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Marriott Union Strikes Settled in 2 Cities

UNITE HERE union hotel workers have reached a settlement with Marriott International to end strikes in Detroit and Oakland, California.

The hotel workers union is continuing to strike at 22 properties in six other destinations: San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego, Maui, Oahu and Boston.

UNITE HERE said the ratified contract agreement covered issues such as working conditions, automation and wages and benefits, and would reveal full details of the settlement after the remaining six destinations have reached agreements.

“We are encouraged by the progress achieved in resolving the strikes in Oakland and Detroit with strong, fair contracts, and are hopeful that similar progress can be achieved in the other six cities still on strike,” said D. Taylor, international president of UNITE HERE.

“The progress made by Marriott this week in both cities shows that they are able to make reasonable movement, and we are hopeful that soon one job will be enough to live with dignity on at every Marriott in all cities," he added.

A Marriott International spokesperson who did not wish to be named offered the following response to the news: "The contracts for Oakland and Detroit have been ratified.

"We look forward to welcoming our associates back to work."

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Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years.  In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines. 

 

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism. 

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