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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Unite here local 11 - The Untold Story

We were told the 2026 World Cup would be a unifying force. The reality is far different

The original plans for this summer’s tournament could scarcely sound much different than what we seem to have in store

The Guardian - US

Hotel Workers Knock on a Million Doors, Targeting Latinos, to Keep Arizona Blue for Kamala Harris

One in four voters is Latino in a critical state where Biden won but Trump now leads.

Capital & Main

US hotel workers still fighting for basic benefits after ‘hot labor summer’

Thousands of hotel workers in southern California have gone on strike over 100 times since last July, with some still fighting for new union contracts

The Guardian - US

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Union Negotiating Strategy Pays Off in SoCal Hotel Deals

In the face of weak labor laws, hospitality workers brought their fight for better wages and working conditions to the court of public opinion.

Capital & Main

Toothless Laws Allow the Los Angeles Hotel Strike to Stall

All sides must bargain in “good faith,” but U.S. labor laws do not say what that means, and penalties are weak.

Capital & Main

A hotel worker's 3-hour commute tells the story of LA's housing crisis and her strike

Long commutes are a key reason why LA hotel workers have been on rolling strikes since early July. And they have a unique solution for hotels to help them.

WEKU

‘Solidarity came naturally’: why Inter Miami’s support of striking hotel workers matters

After accidentally wading into a labor dispute on a road trip, the club helped raise the visibility of workers’ struggles in southern California

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Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.

WEKU

Taylor Swift urged to cancel LA shows in solidarity with striking hotel workers

California lieutenant governor among officials calling for postponement as thousands on strike demanding better pay and benefits

The Guardian - US

Hotel workers kick off third wave of strikes in Hollywood, Pasadena

Hundreds of hotel workers in Hollywood and Pasadena walked out this morning, kicking off a third wave of rolling strikes to hit Southern California this summer.

Los Angeles Times

Hotel, union negotiation fails to break stalemate; more walkouts ahead, union vows

Tensions rose Tuesday between the Southern California hotel operators and their striking workers during the first bargaining session since intermittent walkouts began July 1. Hotel representatives accused the union of failing to bargain in good faith, and Unite Here Local 11 vowed more strikes at hotels across Los Angeles and…

Los Angeles Times

The Truth About the Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Strike

Despite recent wins, union members still can’t afford to live anywhere near where they work.

Capital & Main

Gustavo Arellano: Three's not a crowd. Meet the co-presidents of the union behind the hotel workers' strike

LOS ANGELES — In a red-shirted sea of hundreds of striking hotel workers marching through downtown Los Angeles on the Fourth of July, Ada Briceño, Susan Minato and Kurt Petersen were just faces in the crowd.

Los Angeles Times

Southern California hotels hit by strike say union is unlawfully pushing housing agenda

LOS ANGELES — Amid tense negotiations over new contracts for thousands of local hotel housekeepers, receptionists and cooks, a group of Southern California hotels filed an unfair labor practice charge accusing Unite Here Local 11 of striking over policy proposals that have “nothing to do” with the employees it represents.

Los Angeles Times

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California hotel workers back on the job after strike, but union warns more walkouts possible

Workers who picketed 19 major Southern California hotels over the long holiday weekend are back on the job, but their union warned that more walkouts could come at any time

Los Angeles Times

LA hotel workers back on the job but say more strikes to come

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of service workers at 19 hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties returned to work Wednesday after three days of strikes over the busy Fourth of July weekend.

Los Angeles Times

‘Not able to live’: California hotel employees talk overwork, long commutes, betrayal

Thousands of Southern California hotel workers took to picket lines Sunday, wearing red union T-shirts and chanting for others to join their fight for better wages and benefits in a region they say has become increasingly unaffordable.

The Independent UK

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history

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The Independent UK

Thousands of hotel workers strike in southern California over pay

‘All we do in hotels is work and work and get by with very little,’ said one worker. ‘We take care of the tourists, but no one takes care of us’

Los Angeles Times

Beverly Hills voters to decide the fate of ultra-luxury LVMH hotel project

In a city whose name is shorthand for exclusivity and wealth, the future of a planned ultra-opulent hotel will soon be decided by the most democratic of means: an election.

Capital & Main

L.A. Hotel Workers Fight an Uphill Battle to Live Where They Work

Making developers who stoke the housing crisis repair the damage they’ve done.

Los Angeles Times

Workers at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont win first union contract

LOS ANGELES — Hotel workers at the famed Chateau Marmont voted unanimously to ratify their first union contract Wednesday evening.

Los Angeles Times

In West Hollywood election, a famously liberal city appears to take a moderate turn

LOS ANGELES — In November 1984, the newly formed city of West Hollywood grabbed the world's attention when it seated the nation's first City Council with an openly gay majority.

Salon

AZ may be key to GOP election subversion

With election deniers up and down the ballot, key voters don’t rank democracy as a big concern

Los Angeles Times

West Hollywood gay pioneers clash with younger progressives over future of city

LOS ANGELES — John Duran is styling himself as a law-and-order candidate for West Hollywood City Council, posing in front of sheriff's cruisers on his campaign website and touting his endorsement by the deputies' union.

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