Why hotel workers are on strike across the U.S.

[@PacificForage]

Love how they planned this for Labor Day weekend. Well played. I hope they get their demands fulfilled 100%.

[@etvow]

At the end, you will pay more... but your poverty arse never go on vacation anyways so I guess you won't be impacted.

[@1966bluemax]

It’s ok. There’s always Airbnb

[@rl8571]

Vacations rental market share revenue is nearly half of hotel revenue. A lot of these vacation rentals are also owned by hotels. This did not make a dent to their profits since a lot of vacation rentals do not require staffing.

[@paulrodgers252]

there is Labor and Labour (Article.IV.2.3.) which is the United States Constitution Law establish Class, Form and Word since 17 September 1787; labor means to give birth where as Labour is to Work;

[@jimmyjay689]

Terminated

[@user-qn4zh2pw6m]

To those who say giving them a living wage will raise your room prices. Your problem is with the CEO's and board of directors who raise the prices to keep their extraordinary pay packages and perks while trying to satisfy shareholders. Your problem isn't the people at the low end of the ladder. It's the gluttons at the top.

[@f.j.c4444]

The typical argument that it's the CEO's fault is flawed. The aftermath of actions like increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers serves as a perfect example. Businesses may end up closing or leaving the state, resulting in reduced hours for workers. Ultimately, the workers are the ones who end up losing.

[@SamSitar]

hire cheaper executives then.

[@user-qn4zh2pw6m]

@@SamSitar You're beginning to understand the problem.

[@user-vf5yp2rr6m]

I believe all MAGA Republicans should take pay cuts so that CEO's can give themselves raises. If they are not willing to do so, they should stop belittling people who work for a minimum wage, which is far from enough money for people to live on.

[@praveend6839]

@@user-vf5yp2rr6m fighting for better wages is right... but asking for share in profits...not so... why look at others pocket... no one works for free if the business doesn't make money...

[@kristinahylton5514]

Hotels/Motels are way too expensive already. Last time we checked, it was over $160 for one night in a Motel 8 in Woodburn, Oregon. We RV'd instead, and it was a much nicer experience.

[@wolfmangoland7972]

Many businesses don't like to pay living wages to their employees, though they keep increasing the rates.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Whose living?

[@francismarion6400]

Mayor Adam's sets the rate for housing those future voters.

[@reginabillotti]

​@@francismarion6400 Mayor Adams of what city? And what effect does he have on all the other cities involved?

[@francismarion6400]

@@reginabillotti Because most of those hotels are in cities with those exact same policies.

[@LEVELGAZANOW]

“Living wages?” How about working to better yourself, stop blaming everyone else for your station in life and earn your living wages? Ambition…what a concept

[@HelptheBroncos]

I've renovated at least 30 hotels....these men and women have to deal the worst cleaning situations....fleas, bedbugs, hookers, druggies and pimps show these people respect😊. Pee on the owners or corporate ....all they care about is sell that room.Never blame the staff or manager....they doing what their told. Go straight to corporate.

[@Gob-is3sy]

Hotels are the tiniest profit margins, I want to cry because we aren’t ever going to fix any of these problems because you keep putting the blame on the wrong people. It’s the government that has made housing and your dollar living nightmare

[@stackchn]

Better be careful There's at least a few hundred thousand Venezuelan migrants 🇻🇪 that'll do those hotel jobs for $10 an hour

[@annettevalenzuela3246]

You need to be 100% legal to work in a hotel. In Hilton you need 3 different proof of residence to work.

[@Mexican01o101]

8.75 that’s what I heard

[@NewmanVZB]

Is true I'm from Venezuela I'm working in Residence Inn by Marriott I'm front desk and the payments is really bad just 15$ in Florida 😢

[@RayJamil]

@@stackchn that’s the point of union Mr. Negative. They are union workers

[@horizonsglobalmedia]

Solution: Minimum wage legislation.

