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SAN DIEGO — The U.S. hotel industry saw a nationwide strike on Labor Day in eight cities, from San Diego to Boston. More than 10,000 hotel workers walked out on the job, demanding big changes at work.In San Diego, more than 700 workers with Unite Here Local 30 went on strike for a second day outside the Hilton Bayfront Hotel, starting at 3 a.m.
'An industry like this should be offering adequate wages for people only needing one job to live,' Lennox said.Unite Here Local 30 said it is demanding higher wages, fair staffing and workloads, and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. Lennox explained that short-shifting, which is when an employee's hours are scheduled based on the clientele's demands, was a COVID-era policy.
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