SoCal Hotel Workers Union Approves New ‘Life-Changing’ Contract With 34 Hotels

The deal gives workers a $5-an-hour raise this year, which will rise to $10 within four years. “Workers won everything they struck for,” say union leaders.
SoCal Hotel Workers Union Approves New ‘Life-Changing’ Contract With 34 Hotels
Hotel workers with Unite Here Local 11 march through downtown L.A. calling for a "fair contract" from numerous major hotels in the region in Los Angeles on Oct. 25, 2023. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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The union representing hotel workers across Southern California announced March 25 the signing of a new four-year contract with 34 hotels that gives workers a $10 per hour raise.

Members of Unite Here Local 11, which represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona, started striking on July Fourth weekend last year, seeking higher wages and benefits to help workers keep up with the city’s high cost of living.

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