[@jrho8033]

These hotels are still making a huge profit post pandemic. The execs are still getting millions in payouts. They can easily pay their employees better. Power with the workers!

[@tomhenry897]

Where’s Harris

[@kevc6115]

Those hotel chains operate across Europe but have to pay decent wages to their staff inline with EU law. They do not pull out or close down because of it. It shows it's possible.

[@annettevalenzuela3246]

For People saying we don’t deserve the raise and what we are asking for I got some facts for you. Our “tips” get taxed!!!!( people do not tip) 1. We do what you do not want to do( clean) 2. We take racist comments. 3. We do not have enough supplies to clean and they scream at us for that. 4. people go to a hotel to trash it most of the times they do not respect anything just because they “payed for the room” 5. We have 30mins per room ( no matter the condition it was left) 6. There has been multiple sexual assaults to housekeepers. 7. Most housekeeper leave hotels because they need arm surgery or knee surgery, how many jobs do you here that happens to most workers?

[@ss-th9pf]

God bless you. May god grant you victory over these corrupt greedy thugs. You are not just fighting for yourselves. You are setting an example and fighting for every worker in the US being payed starvation wages who can't afford these overpriced houses and overpriced groceries. I work for an Amazon warehouse and you are setting an example to us. Long live the workers ! Long live the fighters. May you come on top and this evil capitalist regime fall. WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE !

[@sunnymarie2060]

People are willing to do the work but just like you want a safer environment better pay and benefits. Go figure

[@jimmyjay689]

All ur choice

[@annettevalenzuela3246]

@@jimmyjay689 and we chose to fight for what is right and our rights.

[@4dpeepscom]

The problem is these are the people that keep the lights on the owners are the one that gets all the money and don't share

[@Aro-k5k]

Minimum wage work gets minimum wage pay. What's wrong with that? They want more? Do better. It ain't hard.

[@SamSitar]

government should make the hotel owners share.

[@somewhereoutthere1808]

That's usually what happens when people invest their money to build a corporation. There are plenty of people who are willing to work there at the current pay and some that would take even less. Striking in this job market is a bold move.

[@praveend6839]

@@SamSitar why only hotel owners?... what happens if govt also makes u to share ur salary? everyone points fingers at others only

[@Americca_Is_Doomed]

@@somewhereoutthere1808 not really ....I work in the industry and can tell you we can't find staff because the owner refuses to pay more than 11 an hour. people are done working for peanuts...sure you might get the occasional convict looking for a job but that's about it and even they don't stick around.

[@mikelong651]

Keep the faith Union Members!!!

[@Gob-is3sy]

It’s the government, causing these problems, not corporations, and the government loves it that you’re blaming corporations instead of them, I want to cry because we will never fix these problems because you are keep doubling down on the same flawed logic

[@stephenford2758]

@@Gob-is3sy Nope greedy big businesses

[@Gob-is3sy]

@@stephenford2758 that’s a part of the problem, a much much much bigger part of the problem destroying everything is the government - and they love ❤️ it that you blame everyone but them for all of this horror and misery.

[@jennifer-joey]

I've worked in the hospitality industry since I was 19 years old I am now 43 years old and I still do not make enough to support myself it's it's pathetic we need to raise the the pay for our delightful hotel staff

[@f.j.c4444]

The aftermath of actions like increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers serves as a perfect example. Businesses may end up closing or leaving the state, resulting in reduced hours for workers. Ultimately, the workers are the ones who end up losing.

[@Zero11_ss]

@@f.j.c4444 If they can't pay, they shouldn't exist. Its like the guys who cry about raising minimum wage from 7.25 claiming places might close, yet somehow they were able to pay the inflation adjusted equivalent in 2009 huh. In reality all that will really happen is that corporate margins will shrink.

[@greensandbeansgaming1358]

You will be worst off if you made more. Higher pay means more inflation.

[@user-vf5yp2rr6m]

@jennifer-joey You have my full support as well as the support of most every patriotic American. The minimum wage is the US is pathetically low due to Republican politicians who do the bidding of corporations at the the expense of hard-working Americans.

