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Hyatt hotel union workers OK strike
7/30/2010 // Chicago Sun-Times
Worker protest at Hyatt results in 41 arrests
7/29/2010 // IndyStar
Workers at Hyatt Regency rally for union
7/29/2010 // Long Beach Press Telegram
Hyatt May Sell Long Beach Hotel, Labor Protest Tonight
7/22/2010 // LBPost
Hospitality workers union targets major Obama backer in protests against Hyatt
7/22/2010 // Washington Post
National Actions Against Billionaire Pritzkers and the Hyatt Hotel Chain
7/19/2010 // Truthout
Hotel broke labor laws
7/8/2010 // Chicago Sun Times
Vancouver hotels' 'green' program takes toll on housekeeping staff
7/7/2010 // The Province
Hotel workers gear up for talks
7/2/2010 //
Union workers picket Arden Hilton
6/30/2010 // Sacramento Business Journal
Striking Novotel workers block cars at downtown hotel
6/24/2010 // Toronto Star
Novotel talks continue as strike deadline looms
6/22/2010 // Toronto Star
Lawsuit: Hilton LAX violated living wage law
6/16/2010 // AP
Congress Hotel strike marks 7th anniversary
6/14/2010 // ABC
Come March With Us: Congress Hotel Strikers Celebrate 7th Anniversary
6/13/2010 // In These Times
Disney hotel workers walk off the job in 1-day strike
6/11/2010 // LA Times
Hotel Workers Rally in Waikiki
6/10/2010 // KHON
Hotel workers score a win - The government takes the side of hotel workers in their dispute with the Sheraton
6/10/2010 // Anchorage Press
Hyatt workers protest outside shareholder meeting
6/10/2010 // Chicago Tribune
Downtown Vancouver hotel workers head to contract talks
6/10/2010 // Straight.com
Hyatt shareholders were greeted at their first meeting by unhappy workers
6/10/2010 // Labor Radio
UNITE HERE Wages National Actions Against Billionaire Pritzkers
6/10/2010 // Beyond Chron
Union, clergy take center stage outside Hyatt meeting
6/9/2010 // Crain's Chicago Business
Hyatt Workers Want Better Pay as Economy Rebounds
6/9/2010 // Reuters
Contracts for 6,000 statewide hotel workers expire June 30
6/9/2010 // Star Advertiser
Hyatt Bans Reporters From First Shareholders Meeting
6/9/2010 // Fox News
Hyatt Workers Want Better Pay as Economy Rebounds
6/9/2010 // ABC News
Toronto hotel workers authorize a strike
6/3/2010 // Globe and Mail
Union warns Comic-Con organizers about labor strife in Anaheim
6/1/2010 // Los Angeles Times
Democrats, GOP draw lines in labor dispute
5/27/2010 // Providence Journal
Hyatt Regency workers stage brief walkout
5/26/2010 // Chicago Tribune
Union protesters seek boycott of Providence Westin
5/25/2010 // The Providence Journal
Local 5, hotels bracing for difficult talks
5/21/2010 // Pacific Business News
Cerberus, Goldman Sachs, meet Local 5
5/17/2010 // Honolulu Advertiser
Union supporters urge Providence hotel to settle contract
5/13/2010 // Providence Journal
NFL players group warns of possible hotel boycott
5/6/2010 // ESPN
Westin's labor trouble may sink convention visit
5/4/2010 // Providence Journal
Ex-Hyatt workers find job market hard to penetrate
4/2/2010 // Boston Globe
Union Workers Picket SF's Westing St. Francis
3/31/2010 // KTVU
San Francisco hotels, union workers at odds
3/31/2010 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel Hostility
2/24/2010 // Anchorage Press
Disney hunger strike moves to company headquarters
2/17/2010 // SF Gate
No room at the inn
1/13/2010 // San Francsico Bay Guardian
Protest targets conference at Hyatt
1/10/2010 // San Diego Union Tribune
Workers march and rally at two Providence hotels
1/6/2010 // The Providence Journal
Strikes, Boycotts & Arrests Mark SF Hotel Dispute
1/6/2010 // Beyond Chron
Hotel workers rally along Sunset Strip
12/5/2009 // Los Angeles Times
Hotel room cleaners suffering on the job
11/20/2009 // The Star
Hotel Workers to St. Francis Hotel: Live Up to Your Good Name
11/19/2009 // In These Times
Monterey Hotel Workers Demand Their Jobs Back
11/19/2009 // Kion
When action trump words
11/16/2009 // Boston Globe
Vigil held for fired Hyatt housekeepers
11/12/2009 // NECN
San Francisco's Palace Hotel on Strike!
