Hotel workers and labor organizers have been striking and demanding higher wages and other benefits as they argue existing salaries are unsustainable amid the region's high cost of living and rent, making commutes and buying basic goods unsustainable.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A second wave of hotel strikes is hitting Southern California this week.
Unite Here Local 11, which represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers across Southern California and Arizona, many of whom are Latino and people of color, coordinated the latest multiday strikes affecting at least 12 hotels Monday and Tuesday near the Los Angeles airport and cities in Orange County.
According to the union, the changes would help cover expected rising costs in the region ahead of the 2026 soccer World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics.Arturo Huezo, 52, a housekeeper for 29 years at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, said he has been through about seven contract negotiations and has never been compelled to strike.
Hotel workers who spoke to NBC News said they have been taking on heavier workloads because staff shortages due to the pandemic have yet to be restored to normal levels. Tourism and business numbers are picking back up to pre-pandemic numbers in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The coalition argued that the union failed to bargain"in good faith" by striking and by failing to respond to a counteroffer from the coalition, Keith Grossman, a spokesperson for the group, said in a statement. The counteroffer included wage increases of $6.25 per hour and increases of $1.50 per hour toward health care benefits over four years.
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