Demonstrators supporting hotel workers gather outside Westin Seattle; 21 arrested
A demonstration in support of Marriott hotel employees outside the Westin Seattle on Monday afternoon ended with the arrests of 21 people who blocked traffic and refused to move, police said.
The protesters included members of UNITE HERE Local 8, which represents workers in the hotel, food service and airport industries in Washington and Oregon.
The union’s contract expired May 31 and since then the employees have worked without contracts. The union says the two sides are far from reaching an agreement on issues including pay, job security and working conditions.
Workers say they don’t have regular schedules and never know if they’ll have enough hours to support their families, according to the union.
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