Post

ASC Search Is On For Ceremony Spot
2004-12-27 // BackStage

Hotel workers rally in Union Square
2004-12-22 // San Francisco Examiner

Lockout KO’d: San Francisco hotel workers triumph with help from city-by-city support
2004-12-22 // In These Times

Directors Switch Awards Site in Show of Solidarity
2004-12-21 // Reuters

San Francisco hotel workers union rejects latest proposal
2004-12-17 // San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco hotel workers display ABCs of how to conduct a contract fight
2004-12-17 // ILCA

Hotel Offer Is Rejected
2004-12-17 // Los Angeles Times

Washington hotel workers rally to protest lack of new contract
2004-12-16 // Washington Post

PGA Changes Awards Site in Show of Union Solidarity
2004-12-15 // Back Stage

Key Issue Unresolved in Latest Hotel Offer
2004-12-15 // Los Angeles Times

Labor dispute forces move of awards show
2004-12-15 // Los Angeles Times

Hotels, Union Reps Resume Talks
2004-12-14 // KABC-TV

Hotels, Union Report Signs of Progress
2004-12-10 // Washington Post

Union, Hotels Have Made Little Progress in Talks
2004-12-09 // Washington Post

Hotels, union resume contract negotiations
2004-12-03 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotel workers' lockout off for now
2004-11-21 // San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Hotel Workers to Return to Work as Talks Continue
2004-11-20 // Associated Press

S.F. Hotel Workers to Return to Work as Talks Continue
2004-11-20 // Associated Press

Hotel workers rally for new contract
2004-11-19 // Daily Trojan

PacifiCare Extends Medical Coverage to Locked-Out Hotel Workers
2004-11-18 //

Health-care benefits extended for locked-out hotel workers
2004-11-16 // San Francisco Chronicle

Rally Monday in MN to show solidarity with hotel workers
2004-11-15 // Workday Minnesota

Community Groups and Elected Officials Support the Boycott
2004-11-11 // LA Coalition to Support Hotel Workers

S.F. hotels, labor union resume negotiations
2004-11-11 // San Francisco Chronicle

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

SF Mayor Newsom threatens action if workers not let back on the job
2004-11-10 // San Francisco Chronicle

Police arrest 18 protesters downtown during rally
2004-11-10 // Baltimore Sun

Striking SF hotel workers bring labor struggle to Monterey
2004-11-07 // Mercury News

Baltimore Workers Show Support For Locked Out San Francisco Hotel Workers
2004-11-05 // UNITE HERE

SF Mayor Newsom pulls cops from picketed hotels
2004-11-04 // San Francisco Examiner

Critical Mass Rides in Support of Hotel Workers
2004-11-01 // CBS5

S.F. union dispute disrupts 2 Waikiki hotels
2004-10-31 // Star Bulletin

San Francisco hotel workers set up a picket line in Waikiki
2004-10-29 // Pacific Business News

Talks Between D.C. Hotels, Union Still in Deadlock
2004-10-28 // Washington Post

Hotel dispute reaches City Hall; SF Mayor summons both sides to his office for talks
2004-10-28 // San Francisco Chronicle

Washington hotel talks stall again
2004-10-27 // Associated Press

SF Mayor Newsom joins picket line, vows boycott of hotels
2004-10-27 // San Francisco Chronicle

SF hotel operators refuse to end labor lockout
2004-10-26 // San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco mayor vows to join strike
2004-10-26 // Associated Press

SF mayor seeks cooling-off period in hotel contract dispute
2004-10-24 // Associated Press

Labor standoff in S.F.: Hotels in Monterey County may be picketed, too
2004-10-23 // Monterey Herald

Locked Out Hotel Workers Go To City Hall
2004-10-22 // KGO-TV

Union Set to Begin Boycott of L.A. Hotels
2004-10-21 // Los Angeles Times

Lockout effect: Fashion Week called off due to hotel dispute
2004-10-19 // SF Examiner

Hotel talks on hold until end of the week, both sides say
2004-10-19 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotel Workers, Management Return To Bargaining Table
2004-10-14 // NBC4

Thousands Rally in Union Square; Senator John Edwards Joins Picket Line
2004-10-14 // UNITE HERE Local 2

Australian hotel union protests lock out of 4000 San Francisco hotel workers
2004-10-14 // LHMU

Hotel worker negotiators returning to the table
2004-10-14 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hollywood Unions Attempt To Meet With Management At The Em-Battled Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
2004-10-13 //

SF Mayor asks both sides to return to business while negotiating
2004-10-13 // San Francisco Chronicle

Pelosi Urges Agreement As SF Hotel Workers, Managers Meet
2004-10-11 // KTVU

SF Mayor Newsom concerned about impact on S.F. if it continues
2004-10-09 // San Francisco Chronicle

Union, S.F. Hotels Resume Talks
2004-10-09 // Los Angeles Times

S.F. hotels, union fight fire with fire
2004-10-09 // San Francisco Business Times

Strikes Loom at Major Hotel Chains on Both Coasts
2004-10-08 // Labor Notes

Hotel Workers Step Up Protests As Talks Begin
2004-10-08 // CBS5

Hotel talks resume today
2004-10-08 // San Francisco Chronicle

Talks to resume Friday in SF hotel work stoppage
2004-10-06 // Associated Press

Still No Deal Between Workers, D.C. Hotels
2004-10-06 // WTOP

SF hotel operators agree to extend lockout
2004-10-06 // Associated Press

Striking workers to be locked out
2004-10-06 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotel strike at stalemate No contract talks scheduled; mayor, federal mediator remain on sidelines
2004-10-04 // San Francisco Chronicle

