Kurt Petersen – California Globe

LA City Council Votes 12-3 to Give Hotel, Airport Workers $30/Hour Minimum Wage by 2028

May 15, 2025 1:51 pmMay 15, 2025 1:51 pm

In a 12-3 vote on Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of it reaching $30 an hour by 2028 in time for the Olympics. According to the...

Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon

July 6, 2023 6:15 pmJuly 6, 2023 6:15 pm

Hotel workers represented by the Unite Here union returned to work Wednesday following the three-day July 4th weekend strike at hotels in Orange County and Los Angeles County, with union officials saying that they are ready to strike again. Negotiations...

Hotel Workers Begin Strike At 65 Hotels In LA, Orange Counties

July 3, 2023 2:01 pmJuly 3, 2023 2:01 pm

The Unite Here Local 11 labor union representing 15,000 workers at 65 hotels in Los Angeles County and Orange County began their month-long planned strike on Sunday, walking out at the beginning of the busy July summer tourism season in...

Two LA City Council members & Assemblywoman Carrillo Arrested During Labor Protest Thursday

June 23, 2023 12:48 pmJune 23, 2023 12:48 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez, as well as Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), were among the nearly 200 arrested at a labor protest near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday. All three were charged with...

Hotel Workers In LA, Orange Counties Authorize Strike Over Wanted Wage Increases

June 10, 2023 2:30 amJune 10, 2023 2:31 am

The Unite Here Local 11 union representing hotel workers in Los Angeles County and Orange County voted 96%-4% on Thursday to strike if a new contract with significant wage increases isn’t approved soon. Throughout the year, economic worries and cost-of-living...

LA City Council Rejects Proposed Ordinance To Force LA Hotel Owners Give Vacant Rooms to Homeless

August 6, 2022 2:30 amAugust 5, 2022 9:12 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted against a proposed ordinance on Friday to force LA hotels to give vacant rooms to the homeless, allowing residents to vote on the ordinance instead on the March 2024 ballot. According to the proposed...