Over 100 hotel workers in Greenwich join national strike

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:02:19 Category: News & Politics

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HAMAS'S LEADER AND OTHER MILITANTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OCTOBER 7th MASSACRE IN ISRAEL. GOOD EVENING, I'M KRISTINE JOHNSON. >> WELCOME BACK, I AM BRENNAN. THOUSANDS OF HOTEL WORKERS ARE EXPECTED BACK ON THE JOB TOMORROW AFTER A THREE-DAY STRIKE. IT IS AFFECTING HOTELS IN BALTIMORE, BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, AND MAUI. EX-WORKERS ALSO WALKED THE PICKET LINE IN GREENWICH. CBS NEWS NEW YORK'S TIME TONY AIELLO AS MORE NOW ON THEIR DIAMONDS. >> A STEADY DRUMBEAT PROVIDED THE SOUNDTRACK FOR STRIKING WORKERS AT THE HYATT REGENCY GREENWICH. 132 MEMBERS , THEY RUN THE BANQUETS, COOK THE FOOD, CLEAN THE ROOMS. HER CONTRACT WITH HYATT EXPIRED SATURDAY, THEY BEGAN A THREE-DAY STRIKE ON SUNDAY. LET'S YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IS GOING UP, ALL THE PRICES ARE GOING UP, AND OUR WAGES ARE STILL THE SAME. SO, WE NEED ALL THE PEOPLE OVER HERE TO MAKE MORE MONEY, SO THEY CAN GET A BETTER LIFE. >> Reporter: WORKERS SAY HYATT, HILTON, MARRIOTT CAN ALL AFFORD TO IMPROVE WAGES AND BENEFITS. WITH HOTELS ENJOYING A POST-COVID TRAVEL BOOM. STAFFING LEVELS HAVE DROPPED, REMAINING WORKERS ARE DOING MORE WITH LESS. THE STRIKE IN SELECT CITIES AT A HANDFUL OF HOTELS INTENDED TO SEND A MESSAGE DURING NEGOTIATIONS. >> OUR HOPE IS THROUGH THE ACTION THAT WE ARE TAKING, WHICH IS NORMALLY THE LAST RESORT, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO BE HEARD AND GET BACK ON TRACK SOON. >>> THE HIGH IT REMAINS OPEN DURING THIS. I SPOKE WITH ONE GUEST VISITING FROM MOROCCO. >> THE CHEF WAS OFF, BUT LIKE WE SAID, WE LOVE THIS HOTEL. >> Reporter: THE HYATT REGENCY IS THE MOST POPULAR HOTEL IN GREENWICH FOR BIG BANQUETS. BUT THIS JOB ACTION WAS TIMED SO NO MAJOR EVENTS WERE IMPACTED. A STATEMENT FROM CORPORATE SAYS IN PART, " WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THE UNION HAS CHOSEN TO STRIKE WHILE HYATT REMAINS WILLING TO CONTINUE BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH." WORKERS PLAN TO RETURN TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY. >> NOBODY WANTS TO BE OUT HERE MARCHING EIGHT TO 12 HOURS A DAY. THIS WASN'T ON ANYBODY'S WEEKLY ITINERARY, BUT HERE WE ARE. NOBODY WANTS A STRIKE, BUT WE WILL. >> Reporter: THEY SAY NEGOTIATIONS WILL DETERMINE IF THEY ARE OUT HERE AGAIN. IN GREENWICH, TONY AIELLO, CBS NEWS NEW YORK. >> MANY

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