Democracy in action at the bargaining table
2004-10-04 // San Francisco Chronicle

SF Mayor Cancels Tourism Pitch Because of Hotel Strike
2004-10-03 // KPIX

Employees from 10 hotels locked out
2004-10-01 // San Francisco Chronicle

10 hotels expected to lock out workers
2004-10-01 // San Francisco Chronicle

Strife mirrors earlier strike
2004-10-01 // San Francisco Chronicle

Picket lines concern guests at struck hotels
2004-09-30 // San Francisco Chronicle

Workers at 4 Hotels in S.F. Go on Strike
2004-09-30 // Los Angeles Times

Pickets plan to walk 2 weeks
2004-09-30 // San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Workers Strike
2004-09-30 // Washington Post

SF Hotel Workers Go On Strike
2004-09-29 // Associated Press

NAACP backs hotel workers’ fight
2004-09-29 // Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Hotel talks crumble
2004-09-28 // San Francisco Examiner

D.C. hotel workers' union halts talks; will review terms
2004-09-28 // The Washington Times

Union, D.C. Hotels Recess Negotiations
2004-09-28 // Washington Post

Talks Resume Between D.C. Hotels, Union
2004-09-26 // WTOP

Strike may affect two Marriott hotels
2004-09-24 // The Business Gazette

S.F. hotel workers' future in limbo
2004-09-22 // Oakland Tribune

Hotels, Union To Resume Negotiations
2004-09-21 // Washington Post

Housekeeper Advocates For Changes
2004-09-20 // Washington Post

Union Leader Says Strike Is 'Imminent'
2004-09-19 // Washington Post

Claim Against Hotel Filed
2004-09-18 // Los Angeles Times

Hotel Workers Mum On Plans
2004-09-18 // WJLA

Hotels would be smoked by unlucky strike
2004-09-17 // San Francisco Business Times

Union, D.C. Hotels Prepare for Strike
2004-09-17 // Washington Post

L.A. hotel lockout could spur more labor action
2004-09-17 // Reuters

Hotel Locks Out Laundry Workers
2004-09-17 // Los Angeles Times

Old Labor Tactics Resurface in New Union
2004-09-17 // Washington Post

Hotel Employees Authorize Strike In California Cities
2004-09-16 // Washington Post

Hotel Locks Out Laundry Union, Strike Feared
2004-09-16 // Reuters

Hotel strike a 'strong possibility'
2004-09-16 // Daily Journal

Hotels, Union End Talks, Prepare for Strike
2004-09-15 // Washington Post

S.F. hotel workers give leaders approval to strike
2004-09-15 // San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. Hotel Workers Vote to Back a Strike
2004-09-15 // Los Angeles Times

SF Hotel Worker Strike Expected
2004-09-14 // KRON 4

Hotel Workers in 3 Cities Ready to Strike
2004-09-14 // Associated Press

Hotel Workers in L.A., D.C. Cast Strike Votes
2004-09-14 // Los Angeles Times

Workers at D.C. Hotels Vote to Authorize Strike
2004-09-14 // Washington Post

Hotel Workers To Vote On Possible Strike
2004-09-13 // NBC4

Hotel Workers in Capital Set Strike Vote
2004-09-11 // Los Angeles Times

L.A. County Hotel Workers Plan Strike Vote
2004-09-09 // Los Angeles Times

Salary squeeze threatens middle America
2004-09-08 // Christian Science Monitor

Federal mediator sits in on S.F. hotel negotiations; Union schedules strike authorization vote for Tuesday
2004-09-08 // San Francisco Chronicle

Housekeepers Say They Are Pressed for Time
2004-09-07 // Los Angeles Times

150 Protesters Arrested in Union Square
2004-09-07 // KRON4

LA Labor Day march draws thousands in support of hotel workers
2004-09-06 // Associated Press

On holiday weekend, sermons address the L.A. hotel workers' ongoing dispute.
2004-09-06 // Los Angeles Times

Hotel workers plan vote on strike in S.F.
2004-09-03 // San Francisco Chronicle

Hotel Workers Rally for Contract
2004-09-03 // Washington Post

San Francisco hotel union sees Sept.14 strike vote
2004-09-03 // Reuters

S.F. hotel union sets Sept. 14 strike vote
2004-09-02 // San Francisco Business Times

Los Angeles City Council Urges a "just and decent" agreement
2004-08-19 // Hotels

Hotel contract talks continue in S.F.
2004-08-19 // SF Chronicle

Taxes Cut, Not Saved
2004-07-25 // The Washington Post

SoCal hotel workers' union files labor complaint with NLRB
2004-07-22 // Miami Herald

Hotel union goal: greater leverage
2004-07-12 // The Press-Enterprise

Mayor Pleads for Hotel Accord
2004-07-03 // Los Angeles Times

SoCal hotels agree to lock out workers if contract dispute leads to strike
2004-06-25 // Miami Herald

Remedy to Outsourcing: Better US Jobs
2004-05-03 // Boston Globe

Luxury costs more these days
2004-04-26 // USA Today

Washington Sings a Song For the Masses
2004-04-12 // The Washington Post

SMART, HERE Schedule Rally Tonight at 7
2004-04-08 // Santa Monica Mirror

Harassment Unchecked at Army Hotel
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