About 1,500 San Francisco hotel workers go on strike

In the wake of widespread hotel worker strikes over Labor Day weekend, more than 1,500 hospitality employees walked off the job on Sept. 22 in San Francisco. 

They join hundreds of hotel employees in San Diego who have been on strike since Sept. 1, bringing the total number of striking workers across San Francisco and San Diego to more than 2,200. 

The strikes, organized by the Unite Here hospitality labor union, are impacting Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott International hotels, including the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Hilton San Diego Bayfront. 

In a press release, Unite Here urged travelers not to eat, sleep or meet at any hotel that is on strike, while also warning that impacted properties may be forced to suspend services due to low staffing. The union added that travelers can find out which hotels are on strike as well as find alternative hotel options by using the Labor Dispute Map on FairHotel.org. 

The strikes in San Francisco are part of a larger labor action spanning nine U.S. cities. Hotel workers are pushing for higher wages, better staffing ratios and the reinstatement of pandemic-era service reductions. 

In addition to active strikes in San Francisco and San Diego, more than 1,200 hotel workers recently walked off the job in Boston as part of a limited-duration strike that ran from Sept. 19 to Sept. 21. The latest Boston labor action affected four hotels: the Omni Parker House, Omni Boston Seaport, Renaissance Boston Seaport and Westin Boston Seaport.