Articles tagged “housekeepers”

Hotels

New President of Top Hotel Union Warns of Labor Showdown: ‘We Want Increased Wages’

New union leader Gwen Mills is preparing for tough negotiations as contracts between hotel groups and about 40,000 hotel workers are set to expire.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

New President of Top Hotel Union Warns of Labor Showdown: ‘We Want Increased Wages’

Hotels

Trump Pledges No More Taxes on Tips for Hotel Workers, Others

Trump said he wants to exempt tips from taxes. While all types of tipped workers could benefit, hotel housekeepers are one of the largest groups potentially affected.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

Trump Pledges No More Taxes on Tips for Hotel Workers, Others

Hotels

How Housekeeper Concerns Drive Hotel May Day Rallies

Housekeepers are one of the key figures in Wednesday’s May Day rallies. While hotel wages have gone up, unions say that overworking is still an issue.

Elizabeth Casolo | 4 months ago

How Housekeeper Concerns Drive Hotel May Day Rallies

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Los Angeles Becomes One of the First U.S. Cities to Mandate Daily Hotel Room Cleaning

Los Angeles City Council has adopted a bunch a hotel workers protection measures, undoing some of the changes that happened during the pandemic such as foregoing daily hotel room cleaning. These measures come after intense lobbying and ad campaigns from the largest U.S. hotel union Unite Here. Most hotels in the city will be required…

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

Hotels

Hotels Not Ready to Flush Away the Open-Concept Bathroom Design

A design aesthetic that is easier to maintain and gives guest rooms the sense of a larger space and more light — but often a view of the toilet — needs to be artfully executed for post-pandemic hospitality marketing.

Carley Thornell, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels Not Ready to Flush Away the Open-Concept Bathroom Design