11/10/2009 // San Francisco Indymedia
Female Hotel Workers Injured More Than Men, Study Shows
11/10/2009 // New York Times
S.F. hotel workers open 3-day strike
11/6/2009 // San Francisco Chronicle
Workers call for subsidies
11/5/2009 // Toronto Sun
Pritzker brand bruised in hotel battle
11/2/2009 // Chicago Business
Hotel workers authorize strike at downtown Starwood hotels
10/29/2009 // Chicago Tribune
Contract talks between Chicago hotels, unions "very, very far from settlement''
10/26/2009 //
S.F. hotel workers authorize strike
10/23/2009 // San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Hotel Workers take City-Wide Strike Vote
10/21/2009 // Unite Here
Strike authorization vote set for some hotel workers
10/21/2009 // Chicago Business
Housekeepers' Giant “Hope Quilt” Puts Hotel Job Injuries in Spotlight
10/16/2009 // Labor Notes
En contra de la explotación
10/13/2009 // Univision
Hilton Garden Inn lays off workers, draws fire.
10/9/2009 // Monterey County Weekly
Housekeepers Rally for New Contract in Hard-Hit Sacramento
10/8/2009 // In These Times
Union hopes to organize Long Beach hotel workers
10/5/2009 // Los Angeles Times
Fired hotel employee testifies at hearing into Blackstone action
10/4/2009 // Medill Reports
A mess: Hyatt's housekeeping scandal
9/30/2009 // CNNMoney
Hotel Workers Risk Arrest for Health Insurance
9/30/2009 // New America Media
Bellhops, Housekeepers Rally for Fair Contract
9/30/2009 // New America Media
Saving cash, but not face
9/28/2009 // Boston Globe
Union pressuring hotels for new contract
9/26/2009 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel Workers Take To SF Streets In Protest
9/25/2009 // KTVU
Hyatts Face Protests After Layoffs in Boston Area
9/25/2009 // New York Times
200 protesters arrested outside Park Hyatt Chicago
9/25/2009 // Chicago Tribune
Hundreds to be arrested in civil disobedience action
9/24/2009 // Unite Here
Gov. Patrick says state will boycott Hyatt if it doesn't rehire workers
9/23/2009 // Boston Globe
Hotel workers to "raise the street pressure"
9/22/2009 // San Francisco Examiner
Hotel Housekeepers Protest Mass Firing In Boston
9/18/2009 // NPR
Hyatt Accused of Lying to Laid Off Housekeepers
9/17/2009 // WBZ-TV CBS
A hard ending for housekeepers: Housekeepers lose Hyatt jobs to outsourcing
9/17/2009 // Boston Globe
Hotel workers hit picket lines
9/11/2009 // Chicago Tribune
Showdown at the Blackstone Hotel
9/8/2009 // Chi Town Daily News
Hotel Workers Take to the Streets: Hundreds of hotel workers march for affordable healthcare and fair workloads
9/7/2009 // NBC Channel 3 in San Francisco
Governor calls for end to hotel strike
9/7/2009 // ABC News Channel 7 in Chicago
Working Hard for Workers
9/7/2009 // Indianapolis Star
Hotels Vs. Union Workers
9/4/2009 // Crain's Chicago Business
A Hotel Houskeeper's Story
9/3/2009 // New America Media
Piden contrato laboral
9/2/2009 // Hoy Chicago
Many hotel employees working without contract
9/1/2009 // ABC News Channel 7 in Chicago
Hotel workers gear up for rally as contract expires
8/14/2009 // San Francisco Examiner
S.F. Hotels, union gird for contract talks
8/14/2009 // San Francisco Business Times
Disneyland Resort, Bel-Air hotels are facing labor disputes
8/7/2009 // The Los Angeles Times
Quail Lodge workers threaten to protest the resort's wage freezes--in time for Car Week
8/6/2009 // Monterey County Weekly
Union fights eviction at Blackstone
8/3/2009 // Crain's Chicago Business
6 years later, pickets stand firm
7/26/2009 // Chicago Tribune
As Labor Faces Turning Point, UNITE HERE National Convention Opens
6/29/2009 // BeyondChron
Indianapolis hotel workers unite
6/24/2009 // Nuvo
Hotel Workers Rally for Wage Disclosure in CIB Bailout
6/22/2009 // WIBC
Hotel housekeeper has challenging role in vital industry
6/18/2009 // Market Watch
Housekeeping - The Hilton's union employees institute a boycott
6/17/2009 // Anchorage Press
Congress Hotel workers mark sixth anniversary of strike
6/16/2009 // Chi Town Daily News
