Worker Profiles
 For over 20 years, Isabel “Segunda” Brentner has worked at the LAX Hilton, keeping her focus on her family and her job. “My priorities [were] to help my family,” says Brentner, who, along with raising her own children, cared for both her father and grandmother when they were ill. More
 Enedina Alvarez, a 54-year-old single parent, says she must be both mother and father to her teenage children. Yet, with two jobs, she has barely enough money to house, feed and clothe them—and precious little time to spend with them. Although she receives health insurance through her job, she cannot afford to insure her children. Alvarez says, “I pray to God that my kids do not get sick because I cannot pay the medical bills.” More
Who Are Hotel Housekeepers?*
 Nearly all hotel housekeepers are women. The majority are women of color and immigrants. There are 1.3 million hotel workers in the U.S. and 280,000 in Canada, of whom approximately one quarter are housekeepers. Hotel Housekeeper Work Is Dangerous Work
Hotel workers have a 40% higher injury rate (5.9%) than workers in the service sector (4.2%). According to a recent study of company records covering thousands of employee injuries, hotel housekeepers face an injury rate of 10.4%, almost double the injury rate for non-housekeepers (5.6%). Hotel housekeeper injuries are debilitating. Back injuries, housemaids' knee (bursitis), and shoulder pain can lead to permanent disability. *UNITE HERE
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A new white paper calls on the city of Los Angeles and industry leaders to invest in the Century Corridor and its workforce. A Plan for a New Century will benefit workers, communities, hotels and the entire city. More |
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CENTURY BOULEVARD IS HOME TO LOW-WAGE JOBS, STRIP CLUBS, HIGH CRIME RATES AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES MIRED IN POVERTY. These conditions neglect the needs of tens of thousands of Angelenos, deprive the city of millions of dollars in potential tax revenue and send the wrong message to visitors about Los Angeles. The Coalition for a New Century was created to improve conditions for workers, communities and the hotel industry alike in this vital part of L.A. We believe that, working together, we can turn the gateway to Los Angeles into a gateway to prosperity. More
Amma "The Hugging Saint of India" is coming back to hold her event at the Hilton LAX on June 16-20, 2008. This hotel has been under boycott since 2006. Last year hotel workers asked Amma to move her event elsewhere, but she refused. Next week she will continue to use the Hilton LAX for her event. Many are dissapointed that she nor her events coordinators have paid attention to the please from workers to go to another hotel.
Please visit, Amma, Hug This Cause for more information and to take action.
Read the press release from June 16, 2008 on Amma's controversial visit.
LATEST NEWS |
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A Living Wage Is Money In The Bank
LA Times - June 11, 2008
State Supreme Court Denies LAX Hotels' Appeal On Wages
Daily Breeze - April 11, 2008
Hahn Regrets Hotel-Wage Issue Wasn't on Ballot
Los Angeles Daily News - March 18, 2008
School Board Backs Hotel Boycott
San Fernando Valley Business Journal - February 27, 2008
Century Corridor: State Appellate Court Upholds Living Wage Ordinance for Airport-Area Hotel Workers
The Argonaut - January 3, 2008
Living Wage' Ordinance Upheld on Appeal
City News Service - December 27, 2007
L.A. Living Wage Law is Upheld
Los Angeles Times - December 28, 2007
`Living Wage' Ordinance Wins Court Backing
The Daily News of Los Angeles - December 28, 2007
Ordenan AHoteles Pagar Salario Digno
Concejo Municipal, Dice Que Hoteleros Deberán Pagar Al Menos $9.39 La Hora
La Opinion - December 28, 2007
Housekeepers Protest Cost of Luxury
The Easy Reader - November 1, 2007
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BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION REPORT
 Earlier this year, the Coalition for a New Century convened the blue ribbon commission Century Boulevard Commission on Jobs, Tourism and Communities, headed by former Los Angeles City Councilmember Ruth Galanter and Rev. Cecil Murray. The Commission heard testimony from hotel workers, community leaders, economists and educators on the conditions in the Century Corridor. An audience of over 200 residents, workers and civic leaders listened to religious leaders and educators testify to the extent of poverty in the area and its impacts on families. The resulting report Opportunity For All: Creating Shared Prosperity in the Gateway to Los Angeles contributes to the Coalition’s goal of creating a Community Benefits “zone” in the area, that would improve working conditions for hotel workers, upgrade the community through public investment, and make the area a lively and prosperous destination for visitors to Los Angeles that will benefit workers, community, the city, and hotels alike. More
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LAX Hilton Boycott
 Twenty-seven people were arrested in front of the Hilton LAX recently as 400 supporters watched. More
 LAANE deputy director Vivian Rothstein explains why political and community leaders in Los Angeles and around the region are boycotting the LAX Hilton hotel. Listen
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Watch The Slide Video Show of the Oct. 25 Actions!
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Study Exposes The Dangers of Hotel Housekeeping - Read |
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