Over 10,000 US Hotel Workers Strike Against Major Hotel Chains

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Over 10,000 hotel workers across the United States participated in a large-scale multi-city strike against major hotel chains over Labour Day weekend. The strikes began after Unite Here (the "Union") failed to reach an agreement in contract negotiations with the hotel chains. While the hotel strikes are currently limited to workers within the United States, they may spill over into Canada or affect unionized Canadian hotel business operations in other ways, including in the collective bargaining process.

Contractual Negotiations Breakdown

Unite Here represents hospitality workers in hotels, casinos, and airports across the United States and Canada. While approximately 40,000 Unite Here workers across 20 American cities are facing the expiry of their collective agreements in 2024, around 15,000 of those workers at a number of major hotel chains voted to strike after negotiations for new four-year contracts reached an impasse.