San Francisco Union Hotel Map

February 25, 2011 Coming to San Francisco?  Use this map to choose a union hotel that is not under a worker-called boycott. Union hotels without a boycott are shown in blue.  Boycotted hotels are shown in red.  You can also use the the Union Hotel...

Hotel Industry Profits Continue to Soar

Accelerated growth in fourth-quarter boosts hotel corporations’ overall gains for 2010 – while workers continue to hear recession rhetoric With the release of quarterly and year-end financial reports, it is evident that Blackstone, Starwood, and...

Member Profile: Sue Donahue

February 18, 2011 Sue Donahue — 21 years — Cook — Hilton Union Square Sue Donahue, a cook and shop steward at the Hilton Union Square, is leading the charge to preserve San Francisco’s tradition of culinary excellence.  As a twenty-one...

“This is what a movement looks like!”

“This is what a movement looks like!” said David Harlan, a Stanford Court hotel worker. Over 250 law school staff, librarians and professors and hotel workers demonstrated alongside each other in efforts to urge attendees of the Association...

Hotel Frank Boycott Heats Up

February 16, 2011 Last Tuesday, more than 60 hotel workers and community supporters engaged in a lively picket line outside the boycotted Hotel Frank. The hotel has been sold to AEW Capital, but Provenance Hotels is still managing the property and problems...