Oct 16, 2018, 2:03 am
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Properties with employees on strike or potentially on strike appear to include:
Detroit
This thread is not for discussing the merits of the strike or general discussion of unions! If that is of interest you can follow that discussion in Merits of Marriott Hotels Strike 2018
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Properties with employees on strike or potentially on strike appear to include:
Detroit
- Westin Book Cadillac Detroit By Marriott
- Aloft Boston Seaport by Marriott
- Element Boston Seaport by Marriott
- Ritz-Carlton Boston Common by Marriott
- Sheraton Boston by Marriott
- W Boston by Marriott
- Westin Boston Waterfront by Marriott
- Westin Copley Place, Boston by Marriott
- Oakland Marriott City Center by Marriott
- The Westin Gaslamp Quarter San Diego by Marriott
- San Francisco Marriott Union Square
- Palace Hotel by Marriott
- W San Francisco by Marriott
- Westin St. Francis Union Square by Marriott
- San Francisco Marriott Marquis
- Courtyard San Francisco Downtown by Marriott
- St. Regis San Francisco
- San Jose Marriott
- The Royal Hawaiian by Marriott
- Sheraton Maui Hotel by Marriott
- Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort by Marriott
- Sheraton Princess Kaiulani by Marriott
- Sheraton Waikiki by Marriott
- Westin Seattle by Marriott
Property Experiences during Marriott Workers Strike Fall 2018
Nov 5, 2018, 8:03 pm
#136
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Flyers were slipped under the door. Yes, like pizza delivery flyers of days past. But apparently this effort is very stealthy. Security now monitoring elevator access. Reports being collected of which rooms flyers were found and estimated delivery window presumably to cross reference to security video.
Since they haven’t been caught hard to say who is responsible but sounding like an inside job. Received flyers twice in the last three days.
Since they haven’t been caught hard to say who is responsible but sounding like an inside job. Received flyers twice in the last three days.
Nov 5, 2018, 8:07 pm
#137
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Normally food delivery people are invited, implicitly from a hotel guest's decision to order the food. It would be different if food delivery people were going to rooms that haven't placed orders for the purpose of harassing or disturbing guests who have not ordered any food.
Nov 5, 2018, 8:11 pm
#138
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True, but IME this is becoming less common with anyone carrying a pizza box being permitted upstairs. The verification is more likely in smaller and more upscale properties versus a large convention Marriott.
Nov 5, 2018, 8:12 pm
#139
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Marriott Waikiki is completely unaffected. I am not staying there but have a place nearby and walked through the lobby last night on the way out of Sansei. The Moana and Sheraton are still being actively picketed - loud drums, chanting, bullhorns until well into the evening.
Nov 8, 2018, 3:36 pm
#140
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Spending some time at the Marquis in SF this week. The strikers are loud during the day. The union "officials" that give you flyers and implore you to "check out" and "please don't cross the picket line" as you walk in can make you feel a bit guilty (these always look like recent college grads or other officials). And housekeeping, maintenance and banquet service is more spotty than normal (you can tell a lot of the workers aren't regular housekeepers for example). But it is possible to have a pretty normal stay, provided you don't need to sleep at 8 or 9 PM.
Nov 8, 2018, 4:16 pm
#141
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Spending some time at the Marquis in SF this week. The strikers are loud during the day. The union "officials" that give you flyers and implore you to "check out" and "please don't cross the picket line" as you walk in can make you feel a bit guilty (these always look like recent college grads or other officials). And housekeeping, maintenance and banquet service is more spotty than normal (you can tell a lot of the workers aren't regular housekeepers for example). But it is possible to have a pretty normal stay, provided you don't need to sleep at 8 or 9 PM.
Nov 8, 2018, 5:10 pm
#142
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I think the estimate on the total package for a housekeeper at the Hawaii properties including pension/benefits/etc. is close to $100,000.
Nov 8, 2018, 5:45 pm
#143
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I’ve seen this before so I am used to it, but I talked to an guest who was shocked as she had never stayed at the hotel before and was super surprised by the whole situation.