[@praveend6839]

@jennifer-joey - hope u fight for better wages succeed... All the best..

[@lizhern9360]

Take care of the people and they will take care of you.

[@LIVdaBrand]

It’s a really simple concept, ain’t it?

[@jco7868]

Because they’re working hard and paying taxes, while illegal immigrants are living all expenses paid in these same hotels! Trump Vance 2024! MAGA! 🇺🇸🇵🇷

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

Double their pay for all I care and the room rates with it. None of those places are worth visiting anyway.

[@ThePlecoPal]

Who even goes to hotels anymore

[@crystalsswtor3760]

Look I'm glad they are on strike, but I'm sick of hearing that everyone benefits. No they don't. The union wages go up but then the non-union wagers pay for that, by getting insulting raises such as $.15 cents and worse. Everyone needs to stand up.

[@NewmanVZB]

Marriott and other brands from Marriott like Residence Ferlfield courtyard is really bad rate pay just 15$ in Florida is horrible and sad housekeeping they pressure them into forced labor and in the end it doesn't even make it to the end of the month. It's rubbish how these companies take advantage and then you see the owner of Marriott just filthily become a millionaire.

[@RicardoTroutman]

Pay these people!

[@Castle743]

Hotels prices are Sky high fir customers Profits going to stock owners

[@starventure]

*401k plans.

[@stub4488]

How many illegal immigrants work for these companies? I bet a lot.

[@jogmas12]

Wrong 😑

[@Ronald-de9yj]

Travel spending is projected to decrease. Not looking good.

[@RedWhiteNBlade]

They're a decade late and about a billion dollars short. They will be replaced by unskilled migrants

[@davelassiter392]

Who can afford hotels anyway? This means fewer people can afford to travel. This strike won’t affect the rich, just the working poor.

[@BryceLovesTech]

They should be mad at VRBO and AirB&B

[@LILDroidDEX]

This was a really smart and strategic move on the part of the workers they picked the largest cities to do the strike in so if they do win and these companies try to move out these cities they be losing millions or even billions of dollars because they are moving out of the hottest cities in the US. They're not going to be making no money in Oklahoma if they try to move their business there 😂😂. Hotels have been getting away with cheap labor for decades and it's about time this happened. If they try to push the extra wage to the customers, then customers will choose to not fly to these cities and they will still lose millions of dollars. Can't wait to see how this ends.

[@JumpJeho]

So the other hotel chains aren't striking because they hire illegal immigrants?

[@wolfmangoland7972]

. One of my neighbor's sons studied Hotel Management and now works as a manager at one of Trump’s hotels. It’s well known that Trump properties, like many others, hire immigrants and Dreamers on short-term work visas. To avoid paying fair wages, owners often outsource management to operators, allowing them to shift blame if the government cracks down. Trump’s construction sites and properties have a history of hiring undocumented Polish workers and others without proper documentation.

[@JumpJeho]

@@wolfmangoland7972 Going right after Trump? What about Super 8 and Motel 6 hotels? Squeaky clean hiring practices?

[@wolfmangoland7972]

@@JumpJeho Most businesses do the same. How many US Citizens want to clean toilets and other menial jobs? Not many. The slaughter and processing of the meat, poultry, and seafood cannot find local White/African American population to work - it relies heavily upon immigrants and refugees, many of whom have short-term visas.

[@horizonsglobalmedia]

Trump also hire illegal immigrants at his base in Miami

[@sunnymarie2060]

Im sure they could if they paid bettet wages and had safer practices to operate. Thats the biggest myth​@wolfmangoland7972

[@2531Prasad]

Worker Robots costs are down , it's time to replace these workers

[@2531Prasad]

also to stay competitive you can now hire illeg| immig's . These people have no bargaining power.

[@---Tre---]

I have been boycotting hotels because they cost too much lately!

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative!!!

