Last May I stayed at the Andaz West Hollywood and overall liked the hotel, except for one huge problem. Apparently there were labor disputes at the hotel, so many of the employees chose to picket loudly in front of the hotel starting at 6AM (with sirens, loudspeakers, and even by banging pots and pans), ensuring…
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Sweet, I just canceled a 1 night reservation at the Huntington Beach Hyatt to move over to the Andaz. Will have to reconsider that one...
@WeeklyFlyer, I stayed a week at Andaz WeHo last summer. We requested a room with a view of the Hollywood Hills (absolutely beautiful!) and a high floor. Throughout our stay, we never noticed and picketing, sirens, loud speakers, etc., from the protest that would happen in the mornings. But, if you have a Sunset Strip room view, I'm guessing that would be a completely different experience.
The staff were friendly, rooftoop pool amazing, and free minibar snacks +1!
The basic value of unions is the ability to get working conditions and worker benefits in writing so everyone from the entry worker to the senior management understands the terms, conditions and benefits of employment.
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If non-employees were deliberately making such a disturbance on an ongoing basis for the purpose of harassing a business's customers, I would think this would legally be considered beyond the bounds of constitutionally protected free speech, and there are probably some laws that define causes of action for these people to be sued and perhaps the protesters' actions might be criminal. The fact that people who who for some reason can't find better jobs elsewhere are doing it for their own greed should not give them immunity.
To Ric: Contract law is not a creation of unions. Plenty of primarily non-union businesses state their offers to customers as clearly as union businesses. For example, Delta and Continental airlines have large non-union labor forces.
We were sorry to read about the disruptive protest noise you and others experienced while staying at Andaz West Hollywood last year. It is unfortunate that the union UniteHere decided to interrupt your stay instead of simply negotiating with us for a new contract. We have taken action to stop this: http://tinyurl.com/5unssus.
While UniteHere has held a few demonstrations, the vast majority of our Andaz West Hollywood guests enjoy an uninterrupted stay. Certainly if you choose to book with us again and have additional concerns, please feel free to contact me directly and we’ll ensure you’re taken care of.
Michel Morauw, General Manager