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HYATT REGENCY WORKERS STRIKE ALL 3 SF HYATTS UNDER BOYCOTT
Four hundred hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco walked off the job earlier this month to protest Hyatt’s moves to squeeze workers even harder despite significantly improving hospitality revenues and rising share values. The walkout came as Hyatt prepares to hold its first shareholder meeting since becoming a publicly-traded company in November. Workers returned to work three days later, but continue to call on customers to boycott this and all other San Francisco Hyatts.
The Hyatt Regency strike comes after nearly ten months of negotiations and demonstrations to secure a new contract for 9,000 San Francisco hotel workers and their families. This was the second strike at a San Francisco Hyatt in recent months. Workers at the Grand Hyatt on Union Square walked out November 5, 2009 – the same day Hyatt became a publicly-traded company, earning its owners nearly $1 billion. It also comes amid mounting unrest for Hyatt throughout North America. On May 26, 400 workers at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago walked off the job protesting workload increases. Click here to read more about the strike.
All three of Hyatt’s San Francisco properties are now under worker-called boycotts, including the Hyatt Regency, the Grand Hyatt, and the Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf. In addition, five other San Francisco hotels are under boycott. These hotels are the scene of regular actions and demonstrations.
Dozens of organizations, big and small, have decided to stay out of this labor dispute and use a different venue. If you have a reservation or an event at the following hotels, you should move to another hotel immediately. Please contact us for information and help.
Hilton San Francisco Union Square Grand Hyatt Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf* Hyatt Regency San Francisco (Embarcadero) Le Meridien Hotel* Palace Hotel Westin St. Francis W Hotel