Life's Basics More of a Stretch
10/17/2008 // Washington Post
Video: Lloyd LaCuesta Reports On Hotel Workers Demanding To Be Paid A Fair Wage
9/22/2008 // KTVU News
Hotel, service workers rally for Royal York colleagues
8/1/2008 // The Star
Hotel Workers Rally
7/31/2008 // CFRB 1010
Walkout raises stakes in hotel contract talks
7/16/2008 // The Globe and Mail
Airport hotel staff walk out
7/15/2008 // The Star
Hotel union agreement reached
7/15/2008 // Star Bulletin
Job action for some Toronto-area hotel workers
7/15/2008 // Canadian Press
Workers at 2 Toronto hotels in strike position
7/11/2008 // Canadian Broadcasting Company
On King St., the new face of labour digs in
10/30/2007 // TheStar.com
Workers at 5 area hotels authorize strike
10/15/2007 // Los Angeles Times.com
Boston Park Plaza, Sheraton Boston, Westin Waterfront and Westin Copley Hotels All Agree to Contract!
4/26/2007 //
Hotel workers stage sit-ins at restaurants
4/17/2007 // Boston Herald General Economics Reporter
Hundreds of hotel workers rally outside Sheraton Boston
3/29/2007 // Boston Herald
Video: Boston Hotel PreStrike
3/28/2007 // You Tube
Hotel workers 'ready' to strike
12/13/2006 // Globe and Mail
LAX-area hotels urged to end fight against 'living wage'
12/13/2006 // LA Times
African-Americans need apply (editorial)
12/11/2006 // Boston Globe
Goodwin, Union Seal A Deal
12/6/2006 // Hartford Courant
Union calls strike vote at W Hotel
12/5/2006 // San Francisco Business Times
Sheraton employees to vote Tuesday on pact
12/2/2006 // Sacramento Bee
Hotel workers' contract extended through January
12/1/2006 // Boston Globe
One down, four to go
11/30/2006 // Sacramento News and Review
Sheraton, hotel union reach agreement
11/28/2006 // Sacramento Business Journal
Hard Bargaining: Hotel workers wield boycott threat in Sheraton labor dispute
11/22/2006 // Sacramento News and Review
Make Room for Negotiation
11/21/2006 // The Boston Globe
Tough road to Quail Lodge contract
11/18/2006 // Monterey Herald
Living wage law may expand in L.A.
11/12/2006 // Los Angeles Times
GBT activists arrested at the Westin
11/7/2006 // Seattle Gay News
Vigil calls for justice at Holiday Inn Select
11/5/2006 // St. Paul Union Advocate
Hyatt hotel workers ratify new contract
11/3/2006 // The Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Union backers hold hotel rally
11/2/2006 // Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Sheraton Grand, wages not
10/26/2006 // Sacramento News and Review
Hotel workers authorize strike
10/25/2006 // Monterey Herald
Plugging immigration's drain on black employment
10/25/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Hilton workers ratify new contract
10/22/2006 // Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
Hotel union contract is sign of prosperous future
10/11/2006 // Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Arrest This Woman . . . Pretty Please
10/11/2006 // LA Weekly
Beverly Hilton, Union in Deal
10/5/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Union comes out in force at hotel: Hotel employees riled about benefits
10/1/2006 // Secaucus Reporter
L.A. labor protest draws 2,000, hundreds arrested
9/29/2006 // Episcopal News Service
Union steps up pressure over Sheraton pact
9/29/2006 // Sacramento Business Journal
Audioslave's Tom Morello Arrested At Hotel-Worker Protest
9/29/2006 // MTV News
Hundreds Arrested in a Protest Tied to Unionizing Hotel Workers
9/29/2006 // New York Times
A Plan for Very Civil Disobedience
9/28/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Union takes on hotel
9/27/2006 // North Jersey Record
San Francisco Union hotel workers ratify new contract
9/23/2006 // San Francisco Chronicle
Progress being made in hotel labor talks
9/22/2006 // The Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Monterey Peninsula hotel workers approve contract
9/22/2006 // Salinas Californian
Working to make a change: Hotel workers clamour for training
9/18/2006 // Toronto Star
Hotel workers unite to keep the faith
