UNITE HERE Local 8: Are Hilton Hotels nICE Hotels? Seattle Embassy Suites Workers Call Out Company's Insufficient Protections for Immigrants as Strike Passes 50 Days
Workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square have been on strike for over 50 days, and their union UNITE HERE Local 8 is criticizing Hilton for rejecting proposed contract language that would require the company to notify the union if ICE or DHS agents are present on the premises. The union launched a digital billboard in downtown Seattle and ads to Hilton customers linking the brand with immigration enforcement.
Why it matters — A HLT watcher would care because this ongoing labour strike and union advertising campaign target Hilton's brand reputation over its immigration-related policies and guest-worker protections.