SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The final group of striking hotel workers in San Francisco is set to vote on Tuesday to endorse a tentative agreement with Hilton, marking the conclusion of a three-month strike.
This vote follows recent agreements reached with Marriott and Hyatt, which have already reinstated approximately 1,750 workers at those hotels, as reported by union officials.
Since September, over 10,000 hotel workers across 11 U.S. cities have participated in strikes, with San Francisco’s demonstration growing to encompass around 2,500 workers. The strike saw some members arrested during a protest in October that blocked a busy street near a Hilton hotel.
The new agreement with Hilton is expected to affect about 900 workers, including 650 who have been on strike for over three months at the Hilton hotel located in San Francisco’s Union Square, alongside 250 workers poised to strike at another Hilton property in close proximity, union representatives indicated.
“We believe this agreement is beneficial to both our team members and our hotels,” said a Hilton spokesperson. “We look forward to welcoming our team members back to work and continuing to provide our guests with our signature hospitality.”
The new contract includes provisions to maintain workers’ union health insurance plans, implement wage increases, and introduce new safeguards against understaffing and increased workloads, with the contract set to expire in 2028.
“These 93 days have not been easy, and I’m so proud that my coworkers and I never gave up,” stated a Union Square hotel janitor. “We stood together through the rain and cold, and even though there were some hard days, it was all worth it.”
Meanwhile, hundreds of hotel workers represented by another union continue their strike in Las Vegas, having walked off the job in mid-November amid ongoing negotiations for a new contract. This has become the union’s longest strike in over twenty years.
Earlier this year, hotel workers in Southern California successfully ratified contracts with over 30 hotels after a series of strikes in the summer.