9/16/2006 // Toronto Star
Union, 16 Hotels Agree on Labor Pacts in Chicago
9/15/2006 // mimegasite.com
Tentative contract averts hotel strike
9/15/2006 // Monterey Herald
San Francisco Hotel Workers Make a Deal
9/14/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Union and San Francisco Hotels Reach Tentative Agreement
9/13/2006 // Corporate Meetings & Incentives
Worker Concerns Drive Unionizing Effort at Hotel
9/8/2006 // Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Unite Here union calling for boycott of Hilton LAX
9/7/2006 // The Argonaut
Marching Orders: On eve of last-ditch negotiation, labor march is peaceful
9/7/2006 // Monterey Weekly
Hotel workers use holiday for strike preparations
9/5/2006 // Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Hilton, union agree on pact
9/1/2006 // Chicago Tribune
Hotel workers OK strike
8/24/2006 // Honolulu Star Bulletin
Hotels union voting on strike
8/24/2006 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hyatt strike authorization vote set today
8/23/2006 // Monterey Herald
Area hotel workers push to settle with large chains
8/19/2006 // Chicago Tribune
Hotel: workers not suspended for AIDS buttons
8/18/2006 // CTV
Last Ditch: Union workers at Hyatt hotels say strike likely after difficult negotiations.
8/17/2006 // Monterey County Weekly
Community supports ‘Hotel Workers Rising’
8/17/2006 // People's Weekly World
No matter what the continent, the underdog is the underdog
8/10/2006 // Globe and Mail
Hotel staffers win a couple of breaks
8/1/2006 // Chicago Sun Times
Behind the Bedsheets
7/25/2006 // This Magazine
Union Pickets Luxury Hotel
7/13/2006 // London Free Press
Area's hospitality workers barely eke out a living
7/10/2006 // Monterey County Herald
Hotel Revenue Climbs, but So Do Expenses
7/9/2006 // New York Times
Hotel Agrees to Labor Case Settlement
7/7/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Jewish Groups Join Employee Protection Initiative
6/30/2006 // JTA Global Jewish News
Unions Help Beat Poverty
6/28/2006 // Hartford Courant
Hotel workers union, meeting planners to share info
6/28/2006 // Reuters
Hundreds turn out to call for higher pay
6/16/2006 // Seattle Post Intelligencer
The New Face of Solidarity
6/16/2006 // The New York Times
Edwards' hotel-union push hits Waikiki
6/15/2006 // Honolulu Star Bulletin
Hospitality employees are campaigning to lift themselves above the poverty line and prevent workplace injuries
6/6/2006 // Catholic New Times / Rabble.ca
Hotel Workers Rising
6/1/2006 // Relay Magazine
Hotel staff seek training lift
6/1/2006 // The Toronto Star
70 LAX Hilton workers suspended
5/13/2006 // Daily Breeze
Hotel Suspends Workers After They Complain
5/13/2006 // Los Angeles Times
NLRB Files Complaint Against Glendale Hilton
5/4/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Analysis of Hotel Industry Injury Records and Housekeeping Job Hazards
5/2/2006 //
New Study Reveals Hotel Housekeeper Work is Dangerous
4/28/2006 // UNITE HERE
union maid: The people who make up your fancy hotel room are invisible, but powerful
4/28/2006 // Globe and Mail
Hotel housekeepers create luxury — but at a cost
4/28/2006 // USA Today
Bigger beds a pain, hotel staffs complain
4/26/2006 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel Rooms Get Plusher, Adding to Maids' Injuries
4/21/2006 // New York Times
Union kicks off boycott
4/20/2006 // Glendale News Press
Eclectic Crowd Joins a Call for the Rights of Immigrants
4/11/2006 // New York Times
LGBTs must stand with hotel workers
4/6/2006 // Bay Area Reporter
Claremont Resort & Spa workers win long battle
4/6/2006 // People's Weekly World
Hale Koa workers join Local 5, boosting union in negotiations
4/6/2006 // Honolulu Star Bulletin
Hotel choice for B.A.R. party draws criticism
4/6/2006 // Bay Area Reporter
Hotel Labor Union Negotiations - A Perspective
4/1/2006 // Hotel-online.com
Hospitality industry could be headed for a summer showdown
3/28/2006 // Travel Weekly
Hotel Campaign Signals Labor's Ascent in L.A.
