- Hotel Workers Rising
Infobox Union
name = Hotel Workers Rising
website= [http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/ www.hotelworkersrising.org]Hotel Workers Rising is a campaign of
UNITE HERE aimed at organizing and mobilizing UNITE HERE members in the hotel industry to win improvements in the workplace, including: higherwages , betterbenefits and safer workloads.Injury Rates in Hotels
The workers in the hotel industry, largely
women of color and immigrant women, are "more than 48% more likely to be injured on the job than the typical service worker" and more than 51 percent more likely to experience disabling injuries, according to [http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/pdf/Injury_Paper.pdf#search=%22creating%20luxury%2C%20enduring%20pain%22/ Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain: How Hotel Work is Hurting Workers] .Within the industry, hotel housekeepers experience an injury rate 86 percent higher than non-housekeepers, according to the same study.
Wages
According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics , the average hourly wage for housekeepers in the U.S. is $8.67. InNew York city andSan Francisco, California , where union density in this sector is 85 percent, the average hourly wage is $20.00 and $15.09, respectively.In
Phoenix, Arizona , where UNITE HERE's density is 5 percent, the average hourly wage is $7.60.Allies
The Hotel Workers Rising campaign has garnered the support of individuals and community organizations outside of the
labor movement . Most notably,John Edwards andDanny Glover have both appeared at various events endorsing the goals of the campaign.External links
* [http://www.unitehere.org/ UNITE HERE International Union]
* [http://www.unitehere.ca/ UNITE HERE Canada]
* [http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/ Hotel Workers Rising]
* [http://www.sleepwiththerightpeople.org/ Sleep With The Right People]
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