Los Angeles-area lodge staff go on strike

Thousands of lodge staff within the Los Angeles space are on strike this week.

The staff, who walked off the job Sunday, are asking for higher pay, limits on their workloads and assist with housing for servers, bellhops, dishwashers and entrance desk employees in Los Angeles.

The strike in the course of the July Fourth vacation places an excellent better pressure on the lodge business in Los Angeles. Most lodge visitors are receiving solely restricted service because of this.

Hotel representatives say the labor union has acted in dangerous religion in negotiations and didn’t do all it might to stop a strike.

According to lodge representatives, Unite Here Local 11 canceled a gathering on June 28 and refused to fulfill earlier than the contract expired.

However, union officers say the inns have had their calls for since April and have moved little or no on key points.

Workers are asking for a $5-an-hour increase for all staff and in-depth plans for raises within the coming years. They are additionally asking for inns to arrange a 7% surcharge to fund a housing program that will assist workers stay nearer to work.