3/27/2006 // Los Angeles Times
HILTON UNION'S 'FIRE' ALARM
3/25/2006 // New York Post
Hilton workers fired up
3/21/2006 // New York Daily News
Tipping Is Part of Travel, So What About the Maid?
3/7/2006 // New York Times
Brave New Century
3/2/2006 // Los Angeles City Beat
Hotel boom fuels union hopes
2/26/2006 // Chicago Tribune
Union activists lobby for Century Boulevard
2/25/2006 // Daily Breeze
Picket Fences: From Dream to Fantasy
2/23/2006 // LA Weekly
Reorganizing Labor Priorities
2/23/2006 // Monterey County Weekly
Over 2000 Rally in SF Kickoff for National Hotel Workers Rising Campaign
2/20/2006 // BeyondChron.org
Hard-working hotel employees fight for better life
2/20/2006 // Hamilton Spectator
Hotel union puttin’ on the Ritz: Big names speak up for workers
2/19/2006 // Boston Herald
Fear of strikes clouds hot year for conventions
2/18/2006 // Boston Globe
Statement of Change to Win Chair Anna Burger on Launch of National Hotel Workers Campaign
2/18/2006 // Change to Win
Union Aims to Build Momentum as It Prepares for National Hotel Talks
2/17/2006 // Los Angeles Times
Hotel workers employ star power to boost bargaining campaign
2/16/2006 // Associated Press
Hotel workers union plans rallies
2/14/2006 // Chicago Sun-Times
Manchester Hyatt housekeepers publicly protest their workload
2/11/2006 // San Diego Union Tribune
Group is hoping to clean up Century Blvd
2/4/2006 // Daily Breeze
Clooney Refuses to Bust Strike
2/3/2006 // World Entertainment News Network
Activists Converge to Support Hotel Worker Uprising
2/3/2006 // Beyond Chron
Hotel workers take up arms in 'bed wars'
2/2/2006 // Toronto Globe and Mail
Union boss says hotels can avoid strike
1/27/2006 // Las Vegas Review Journal
Workers continue hotel picketing
1/27/2006 // Monterey Herald
Working with union will benefit hotels, industry, employees
1/20/2006 // HotelMotel.com
North American hotel union hopes to avoid strike
1/19/2006 // USA Today
Hotel Workers Union Starts Wage Campaign
1/19/2006 // Washington Post
Taking On the Hotels
1/18/2006 // Washington Post
Will vital hotels union be next to strike?
1/17/2006 // New York Newsday
Here's a tip: Leave a tip
1/17/2006 // USA Today
Maid for a day
1/17/2006 // USA Today
Hotels balk at guest warning
12/28/2005 // Providence Journal
Better Bedding Means Heavy Duty for Housekeepers
12/26/2005 // Washington Post
Hotel workers allege unfair termination
12/23/2005 // Star Tribune
Battle of the beds: Mounds of pillows and bedding win over guests but wear out hotel housekeepers
12/19/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hotels rebuff unions
12/10/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Glover lays it on the line; Actor and Toronto's mayor put up united front for union of struggling hotel workers
12/4/2005 // Toronto Star
Hilton Glendale employees file suit
11/18/2005 // Glendale News-Press
Hotel Workers Union and Fairmont Royal York settle contract talks
11/17/2005 // UNITE HERE
Profits Up at City's Hotels; So Are Tensions
11/6/2005 // New York Times
Hilton workers file suit
11/4/2005 // Glendale News-Press
Union will Conduct Vote on Royal York Company Proposal
10/19/2005 // UNITE HERE
Housekeeper for a Day
10/9/2005 // Washington Post
Fairmont Royal York Hotel Charges Room Attendants With Engaging in an Illegal Strike
10/4/2005 // UNITE HERE
Tactics at condo site display more aggressive union efforts
10/2/2005 // MSNBC
Union bulks up for '06 talks
10/2/2005 // MSNBC
Unions And Supporters Encourage Continuation Of SF Hotel Boycott
10/1/2005 // Indybay
Laid-off workers picket hotel's reopening
9/30/2005 // Stamford Advocate
Negotiations Resume at Fairmont Royal York Hotel
9/28/2005 // CNW Group
79 % of Workers at Fairmont Royal York Vote to Authorize Strike
9/27/2005 // UNITE HERE
Protesters want union at Hilton
9/23/2005 // Daily News
Hotel 'bed war' escalates
9/22/2005 // CBCU Unlocked
Royal York Room Attendants Face Escalating Workload: Take Breaks Together to Ensure All Room Attendants have Legally Entitled Breaks
9/22/2005 // Canada Newswire
Another hotel drawn into labor dispute
9/20/2005 // SF Business Times
Argent backs key demand by union: Hotel is 3rd to agree to a shorter-term contract for workers
9/20/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
On Their Feet for a Better Living
9/18/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Hilton workers in union demand
9/13/2005 // Glendale News-Press
61 arrests at protest over hotel labor talks
9/5/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel Workers Union Announces End of Boycott at One of Fourteen San Francisco Hotels
9/3/2005 // UNITE HERE
SF St. Francis ready to compromise
9/1/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
What's a fair tip for cleaning a hotel room?
