Workers at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Sacramento overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday.Representatives said 97% of the workers, under the UNITE HERE Local 49 union, voted to authorize the strike with the goal of raising hotel wages and protecting against cuts to services and staffing.The authorization gives the negotiating committee the ability to call for a strike at any time.The vote comes after the workers’ current contract expired on June 30.”Workers say that after months of unsuccessful negotiations, they’re tired of waiting for raises, better workloads, and protections for work associated with providing guest services and amenities,” a representative of the union said in a statement.The strike would cover 140 workers, including housekeepers, front desk agents, cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, bellmen and more.KCRA 3 has reached out to Marriott, which owns the hotel, for comment.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Workers at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Sacramento overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday.
Representatives said 97% of the workers, under the UNITE HERE Local 49 union, voted to authorize the strike with the goal of raising hotel wages and protecting against cuts to services and staffing.
The authorization gives the negotiating committee the ability to call for a strike at any time.
The vote comes after the workers’ current contract expired on June 30.
“Workers say that after months of unsuccessful negotiations, they’re tired of waiting for raises, better workloads, and protections for work associated with providing guest services and amenities,” a representative of the union said in a statement.
The strike would cover 140 workers, including housekeepers, front desk agents, cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, bellmen and more.
KCRA 3 has reached out to Marriott, which owns the hotel, for comment.
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