Justice For Hotel Workers

The hotel industry is one of the fastest growing industries in our economy. At the heart of this growing industry are the hard-working people who make the beds, prepare the meals and greet guests at the front door. Unfortunately, hotel workers who provide hospitality to travelers and guests are often denied living wages, fair working conditions and basic human dignity by the hotels that employ them.

Hotel workers are 48\% more likely to be injured on the job than the typical service worker

Disabling injuries occur to hotel workers at a rate 51\% higher than for other service workers

95\% of housekeepers report physical pain due to their jobs

67\% of housekeepers report severe or very severe physical pain

Of those reporting pain, the pain was severe enough for 73\% to visit a doctor and 53\% to take time off work to recover

Hotel workers face increasing work loads, understaffing, persecution when they try to form a union, and lack of health coverage. The same workers who create a home away from home for the business traveler often struggle to have a home of their own, even while working full-time.

OUR PLEDGE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR HOTEL WORKERS

WE BELIEVE that hotel workers deserve to be able to support themselves and their families with their wages. They deserve to be treated with respect. They deserve the right to organize for improved working conditions without fear of retaliation or intimidation.

WE AFFIRM that workers are acting in the best interests of our community when they join together to improve their lives and working conditions and set standards for hotel workers in our community.

WE PLEDGE that we ourselves will stand by hotel workers as they stand up for themselves, just as many of us have done at the Crowne Plaza.

AND WE PLEDGE that we will support them as they fight for the core values of our community economic justice and human dignity.

SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION
I have read the statement, Justice for Hotel Workers, and wish to add my name to the list of signatories. I understand that the statement with the list of signatories may be published.