8/25/2005 // Chicago Tribune
Toronto Hotel Workers Rally for Justice as Room Attendants Say 'Stop the Pain!'
8/25/2005 // UNITE HERE
Hotels make beds cozier, but maid's day lot tougher
8/23/2005 // Chicago Tribune
Toronto Hotel Workers Rally for Justice
8/23/2005 // Canada Newswire
Labor's veiled threat: Run away, bride
8/22/2005 // San Francisco Business Times
Vigil focuses on labor dispute at Turtle Bay
8/21/2005 // Honolulu Advertiser
Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation to provide increased protections for hotel workers
8/15/2005 // UNITE HERE
Dispute threatens future conventions
8/14/2005 // San Francisco Business Times
The hotel boycott matters
8/10/2005 // San Francisco Bay Guardian
SF Hotel conversion moratorium approved: 18 months to study effects of switching rooms to condos
8/10/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
SF Hotel owners reject union's offer
8/10/2005 // San Francisco Examiner
Union, hotels give talks another try
8/9/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Tourism bureau steps in to save major convention
8/3/2005 // San Francisco Examiner
Hotel workers union, city OK pact on condos
8/3/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
8/1/2005 // Meetings
2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
8/1/2005 // Meetings
2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
8/1/2005 // Meetings
2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
8/1/2005 // Meetings
2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
8/1/2005 // Meetings
2006 hotel forecast: uneasy unions
8/1/2005 // Meetings
2006 Hotel Forecast: Uneasy Unions
8/1/2005 // Hotels Magazine
Turtle Bay: Labor skirmish expands
7/31/2005 // Pacific Business News
Chinese Hotel Workers in S.F. Claim They Were Not Allowed To Speak Cantonese on the Job
7/27/2005 // NCM
Hotel Union Appears Ready to Strike
7/22/2005 // Boston Herald
Labor board takes Turtle Bay to court
7/20/2005 // Star Bulletin
SF Hotel Workers Unanimously Reject New Proposal
7/13/2005 // KTVU
Unions Urging Conventions to Not Meet in SF
7/9/2005 // CBS5
Hotel standoff imperils some conventions; Five groups ponder a move elsewhere to avoid union boycotts
7/8/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Wake-Up Call: South Asians Stand in Solidarity with Hotel Workers
7/4/2005 // SAMAR
Union calls for boycott of new Hub luxury hotel
6/23/2005 // Boston Globe
Chicago Considering Strike Notification Ordinance
6/21/2005 // Meeting News
Academic conferences reconsider S.F. conventions during boycott
6/21/2005 // San Francisco Examiner
With Hotel Labor Contract Ratified, Villaraigosa Moves to Revive Tourism
6/17/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Labor union, Hotel Del reach terms
6/16/2005 // San Diego Union Tribune
L.A. hotel pact bolsters hopes for S.F. dispute
6/14/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago's Congress Hotel strike's prominence grows
6/13/2005 // Chicago Sun Times
L.A. Hotels Reach Tentative Labor Pact
6/11/2005 // Associated Press
UNITE HERE Statement on the Los Angeles Employers’ Council Decision to Lock Out 2,500 Workers
6/10/2005 // UNITE HERE
West Hollywood Hyatt workers strike; employers opt for lockout
6/10/2005 // Associated Press
Hotel Workers March Through Downtown San Francisco
6/9/2005 // KGO TV
Union calls 2-week strike at Hyatt West Hollywood
6/9/2005 // Reuters
Walkout in West Hollywood: Workers strike Hyatt
6/9/2005 // Press Telegram
ON STRIKE! Hyatt West Hollywood Workers Demand Hotels Return Healthcare Money
6/9/2005 // UNITE HERE
Frosty reception for hotels' offer ; Co-payment changes fail to impress union
6/8/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Businesses rip strike notification proposal
6/6/2005 // Chicago Sun Times
Biltmore Strikes Deal With Union
6/6/2005 // Los Angeles Business Journal
Second Los Angeles Employer’s Council Hotel Backs 2-Year Contract with Union
6/6/2005 //
Union says 2nd LA hotel would agree to 2-year deal
