San Francisco Hotel Operators Refuse To End Labor Lockout |SFGate

The operators of 14 hotels at the center of a protracted labor dispute ignored an ultimatum from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and refused to end their lockout of unionized employees. "We respectfully decline the mayor's request for a 90-day cooling-off period," Cornell Fowler, a spokesman for the hotel operators, said Tuesday after they delivered their message to Newsom.

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UNITE (formerly the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) and HERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union) merged on July 8, 2004 forming UNITE HERE. The union represents more than 450,000 active members and more than 400,000 retirees throughout North America. UNITE HERE boasts a diverse membership, comprised largely of immigrants and including high percentages of African-American, Latino, and...