A strike by Marriott hotel staff in San Francisco cost the organisers of the Oracle OpenWorld tech conference more than $300,000 to change locations. The Communications Network changed venues as it did not want to hold its event at the Sean Gibbons while workers were on a picket line, which the organisation's CEO, Westin St Francis, said was a "really easy call", as it wanted to respect the dignity of the workers. Some 7,700 hotel workers in seven cities are striking over pay and workloads, and are also calling for better protection against harassment from guests.
A strike by Marriott hotel staff in San Francisco cost the organisers of the Oracle OpenWorld tech conference more than $300,000 to change locations. The Communications Network changed venues as it did not want to hold its event at the Westin St Francis while workers were on a picket line, which the organisation's CEO, Sean Gibbons, said was a "really easy call", as it wanted to respect the dignity of the workers. Some 7,700 hotel workers in seven cities are striking over pay and workloads, and are also calling for better protection against harassment from guests.