[@theotheleo6830]

Why are they on strike?? There are three main reasons, MONEY, MONEY, and more MONEY!!!

[@Suitednlooted]

I’ve always worked part time for Marriott so I can get the hotel discount. They are similar to the airline industry where the goal is to oversell every room to ensure maximum profits. They never increase the labor during these busy times so we are forced to deal with the angry customers who don’t get a room. I am blessed to have a full time job that pays my bills and not rely on Marriott. Good luck to those striking!

[@pamelamays4186]

The fat cat hotel operators don't care about their employees

[@starventure]

No, they care. Shareholders don’t care. If the unionists push hard enough, investors will pull their stocks out, cratering the finances, causing a delisting from the exchange and a bankruptcy filing, causing hotels to close workers to get fired. Be careful who you choose to be enemies with.

[@williamhendrickson7236]

They should have went on strike for the hotels accepting illegals

[@OGHiddenpaw]

Just start reporting these people to ice and get them out of here. we all know which people are protesting hotel jobs. Wasn’t the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers enough for them.

[@125SonGoku]

Corporations: “we need to hit our self-imposed profit goals always making more profits than the previous year we reach this regularly and will brag about record profits and live well beyond our means.” Employees “Ok, I need to hit my higher pay goals and make more than I did last year too. That shouldn’t be a problem since I repeatedly help you hit your goals and you’re making record profits. Except I’m just barely get by.” Corporations who make more every year and brag about it while keeping your wage the same year after year: “How Dare YOU for being the greedy one trying to afford things like rent…and food…the audacity!”

[@SupriyaKonkol]

Do the people get a reduce rate?

[@RayJamil]

Dear GUEST AND TRAVELERS!!! Deal with it With a smile and support housekeepers!!! They deserve this !! We need to stand together!!! THESE HOTELS ARE TAKING OVER PUBLIC BEACHES FROM LOCALS AND NOT PAYING STAFF WHAT THEY DESERVE!! Stand up for the

[@RayJamil]

Don’t take this personal as if they are trying to ruin your stay… there just saying they would like to afford to take there family places too for vacation and be able to save for the future

[@ericbaese3038]

Does anyone make enough money? Let’s all go on strike! Plz give me more money! If you stay at these hotels you are throwing your $ in trash..

[@Endahsusi-d1s]

Shamed on you !

[@SaoLaoatusa]

Good question

[@Kichijoten_Daiko]

Hilton - Hospitality, USA

[@leonlovelife2109]

Tech, pharma, and other indrustey are being layoff. Its not a great time to walk off

[@nealstellar6986]

Worst place to work.. I feel you

[@jimmyjay689]

No one forced to work there

[@nealstellar6986]

@@jimmyjay689 I feel you too, keep enjoying your EBT card..

[@honeyschild3200]

I love you Always and Forever … from Lansing Michigan

[@lavenberry]

We lost our right to a clean room daily during the pandemic. When the rich CEO's noticed how much money they were saving and how much more they could pocket, the Robber Barons decided to keep things the same forever! This is what's happening everywhere. It's why we wait longer in lines, too. Grocery stores making record profits but don't want to hire more people. Robber Barons didn't end during the Gilded Age, it’s occurring right now. Most companies need to hire more people and pay them a living wage. Stop the greed!

[@dorothylott2548]

These hotel workers have always been under paid and over worked. You're just going to get more lousy service. Dirty rooms, dirty linen, dirthy everything.

[@noelanderson969]

using COVID to CUT COSTS?!?!!! INSANITY!!!!

[@x-men69-96]

Where is Biden?

[@tllt4983]

"Where's Waldo" has just about as much meaning as your comment.

[@horizonsglobalmedia]

Biden supports unions.

[@francismarion6400]

Holding the border open.

[@debbie5728]

“Across the US” (then you show maps of only affecting the coastal democrat states? )

[@CyndiP1111]

That’s part of the game being played against the people. Trying to force the people to choose sides against each other.