6/3/2005 // Reuters
Guests Seek Protection From Hotel Horror Stories
6/3/2005 // CBS 2 Chicago
Caught In the Middle
6/1/2005 // San Diego City Beat
Hotels give union revised proposal: Local 2 derides offer on co-payments as 'hoopla about nothing'
6/1/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Union Strategy Taking Its Toll on Hotels
5/31/2005 // Los Angeles Business Journal
Hotel owners ready to make contract pitch
5/30/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Claremont hotel workers vote to strike
5/27/2005 // Contra Costa Times
Students Won't Hold Prom At L.A. Hotel In Support Of Union
5/26/2005 // NBC4TV
Oakwood Students Urge Other Los Angeles High Schools to Pull Proms From Boycotted Hotels
5/26/2005 // Marketwire
Groups avoid hotels in dispute: Democrats, gays find new venues; teachers union may skip S.F.
5/26/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Union, hotels to talk in S.F.: Boycott hurting bookings; labor seeks '06 expiration
5/25/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
L.A. hotel labor contract council starts to fray
5/24/2005 // Reuters
Hotels Break Ranks on Union Contract
5/20/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Hotel Dispute Heats Up
5/19/2005 // Monterey Herald
Hotels Sweeten Deal, but Rejection Likely
5/17/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Union At Hilton Approves 4-Year Contract
5/13/2005 // Hartford Courant
Unite HERE Settles With Beverly Hilton
5/6/2005 // L.A. Business Journal
Arrests in hotel union march
5/3/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Sierra Club cancels bookings at Hilton; Group protests unresolved dispute with hotel workers
4/20/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Plaza workers celebrate new deal
4/16/2005 // Associated Press
Health costs an issue for union
4/16/2005 // San Jose Mercury News
Wyndham Franklin Plaza Workers Ratify new Union Contract
4/8/2005 // UNITE HERE
Hotel Actions in California Increase
4/8/2005 //
Hotel dispute sending meetings out of town
3/29/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. hotels suffer more cancellations
3/25/2005 // San Francisco Business Times
To tip or not to tip?
3/25/2005 // USA Today
Hotels Battle Continues
3/25/2005 // Jewish Journal
ASU Students Ask ASU to Join Resort Boycott
3/23/2005 // ASU Devil
Boycott Hurts Hotels, but Fails to Advance Negotiations
3/23/2005 // Los Angeles Business Journal
Philosophers to Picket Westin St. Francis in Support of Hotel Workers
3/22/2005 //
Brian Murphy cancels appearance to honor union boycott
3/14/2005 // La Voz Weekly
Mayor, supes no-shows at chamber lunch
3/8/2005 // San Francisco Examiner
No progress in hotel dispute talks
3/7/2005 // San Francisco Examiner
In snubbing hotel, mayor to miss stem cell chief
3/7/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
SF Mayor Newsom breaks tradition, boycotts Hilton luncheon
3/5/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
President Clinton Respects Hotel Workers' Boycott
3/3/2005 // UNITE HERE
Mayor calls on hotels: Dispute could end in weeks, he says, if they cooperate
2/26/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
Expanding the Fight; Boycotts at Non-Union Hotel Properties
2/24/2005 //
Union asks companies to boycott hotels
2/18/2005 // East Bay Business Times
Union boycotts force event to move
2/17/2005 // Press Telegram
Hotels to Drop Weekly $10 Insurance Premiums
2/16/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Both sides return to bargaining table in hotel dispute
2/15/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
SF Hotel Workers Picket Outside Westin St. Francis
2/14/2005 // CBS
Hotel Workers Reject Latest Offer in Long-Running Contract Talks
2/10/2005 // Los Angeles Business Journal
San Francisco Hotel Union Plans Return To Picket Lines
2/10/2005 // Bay City New Wire
Hotels, Union Reject Offers
2/8/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Hotel Employees Demand Respect
