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San Francisco hotel workers agree pay rise after 3-month strike
What’s New
Hilton hotel workers in San Francisco voted on Christmas Eve to approve a new union contract after a 93-day strike, according to the Unite Here Local 2 union.
The union, which represents about 15,000 workers in the region, announced that the deal settles the last of the city’s 2024 hotel strikes, covering approximately 900 Hilton workers.
Newsweek has contacted Unite Here Local 2 and Hilton via email for comment.
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Why It Matters
The new contracts after this year’s strikes establish significant improvements in wages, health care and workload protections for workers at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott-operated hotels.
The agreements conclude months of labor unrest that involved thousands of workers and disrupted San Francisco’s hotel industry.
What To Know
Hilton workers voted 99.4 percent in favor of the agreement on Christmas Eve, which includes a $3 per hour immediate wage increase, additional raises, and protections against understaffing and increased workloads.
The four-year contract preserves affordable union health insurance and provides pension increases. The deal covers workers at Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55, with 650 workers having actively participated in the strike.
This agreement follows similar contracts reached with Hyatt workers on Friday and Marriott workers last Thursday, covering a total of 2,500 workers who had been on strike since late September.
What People Are Saying
Bill Fung, a housekeeping attendant at Hilton San Francisco Union Square for 29 years, said: “These 93 days have not been easy, and I’m so proud that my coworkers and I never gave up. We stood together through the rain and cold, and even though there were some hard days, it was all worth it. We will go back to work with our health care, good raises, and the confidence of knowing that when we fight, we win.”
Lizzy Tapia, President of Unite Here Local 2, said: “Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott workers refused to give up their health care or go backwards – and we proved on the picket line that we’re not afraid of a tough fight. As contract talks begin with the city’s other full-service hotels in the new year, they should know that this is the new standard they must accept for their own employees.”
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie said on X: “All those that have been out on strike will be back to work, and just in time for Christmas. So, things are looking bright as we head into 2025.
What Happens Next
Unite Here Local 2 said it would push for other full-service hotels in San Francisco to adopt the same standards established by the Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott agreements when contract negotiations resume in 2025.
Brooklyn-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure startup Revel on Monday launched its first fast-charging station in San Francisco, kicking off its plans to expand across the Bay Area over the next year.
“For years, Revel has operated the largest, fastest, and most reliable fast-charging network in New York City,” Frank Reig, co-founder and CEO of Revel, said in a statement. “Now we’re bringing our model to the number one EV market in North America.”
The Bay Area has some of the highest rates of EV ownership in the country. In 2024, more than 35% of new vehicle sales in San Francisco were electric, compared to the national average of around 8%.
Revel’s first West Coast charging station is in the city’s Mission District, and it features 12 chargers with 320 kW capacity, built by EV charging company Kempower. Like Revel’s stations across New York City, these will be publicly accessible 24/7 to any make and model of EV.
The company said it has plans to add more than 125 chargers to the urban centers of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and South Francisco over the next year.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who cut the ribbon at Revel’s opening Monday, said the new chargers will make it easier for residents to make the switch to EVs.
Revel’s San Francisco launch comes a week after the startup opened 24 new chargers at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, located within the airport’s for-hire vehicle hold lot.
Last month, Revel secured a $60 million loan from New York’s clean energy investment fund NY Green Bank to more than triple its fast-charging network in the city. The company said it hopes to expand to 300 chargers in New York by the end of this year, including a 60-stall site in Maspeth, Queens and a 48-stall site outside of LaGuardia Airport.
“Our mission at Revel is to bring reliable fast-charging to dense urban areas where EVs can have the biggest impact on quality of life, but where charging is hardest to come by,” Paul Suhey, co-founder and COO of Revel, said in a statement.
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How to watch San Francisco vs. Loyola Chicago in men’s NIT basketball: Time, TV channel, streaming March 23
The San Francisco Dons (25-9) square off against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers (23-11) on March 23, 2025 on ESPN2.
San Francisco came out on top in its most recent matchup 79-70 against Utah Valley on Wednesday. In its last game on Wednesday, Loyola Chicago secured a 73-70 victory over San Jose State. Malik Thomas totaled 21 points, 10 rebounds and two assists for San Francisco. Des Watson’s team-high 24 points paced Loyola Chicago in the win.
San Francisco vs. Loyola Chicago TV channel NIT
- Location: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center in San Francisco, California
- Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN2 (watch on Fubo)
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San Francisco has been putting up 75.9 points per game in its last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 76.0 it has scored over the course of the 2024-25 season. Loyola Chicago is scoring 73.1 points per contest over its previous 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer points than its average for the season (73.5).
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