[@bobs1356]

I just wont stay at hotel because they will raise prices.

[@TheNinjaman85]

if your working at a place that dose not give you solid raises or meets your basic needs then you have to ask 3 questions. the 1st question being "why am i still here working for a company that will not pay me ?" . the 2nd question is "what did i do to get myself stuck working at a hotel?" the 3rd being "why did i not gain skills that are not easily replaceable?". i had issues finding a job until i became a machine operator and now i make good money with a company that pays a good wage for my area. choices matter in life and i would have been better off sooner if i picked up on that earlier.

[@Tribal_Lands]

These people are gonna be more upset when they find out they’re not getting a holiday pay 😂

[@ss-th9pf]

They will now. Employers are not as dumb as you 😂

[@Tribal_Lands]

@@ss-th9pf oh what’s wrong? Did I offend the commi socialist?

[@raymonddee1059]

they charged nickle and dime for services

[@user-dy6qm5gd7b]

So wages go up, everyone’s happy… hotels raise rates to compensate, everyone’s mad and boycotts said hotel… hotel closes, all people lose their jobs and visitors lose a place to stay… way to go everyone

[@Leumasleumas725]

F US hotels! Travel to Europe!

[@turkeysandwiche8552]

Give them a raise so the hotel owners can raise the price of a room. Makes no sense.

[@jewel58s]

Troll

[@SamSitar]

entering a hotel that's on strike is trespassing. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.

[@somewhereoutthere1808]

$35. An hour plus tax free tips. If the hotels agree, then the workers can expect reduced hours to part time and layoffs in the next year or two. By year 2 or 3, they will outsource to a third party at a lower cost and the newly arrived will replace the current workforce. This is just what happens.

[@annettevalenzuela3246]

It is 39 dollars in the process of 4 years. One thing you do not know “free tips” we get taxed on tips and barely make any tips people do not tip as much as you think.

[@ss-th9pf]

@@annettevalenzuela3246We amazon workers stand with you. Never give up comrades !

[@somewhereoutthere1808]

​@@annettevalenzuela3246tips will be tax free after the election. By year 4, $39.! Employers don't want to pay. Usually they agree but then end-up laying off workers, cutting hours and then outsourcing the work to cut costs.

[@somewhereoutthere1808]

​@@annettevalenzuela3246​​ Tips will be tax free after the election. $39 is great! That's more than the average person with a Masters Degree coming out of college makes. In the end, greedy employers will find a cheaper way within a few years.

[@Showtimeking10]

She just loved saying her full name 😂

[@noturbizz1]

This is what happens when inflation runs rampant for 4 years straight. EVERYONE needs more pay. Maybe NOT printing 100 trillion dollars would have helped... We devalued our currency and increased inflation. Here we are, businesses will close if not profitable.

[@mongo64071]

Geez. What are the illegals going to do without the workers at the hotels?

[@Aisenheim]

Of big corporations wont balance the game, people will do it for them.

[@UP_URANUS]

Unless you have the will to withhold your vote, NOTHING will change

[@annat6249]

This is Fast Food wage demand 2.0. People already struggle with inflation and less likely to travel. Increase wage pay will increase hotel price will then make general public have less vacation. Example, Before wage increase, I go to fast food 1-2 a year. Now 1 every 2 years. Fast food is about as expensive as restaurant so why go there?

[@drblitz3092]

striking is old school. just steal your essential items.

[@foxhole99]

They want more Money. Okay. More people working. Okay. Less hours. Okay the unemployment line is that way.

[@ss-th9pf]

Troll

[@Endahsusi-d1s]

There enployment law in each state to protect employess already, why Union involved, Union sometimes not even know anything, except monthly fees & spoiled employees to get whatever they want, shamed ! How if business slow, are they still be pushing to raise employees wages.

[@kingokafor6215]

Only affecting 24, they may not get desirable results

[@shoelessb4515]

$800/ month in tips and complaing about wages ? Story is worthless unless you tell us what they get paid now. Are all hotel employees unhappy ?

