US hotel workers strike in Boston, Greenwich as contract negotiations stall
Recast with details from union statement
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Mrinmay Dey
NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nearly 1,100 hotelworkers in the U.S. cities of Boston and Greenwich are on a three-daystrike after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott International MAR.O, Hilton Worldwide HLT.N, and Hyatt Hotels H.N reached an impasse, the Unite Here union said on Sunday.
The strikes, which began on Sunday, may spread to other cities across the US during the Labor Day weekend, as more hotel workers prepare to join the walkout.
Marriott and Hilton did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Hyatt previously told Reuters that it has contingency plans for a strike so that hotel operations are not affected.
Thousands of hotel workers will be on strike as 9% more Americans travel domestically over Labor Day weekend compared to last year, according to AAA booking data.
Unite Here, which represents workers in hotels, casinos, and airports across the United States and Canada, said disappointed hotel workersmay strike in other major citiesas they struggle to agree with hotel operators on wages and on reversing pandemic-era job cuts.
"Strikes have also been authorized and could begin at any time in Baltimore, Honolulu, Kauai, New Haven, Oakland, Providence, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle," the union saidin a statement.
The strike comes as40,000 Unite Here hotel workers across 20cities face expiringcontracts this year. About 15,000 of those workers have authorized strikes in 12 markets from Boston to Honolulu.
Workers have been in negotiations for new four-year contracts since May.
"We won't accept a 'new normal' where hotel companies profit by cutting their offerings to guests and abandoning their commitments to workers," Unite Here President Gwen Mills said, demanding a better deal.
The union has urged travelers to cancel their hotel stays if the workers are on strike and demand penalty-free refunds.
Unite Here workers in 2023 won record contracts in Los Angeles following rolling strikes and in Detroit after a 47-day strike.
In Las Vegas, casino operators MGM MGM.N, Caesars CZR.O and Wynn WYNN.O resorts reached an agreement in November to avert a strike with 40,000 hospitality workers days before a deadline that would have crippled the Vegas Strip.
Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo in New York and Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra and Mark Potter
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