Thousands of Southern California hotel workers go on strike
Just as the Fourth of July holiday weekend gets underway, thousands of hotel workers in Southern California went on strike Sunday morning seeking to negotiate a contract with higher wages and other benefits, according to the union representing workers. Members of UNITE HERE Local 11, which claims to represent more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona, are on strike at more than a dozen hotels in Los Angeles and Santa Monica after their contract shortly expired. after midnight on Saturday. according to posts on the union's Twitter page. Participants include cooks, dishwashers, servers, front desk workers and…
