Labor Unions Filter External L.A. passed a $30 minimum wage for tourism workers. Then came the warring ballot measures It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions and business groups have been locked in a protracted fight over a law, approved by the City Council in May, hiking the minimum wage for hotel ... Los Angeles Times More in this category Labor UnionsMore in this category National & International Policy More like this Opinion How Hospitality Employers Can Prepare for New Union Representation Tactics With the recent change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), many employers are asking whether there are any labor relations issues they should be preparing for to best position their businesses to operate with maximum flexibil... Kristin MichaelsPartner at Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Labor & Employment practice group Neal Gerber EisenbergMore in this category LegalMore in this category Labor Unions More like this Opinion What the Department of Labor Says about Restaurant Managers Taking Tips & How to Stay Compliant It was a busy Saturday night at a luxury resort restaurant. Short-staffed and overwhelmed, the Assistant Restaurant Manager, Alex, rolled up his sleeves and started bussing tables, taking orders, and running drinks. Guests were happy, and the team a... Chuck SimikianHuman Resources Consultant Cayuga Hospitality ConsultantsMore in this category Labor Unions More like this External Hospitality workers’ union endorses Harris, dismissing Trump’s pledge on tips The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a rejoinder to Republican Donald Trump’s effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to make their tips tax-free. abcnews.go.com More in this category Labor Unions More like this Press Release LA Wins as Union Agrees to Pull Unhoused in Hotels Measure Today, Los Angeles city leaders introduced a new ordinance as a compromise to Unite Here Local 11’s “Homeless in Hotels” ballot measure. This new structured program removes significant safety risks for hotel employees and visitors concerned about tu... California Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA) More in this category Labor Unions More like this Press Release AHLA Condemns Destructive Joint-Employer Rule American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President & CEO Chip Rogers is speaking out today after the National Labor Relations Board issued a final regulation unjustifiably expanding the “joint-employer standard” under the National Labor Relations... American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) More in this category Human ResourcesMore in this category Labor UnionsMore in this category National & International Policy More like this External A hotel worker’s 3-hour commute tells the story of LA’s housing crisis and her strike Brenda Mendoza was born and raised in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just a 10-minute drive from the upscale JW Marriott hotel where she’s been working for 14 years. UNITE HERE More in this category Labor Unions More like this The Hotel Yearbook 2025 - Tech Edition Navigating Current Innovation and Future Breakthroughs Explore Your content on Hospitality Net? Hospitality Net membership explained
External L.A. passed a $30 minimum wage for tourism workers. Then came the warring ballot measures It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions and business groups have been locked in a protracted fight over a law, approved by the City Council in May, hiking the minimum wage for hotel ... Los Angeles Times More in this category Labor UnionsMore in this category National & International Policy More like this
Opinion How Hospitality Employers Can Prepare for New Union Representation Tactics With the recent change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), many employers are asking whether there are any labor relations issues they should be preparing for to best position their businesses to operate with maximum flexibil... Kristin MichaelsPartner at Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Labor & Employment practice group Neal Gerber EisenbergMore in this category LegalMore in this category Labor Unions More like this
Opinion What the Department of Labor Says about Restaurant Managers Taking Tips & How to Stay Compliant It was a busy Saturday night at a luxury resort restaurant. Short-staffed and overwhelmed, the Assistant Restaurant Manager, Alex, rolled up his sleeves and started bussing tables, taking orders, and running drinks. Guests were happy, and the team a... Chuck SimikianHuman Resources Consultant Cayuga Hospitality ConsultantsMore in this category Labor Unions More like this
External Hospitality workers’ union endorses Harris, dismissing Trump’s pledge on tips The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a rejoinder to Republican Donald Trump’s effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to make their tips tax-free. abcnews.go.com More in this category Labor Unions More like this
Press Release LA Wins as Union Agrees to Pull Unhoused in Hotels Measure Today, Los Angeles city leaders introduced a new ordinance as a compromise to Unite Here Local 11’s “Homeless in Hotels” ballot measure. This new structured program removes significant safety risks for hotel employees and visitors concerned about tu... California Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA) More in this category Labor Unions More like this
Press Release AHLA Condemns Destructive Joint-Employer Rule American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President & CEO Chip Rogers is speaking out today after the National Labor Relations Board issued a final regulation unjustifiably expanding the “joint-employer standard” under the National Labor Relations... American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) More in this category Human ResourcesMore in this category Labor UnionsMore in this category National & International Policy More like this
External A hotel worker’s 3-hour commute tells the story of LA’s housing crisis and her strike Brenda Mendoza was born and raised in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just a 10-minute drive from the upscale JW Marriott hotel where she’s been working for 14 years. UNITE HERE More in this category Labor Unions More like this