Nov 8, 2018, 6:18 pm
#144
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One of the organizers yelled “These workers are trying to support their families, you should be ashamed of yourself” to a guy walking in. I was walking out the guy shouted to me “Don’t come back, call Marriott and get your money back.”
I’ve seen this before so I am used to it, but I talked to an guest who was shocked as she had never stayed at the hotel before and was super surprised by the whole situation.
Nov 8, 2018, 10:17 pm
#145
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Breakfast was fantastic, they had all the normal stuff including an omelettes bar, but are using plastic plates. I had requested one king bed, but they gave me a room with two double beds on a very high floor.
Usually I would ask for one bed, but I’d rather stay on the high floor.
Nov 15, 2018, 7:35 pm
#146
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Arrived at the Ritz Boston this weekend to be greeted with a "Dear Guest" letter telling me that there was extremely limited housekeeping, no room service, no bar, no turndown, no lounge, very limited restaurants, etc. The hotel never bothered to tell me before arrival--even though I spoke to the hotel about my upcoming stay--so that I could have found a different hotel. (Contrary to the letter, they did have some housekeeping, but the "staff" were wearing jeans and t-shirts. The other services were all unavailable.) I felt boxed in by having already paid for the room and therefore forced to cross the picket lines every day.
The picket line is EXTREMELY LOUD and woke me up at 7am each morning (despite being a dozen floors up). You can hear the drumming on 5 gallon buckets from blocks away. The entire hotel has the feeling of being under siege. The only thing I can liken it to would be a hotel after a natural disaster that is just trying to get by. This is not a way to run a luxury hotel.
The picket line is EXTREMELY LOUD and woke me up at 7am each morning (despite being a dozen floors up). You can hear the drumming on 5 gallon buckets from blocks away. The entire hotel has the feeling of being under siege. The only thing I can liken it to would be a hotel after a natural disaster that is just trying to get by. This is not a way to run a luxury hotel.
one might also checkout early or not checkin
(and doing either might help with recovery)
Nov 15, 2018, 7:43 pm
#147
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I have a stay coming up at the Ritz Boston in a few weeks. I booked a club room, but from what I'm reading there will be no club if the strike is still going on. So i booked the hyatt as a backup.
The longer this goes on, i wonder at what point they just try to replace the workers (if that's even possible). How long can a Ritz go on with no club, no bar, limited service, etc.? The rates are high like usual too, so I can understand all the negative reviews. I'd be furious to pay full price for what people are describing.
The longer this goes on, i wonder at what point they just try to replace the workers (if that's even possible). How long can a Ritz go on with no club, no bar, limited service, etc.? The rates are high like usual too, so I can understand all the negative reviews. I'd be furious to pay full price for what people are describing.
Nov 15, 2018, 7:46 pm
#148
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especially full price on top suite etc with no advance notice after it has started
easy to ask re things like closed facilities, harder to ask re strikes/protests..
sometimes staff may also be told by corporate etc to limit communication
easy to ask re things like closed facilities, harder to ask re strikes/protests..
sometimes staff may also be told by corporate etc to limit communication
Nov 17, 2018, 11:08 am
#149
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Location: Providence
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Tentative agreement reached in Boston. Union members to vote this afternoon. Glad to see this coming to an end.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/11/17/striking-marriot-workers-reach-tentative-agreement-with-hotel-union-says/0Q5HMkKPaJPK0Jawr7AeeO/story.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/11/17/striking-marriot-workers-reach-tentative-agreement-with-hotel-union-says/0Q5HMkKPaJPK0Jawr7AeeO/story.html
Nov 17, 2018, 4:41 pm
#150
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Was dropping off a friend at the Sheraton Waikiki for a military ball on Friday, Nov 16. First, surprised they were still having the ball at that hotel given the strike - but mostly surprised I didn't see a single striker at the hotel, don't know if they pause on a Friday night (it was 6:30pm) or paused for the military - but no strikers in sight.....
