About 200 workers at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills won union recognition last week, joining our Local 11. From the beginning the organizing drive was led in part by dedicated committee leaders from the Four Points Hotel LAX, whose owner also owns the SLS.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In conjunction with the launch of the Global Boycott of Hyatt, students, workers and community activists staged a "Day of Visibility" in more than 20 cities in North America to bring to light the abuses suffered by Hyatt workers whose jobs, by nature, tend to make them invisible. Watch the video of the international day of  protests:  http://bit.ly/OZKT4i

Monday, July 23, 2012

Washington, DC— On Monday, July 23 at a National Press Conference in Washington, DC, the NFL Players Association, UNITE HERE, NOW, the AFL-CIO, LGBT groups, workers and renowned musicians are joining forces to support a far-reaching global boycott of Hyatt hotels due to the company’s extensive abuse of housekeepers and low wages.  In conjunction with the boycott launch, allies will join workers this week in a call to action of more than 2 million online and a full week of protests in 20 US cities, including Los Angeles, Honolulu, San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore, Indianapolis and Boston. A demonstration will also take place in London, UK.

After two years of struggle, early morning pickets, and late night planning, we won a contract at the Luxe City Center hotel.

In 2009, the hotel renovated their rooms to provide extra luxury for guests, but they also created extra work--lifting, tucking, and glass cleaning-- for the housekeepers.

Luxe fired three women whose bodies, after combined decades of service to the hotel, did not keep up with the quota.