We said many times to the manager that it is too much for us," said Amahmoud, whose hotel was among those where workers have authorized a strike but have not yet walked out.
Unionized housekeepers, however, have waged a fierce fight to restore automatic daily room cleaning at major hotel chains, saying they have been saddled with unmanageable workloads, or in many cases, fewer hours and a decline in income.
Some 10,000 hotel workers represented by the UNITE HERE union walked off the job Sunday at 25 hotels in eight cities...At total of 15,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes.
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."
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