Posts Tagged ‘Marriott’
Largest strike in history yields higher pay, safer work conditions for hotel workers
More than 7,700 hotel workers across the country walked off of their jobs and began the largest strike in history against the largest hotel corporation in the world, Marriott.
Read MoreOakland officials and volunteers serve Thanksgiving dinner to over 2,000 people
In the Tuesday afternoon sunshine, a line of people formed on 10th Street outside Oakland’s downtown Marriott Hotel while inside, hundreds of volunteers—including Mayor Jean Quan—bustled back and forth in the banquet hall, preparing to serve over 2,000 people at the city’s 20th annual Thanksgiving dinner.
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