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Ten thousand hotel workers across the U.S. went on strike beginning Sunday, with employees at major chains including Marriott and Hyatt walking off the job in cities including Boston, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. The strike comes as millions of Americans are traveling over the busy Labor Day weekend.

The Unite Here union, which represents more than 40,000 workers, has been locked in contract negotiations with several big hotel chains, including Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Omni. 

In a statement on Sunday, the union said it’s seeking higher wages, fairer workloads and the reversal of pandemic-era job cuts. Some hotel workers must take on a second job to make ends meet, even as room rates have hit record highs and hotel chains are booking billions in annual profits, Unite Here claims.

“Since COVID, they’re expecting us to give five-star service with three-star staff,” Elena Duran, a server at Marriott’s Palace Hotel in San Francisco for 33 years, said in the Unite Here statement. “A couple weeks ago, we were at 98% occupancy, but they only put three servers when we used to be a team of four or five. It’s too much pressure on us to go faster and faster instead of calling in more people to work.”

How long will the strike last?

The strikes are scheduled to last up to three days at each of the hotels, according to the union, which is urging travelers to avoid eating, sleeping or meeting at any hotel where workers are striking.

Michael D’Angelo, Hyatt’s head of labor relations for the Americas, said the company’s hotels have contingency plans to minimize the impact of the strikes. “We are disappointed that Unite Here has chosen to strike while Hyatt remains willing to negotiate,” he said.

In a statement before the strikes began, Hilton said it was “committed to negotiating in good faith to reach fair and reasonable agreements.”

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Hotel workers rally and picket at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on Sept. 2, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. 

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Marriott didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Here’s a list of hotels where workers are striking, along with the number of days the strike is expected to last at each location, according to Unite Here. 

Baltimore

  • Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor — 1 day

Boston

  • Fairmont Copley Plaza — 3 days
  • Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston Seaport — 3 days
  • Hilton Boston Logan Airport — 3 days
  • Hilton Boston Park Plaza — 3 days

Greenwich, Connecticut

  • Hyatt Regency Greenwich — 3 days

Honolulu

  • Hilton Hawaiian Village — 3 days
  • Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach — 3 days
  • The Royal Hawaiian (Marriott Luxury Collection) — 3 days
  • Sheraton Princess Kaiulani (Marriott) — 3 days
  • Sheraton Waikiki (Marriott) — 3 days
  • Waikiki Beach Marriott — 3 days
  • Westin Moana Surfrider (Marriott) — 3 days

Kauai, Hawaii

  • Sheraton Kauai Resort (Marriott) — 3 days

San Francisco 

  • Grand Hyatt Union Square — 3 days
  • Hilton Union Square — 3 days
  • Westin St. Francis (Marriott) — 3 days
  • Palace Hotel (Marriott Luxury Collection) — 3 days
  • Grand Hyatt SFO — 3 days

San Diego

  • Hilton San Diego Bayfront — 2 days

San Jose

  • DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose — 3 days
  • Signia by Hilton San Jose — 3 days

Seattle

  • DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport — 2 days
  • Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center — 2 days
  • Westin Seattle (Marriott) — 2 days

—with reporting by the Associated Press.



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Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.

The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New Hampshire, along with her husband and their leashed dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog weren’t injured.

The woman was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho for treatment.

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Park visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in those areas is fragile and thin and there’s scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.

Pets are allowed in limited, developed areas of Yellowstone park but are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas.

The incident is under investigation. The woman’s name wasn’t made public.

This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024, park officials said in a statement. The park had recorded 3.5 million visitors through August this year.

Hot springs have injured and killed more people in Yellowstone National Park than any other natural feature, the National Park Service said. At least 22 people have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the 3,471-square-mile national park since 1890, park officials have said.



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LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey for late Donald Payne Jr.’s seat

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TRENTON, N.J. Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr. in April.

McIver will serve out the remainder of Payne’s term, which ends in January. She and Bucco will face a rematch on the November ballot for the full term.

McIver said in a statement Wednesday that she stands on the “shoulders of giants,” naming Payne as chief among them.

She cast ahead to the November election, saying the right to make reproductive health choices was on the ballot as well as whether the economy should benefit the wealthy or “hard working Americans.”

“I will fight because the purpose of politics and the purpose of our vote is to give the people of our communities and our nation a bold voice,” she said.

Bucco congratulated McIver on the victory in a statement but said he’s looking forward to the rematch in November.

“I am not going anywhere,” he said in an email. “We still have a second chance to make district 10 great again!”

Who are LaMonica McIver and Carmen Bucco?

McIver emerged as the Democratic candidate in a crowded field in the July special election. A member of the city council of New Jersey’s biggest city since 2018, she also worked for Montclair Public Schools as a personnel director and plans to focus on affordability, infrastructure, abortion rights and “protecting our democracy,” she told The Associated Press earlier this summer.

Bucco describes himself on his campaign website as a small-business owner influenced by his upbringing in the foster system. He lists support for law enforcement and ending corruption as top issues.

The 10th District lies in a heavily Democratic and majority-Black region of northern New Jersey. Republicans are outnumbered by more than 6 to 1.

It’s been a volatile year for Democrats in New Jersey, where the party dominates state government and the congressional delegation.

Among the developments were the conviction on federal bribery charges of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who has denied the charges, and the demise of the so-called county party line — a system in which local political leaders give their preferred candidates favorable position on the primary ballot.

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who’s running for Menendez’s seat, and other Democrats brought a federal lawsuit challenging the practice as part of his campaign to oust Menendez, who has resigned since his conviction.



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