Union attacks on the hotel industry have left Los Angeles in poor shape for 2028 Olympics

Los Angeles’ “hot labor summer” of 2023 is a case of “the means don’t justify the ends.” A recent rosy media spot check on the health of Los Angeles hotels after last year’s rolling strikes doesn’t paint an accurate picture. 

Leaders at hotel union UniteHere Local 11 deployed 14 months of disruptive tactics that were cited in a Los Angeles Times article as being only noisy picketing in the early morning, surprise work stoppages and marches through hotel lobbies that pressured hotel managers.