At the end of September, Hilton hotel workers with the UNITE HERE Local 2 union in San Franciso began a strike. Now, they have approved a new union contract, which includes affordable health care, high raises, and workload protections which had previously not been in place. Hotels with a reputation to uphold, and known for their luxury brands – Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriot – are covered by the new contract. Bill Fung, a housekeeping attendant, said that although he and his fellow strikers “stood together in the rain and cold,” “it was all worth it,” while Lizzy Tapia, President of UNITE HERE Local 2, said, “San Francisco hotel workers are unbreakable.”
Read the full story by UNITE HERE News, published here: https://unitehere.org/press-releases/san-francisco-hotel-strikes-conclude-as-hilton-workers-vote-99-4-to-ratify-new-contract/