2/5/2005 // Atlanta Latino
Back to the Bargaining Table for Unite HERE, Hotel Employer's Council
2/4/2005 // Los Angeles Business Journal
Hotel labor talks to resume in Los Angeles
1/30/2005 // Pacific Business News
Hotels to Face Complaint by NLRB
1/27/2005 // Los Angeles Times
Union Protests at Hotel Offices
1/26/2005 // Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hotel union to visitors: Stay away
1/23/2005 // San Francisco Business Times
Cool-off expires at SF hotels; Both sides pledge to keep bargaining, avoid strike, lockout
1/22/2005 // San Francisco Chronicle
D.C. Hotel Workers Ratify 3-Year Pact, End Strike Threat
1/19/2005 // Washington Post
DC Hotel Workers Vote on Contract Tuesday
1/17/2005 //
Hotels, Union Agree on Contract: Ratification Vote Planned Before Inauguration
1/15/2005 // Washington Post
DC Hotel Workers And Management Reach Tentative Agreement
1/14/2005 //
D.C. Hotel-Union Talks Move Forward
1/14/2005 // Associated Press
DC Hotel Workers And Management To Negotiate At Noon
1/14/2005 //
DC Hotel labor talks break down
1/13/2005 // USA Today
Hotels, Union Talk as Deadline and Inauguration Loom
1/11/2005 // Washington Post
Washington hotel workers mull strike
1/10/2005 // CNN
Hotel Union Threatens to Strike Before Inauguration
1/7/2005 // Washington Post
Hotels, workers resume contract talks
1/6/2005 // San Francisco Examiner
Hotels, Union Eye Inauguration
12/30/2004 // Washington Post
ASC Search Is On For Ceremony Spot
12/27/2004 // BackStage
Hotel workers rally in Union Square
12/22/2004 // San Francisco Examiner
Lockout KO’d: San Francisco hotel workers triumph with help from city-by-city support
12/22/2004 // In These Times
Directors Switch Awards Site in Show of Solidarity
12/21/2004 // Reuters
San Francisco hotel workers union rejects latest proposal
12/17/2004 // San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco hotel workers display ABCs of how to conduct a contract fight
12/17/2004 // ILCA
Hotel Offer Is Rejected
12/17/2004 // Los Angeles Times
Washington hotel workers rally to protest lack of new contract
12/16/2004 // Washington Post
PGA Changes Awards Site in Show of Union Solidarity
12/15/2004 // Back Stage
Key Issue Unresolved in Latest Hotel Offer
12/15/2004 // Los Angeles Times
Labor dispute forces move of awards show
12/15/2004 // Los Angeles Times
Hotels, Union Reps Resume Talks
12/14/2004 // KABC-TV
Hotels, Union Report Signs of Progress
12/10/2004 // Washington Post
Union, Hotels Have Made Little Progress in Talks
12/9/2004 // Washington Post
Hotels, union resume contract negotiations
12/3/2004 // San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel workers' lockout off for now
11/21/2004 // San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. Hotel Workers to Return to Work as Talks Continue
11/20/2004 // Associated Press
S.F. Hotel Workers to Return to Work as Talks Continue
11/20/2004 // Associated Press
Rally Monday in MN to show solidarity with hotel workers
11/15/2004 // Workday Minnesota
Talks Between D.C. Hotels, Union Still in Deadlock
10/28/2004 // Washington Post
SF hotel operators refuse to end labor lockout
10/26/2004 // San Francisco Chronicle
Lockout effect: Fashion Week called off due to hotel dispute
10/19/2004 // SF Examiner
Striking workers to be locked out
10/6/2004 // San Francisco Chronicle
SF Hotel Workers Go On Strike
9/29/2004 // Associated Press
Talks Resume Between D.C. Hotels, Union
9/26/2004 // WTOP
Old Labor Tactics Resurface in New Union
9/17/2004 // Washington Post
L.A. Hotel Workers Vote to Back a Strike
9/15/2004 // Los Angeles Times
Hotel Workers in 3 Cities Ready to Strike
9/14/2004 // Associated Press
Hotel Workers To Vote On Possible Strike
9/13/2004 // NBC4
On holiday weekend, sermons address the L.A. hotel workers' ongoing dispute.
9/6/2004 // Los Angeles Times
S.F. hotel union sets Sept. 14 strike vote
9/2/2004 // San Francisco Business Times
Hotel contract talks continue in S.F.
8/19/2004 // SF Chronicle
