Hotel Workers Rising
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Hotel Workers Rising is a campaign of UNITE HERE
aimed at organizing and mobilizing UNITE HERE members in the hotel industry to win improvements in the workplace, including: higher wages, better benefits
and safer workloads.
Within the industry, hotel housekeepers experience an injury rate 86 percent higher than non-housekeepers, according to the same study.
, the average hourly wage for housekeepers in the U.S. is $8.67. In New York city
and San Francisco, California
, where union density in this sector is 85 percent, the average hourly wage is $20.00 and $15.09, respectively.
In Phoenix, Arizona
, where UNITE HERE's density is 5 percent, the average hourly wage is $7.60.
and Danny Glover
have both appeared at various events endorsing the goals of the campaign.
UNITE HERE
UNITE HERE is a labor union in the United States and Canada with more than 265,000 active members The union's members work predominantly in the hotel, food service, laundry, warehouse, and casino gaming industries...
aimed at organizing and mobilizing UNITE HERE members in the hotel industry to win improvements in the workplace, including: higher wages, better benefits
Employee benefit
Employee benefits and benefits in kind are various non-wage compensations provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries...
and safer workloads.
Injury Rates in Hotels
The workers in the hotel industry, largely women of color and immigrant women, are "more than 48% more likely to be injured on the job than the typical service worker" and more than 51 percent more likely to experience disabling injuries, according to Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain: How Hotel Work is Hurting Workers.Within the industry, hotel housekeepers experience an injury rate 86 percent higher than non-housekeepers, according to the same study.
Wages
According to the Bureau of Labor StatisticsBureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is a governmental statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and...
, the average hourly wage for housekeepers in the U.S. is $8.67. In New York city
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, where union density in this sector is 85 percent, the average hourly wage is $20.00 and $15.09, respectively.
In Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, where UNITE HERE's density is 5 percent, the average hourly wage is $7.60.
Allies
The Hotel Workers Rising campaign has garnered the support of individuals and community organizations outside of the labor movement. Most notably, John EdwardsJohn Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
and Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
have both appeared at various events endorsing the goals of the campaign.