Over 10,000 UNITE HERE members went on strike over Labor Day weekend, and it was covered in news outlets large and small, all over the U.S. and all over the world.
Below are just some the of the stories in the media about our members, what’s at stake for them, their families, and their industry, and our union’s incredible power.
The New York Times:
- About 10,000 Hotel Workers Walk Off the Job on Labor Day Weekend
- How Will the Nationwide Hotel Strike Affect My Labor Day Plans?
- Why Thousands of Hotel Workers Are on Strike
The Associated Press:
- Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work
- Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
The Washington Post:
- Thousands of hotel workers strike on Labor Day weekend
- Dirty rooms, no mixed drinks: Inside a Boston hotel on strike
CNN:
- More than 10,000 US hotel workers strike during Labor Day weekend
- America’s massive hotel strike just got even bigger
Reuters:
- 10,000 US hotel workers strike as contract talks break down (VIDEO)
- Holiday disruption at US hotels as 10,000 workers strike
- Unite Here union says more than 9,300 workers remain on strike in 7 US cities
NPR:
- Thousands of hotel workers launch strike after talks stall with top chains
- More than 10,000 hotel workers are on strike (All Things Considered)
- Hotel worker strike in the U.S. extends into third day (Morning Edition)
Cable News:
- Hotel workers strike amid Labor Day weekend travel, FOX NEWS (one of our favorite pieces of the campaign)
- CNN Nightly News Segment
- Thousands of hotel workers continue nationwide strike on Labor Day, demanding higher pay, NBC
- Thousands of hotel workers continue nationwide strike, CBS
- CBS Nightly News Interview
- Nationwide strike by hotel workers will expand to more cities, NBC
- 10,000 US hotel workers strike over labor day weekend, Al Jazeera
- Thousands of hotel workers go on strike, ABC News
Other National Stories:
- Hotel Workers Strike During Labor Day Weekend, Wall Street Journal
- Thousands of hotel workers launch Labor Day weekend strike action, Axios
- Thousands of hotel workers are on strike. Here’s a list of hotels that are impacted, CBS News
- Thousands of Hotel Workers Strike Across US Amid Labor Day Weekend, Retail Wire
- All the Cities Impacted by Hotel Workers’ Labor Day Strikes, Newsweek
- Where are hotel workers striking right now? From Honolulu to Boston — what to know, The Points Guy
- How to Navigate the Current Hotel Strikes, AARP
- 10,000 hotel workers strike for better working conditions and pay, Today
- Thousands of hotel workers strike over Labor Day, Business Insider
- 10,000 US hotel workers go on strike over Labor Day weekend, Boutique Hotellier
- US hotel workers launch strike over holiday weekend, The Guardian
- More than 10,000 US hotel workers strike on Labor Day weekend, AFP (International newswire based in France)
- 10K unionized hotel workers hold strikes across multiple cities, demand higher wages, increased staffing, Fox Business
- Thousands of hotel workers across US hubs continue strike, USA Today
- How Your Trip May Be Impacted by the Hotel Worker Strike, Smart Travel
- 10,000 U.S. Hotel Workers Go on Strike to Demand Higher Pay and Increased Staffing, Democracy Now
- Labor Day 2024 travel sets records amid hotel workers strike, Today
- The Nationwide Hotel Workers Strike is Growing Even Larger, Travel Pulse
- Why Are So Many Hotel Workers on Strike? AFAR
- Thousands of Hotel Workers on Strike Across the Country, Meetings Today
- Striking hotel workers want a return to daily room cleaning, Marketplace
- Make them pay’: Thousands of Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott hotel workers on strike across US, USA Today
- S. Hotel Workers on Strike: What to Know, Skift
- Hotel strikes on the East Coast: Know more to make your Labor Day Weekend travel plans, Travel and Tour World
LOCAL PRESS
Local comms staff, organizers, and researchers helped generate a sea of local coverage across all nine cities. Below is a small sample from each one.
BALTIMORE:
- Baltimore hotel workers hold first strike in decades at city-owned Hilton, Baltimore Banner
- Local hotel workers join nationwide strike outside the Hilton Baltimore, CBS News Baltimore
BOSTON:
- Healey, Warren, and Wu join picketing workers in Labor Day actions across Boston, Boston Globe
- Labor Day breakfast moved outdoors as Boston hotel workers strike for new contract, NBC Boston
GREENWICH:
- Old Greenwich workers strike at Hyatt Regency as part of national hotel labor demonstration, Greenwich Time
- Greenwich Hyatt Regency workers join nationwide strike, citing ‘painful work loads,’ unfair wages, The Register Citizen
HONOLULU AND KAUAI:
- Strike begins for 5,000 hotel workers in Waikiki, Kauai this Labor Day weekend, Hawaii News Now
- Local 5 union workers at 8 Hawaii hotels go on 3-day strike, Star Advertiser
- Thousands of Hawaii hotel workers walk off the job to strike, Khon
- Thousands of local hotel workers begin strike after talks stall with top chains, Hawaii Public Radio
SAN JOSE AND SAN FRANCISCO:
- San Jose, San Francisco hotel workers join national Labor Day weekend strike, East Bay Times
- Thousands of Bay Area hotel workers walk off job as part of large US strike, SF Gate
- Thousands of Bay Area hotel workers participate in nationwide strike, ABC News
- San Francisco hotel workers go on three-day strike in fight for better wages and health care, Axios
SAN DIEGO:
- Hilton San Diego Bayfront workers join nationwide hotel strike, San Diego Tribune
- Hotel workers strike in San Diego, KTBX
SEATTLE: