Worker Profiles
 For over 20 years, Isabel “Segunda” Brentner has worked at the LAX Hilton, keeping her focus on her family and her job. “My priorities [were] to help my family,” says Brentner, who, along with raising her own children, cared for both her father and grandmother when they were ill. More
 Enedina Alvarez, a 54-year-old single parent, says she must be both mother and father to her teenage children. Yet, with two jobs, she has barely enough money to house, feed and clothe them—and precious little time to spend with them. Although she receives health insurance through her job, she cannot afford to insure her children. Alvarez says, “I pray to God that my kids do not get sick because I cannot pay the medical bills.” More
Who Are Hotel Housekeepers?*
 Nearly all hotel housekeepers are women. The majority are women of color and immigrants. There are 1.3 million hotel workers in the U.S. and 280,000 in Canada, of whom approximately one quarter are housekeepers. Hotel Housekeeper Work Is Dangerous Work
Hotel workers have a 40% higher injury rate (5.9%) than workers in the service sector (4.2%). According to a recent study of company records covering thousands of employee injuries, hotel housekeepers face an injury rate of 10.4%, almost double the injury rate for non-housekeepers (5.6%). Hotel housekeeper injuries are debilitating. Back injuries, housemaids' knee (bursitis), and shoulder pain can lead to permanent disability. *UNITE HERE
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A new white paper calls on the city of Los Angeles and industry leaders to invest in the Century Corridor and its workforce. A Plan for a New Century will benefit workers, communities, hotels and the entire city. More |
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Board Backs Hotel Boycott
San Fernando Valley Business Journal- February 27, 2007
By SFVBJ Staff Writer
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education has approved a resolution that calls for district staff to refrain from holding conferences, professional development seminars and related events at hotels involved in labor disputes with unions.
“Many of the parents and guardians of our students work in the hotel industry and rely on fair working conditions and adequate healthcare for themselves and their families,” said Board of Education President Mónica García, who presented the resolution, cosponsored by board members Marguerite P. LaMotte and Julie Korenstein. “We want to give these hard-working families our full support and stand in solidarity with them as they work to negotiate a fair contract.”
This year alone the district has spent $185,123 on hotels, according to the Daily Breeze.
The Valley Industry & Commerce Association has raised concerns over the board making such a move. Its membership suggested that the district’s recent overtures to businesses for education partnerships may be undermined in light of a boycott of such hotels.
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LAX Hilton Boycott
 Twenty-seven people were arrested in front of the Hilton LAX recently as 400 supporters watched. More
 LAANE deputy director Vivian Rothstein explains why political and community leaders in Los Angeles and around the region are boycotting the LAX Hilton hotel. Listen
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