[@jewel58s]

Troll

[@ss-th9pf]

Bot

[@FINALBLADE25]

some workers just suck at their job or don't want it and decide to just do a okay job get paid and be out. and some actually take their job seriously but running thin.

[@debbie5728]

Because of Joeflation/harris’flation?

[@viviorko]

When hotels price gouge and keep the money? That isn’t inflation. That’s capitalism

[@jewel58s]

Troll

[@viviorko]

@@debbie5728 inflation is going down but prices aren’t getting lower. Sounds like price gouging

[@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401]

Exactly

[@debbie5728]

@@viviorkoThe rate of record inflation STILL rising, at lower rate..and still in the 20s since the two fiscal illiterates assumed office.

[@politicsuncensored5617]

Great economy that we don't have today. Shalom

[@LJSheffRBLX]

CBS News, awesome video!

[@raymonddee1059]

about time

[@laurentb.8236]

Why? Why usualy people strike? Because they are overpaid and work 2 hours a day? Why there no strike with the edge funds kids... mmmh good question.

[@markblodgett2043]

Tell me again why unions are great lol there not 😅

[@joechen353]

Than why would you choose Hospitality as career 🙄💭😂

[@hakeemtheplace2959]

It's OK they have the migrants to fill those jobs for less pay

[@DerekDAngel]

Workers tried to go on strike at my hotel and we replaced them all with illegal immigrants.

[@annettevalenzuela3246]

Good luck trying to do that with Hilton 😂 You need to be 100% legal to work there and have 3 different ways to prove it.

[@DerekDAngel]

@@annettevalenzuela3246 we just pay them in cash under the table then write the cost off as expenses for things like toiletries and hygiene supplies.

[@ss-th9pf]

In my hotel I pay workers decent wages and they don't strike. However you seem like a troll who doesn't even own an airbnb room 😂

[@DerekDAngel]

@@ss-th9pf you got me bwahahahahaha 😂🤣🧌👹

[@ss-th9pf]

@@DerekDAngel I know 😂

[@Jartamouse]

Huh all demo cities

[@benproffitt5957]

Give them college graduate pay for unskilled labor! 😂 entitlement nation. Cost of living is dependent on managing you money correctly which many people ignore then cry and whine about it. If you want more money then acquire more technical skills.

[@tonyfabulous6775]

in 3 2 1 here come the ILLEGAL strike busters . . . .

[@Jazzfestn]

Entitled janitors

[@jewel58s]

👏👏👏👏

[@TKO67]

perfect opportunity for trump to go stand in the picket line with them? LOL

[@jogmas12]

AI 🤖 robots will do your work if you don’t watch out for

[@greensandbeansgaming1358]

Higher wages mean more inflation, donkey chasing the carrot!

[@stephenford2758]

Employers put prices up not workers

[@greensandbeansgaming1358]

@@stephenford2758 All goes into cost of production, if any expense goes up in a business doesn't matter what it is, it gets passed on to the consumers through the products or services they buy. So, when you tax corporations or higher minimum wage therefore cost of living goes up, cost for their goods goes up.

[@jeffboggs4382]

I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE A LOW JOB SKILL BLAME THEIR EMPLOYER !!

[@ihmpall]

Here come the whining boomers

[@jeepcam84]

robots will replace your job next year

[@Nashua-l1h]

Hotel employees better watch out because as rates go up in the Hotel industry, renters will want to do their own cleaning before they check out! Get the hint!

[@jewel58s]

Troll

[@f.j.c4444]

@jewel The aftermath of actions like increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers serves as a perfect example. Businesses may end up closing or leaving the state, resulting in reduced hours for workers. Ultimately, the workers are the ones who end up losing.

[@phoenixgamer1565]

@@f.j.c4444 Exactly.

[@Thomas_Paine1286]

I’m a trans woman in a union, you better get me what I want 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽❤

[@michaelslater8773]

Imported bed bug infestation