After winning a contract at the Cape Town Marriott Crystal Towers, Marriott workers across South Africa are organizing for a living wage, full-time work, and real job security. These workers are fighting to regain the broad collective bargaining rights they enjoyed across the Protea hotel chain, until the period when the chain was sold to Marriott.

Après avoir obtenu un contrat au Marriott Crystal Towers du Cap, les travailleurs Marriott de toute l’Afrique du Sud s’organisent actuellement pour demander un salaire décent, un travail à plein temps et une véritable sécurité de l’emploi. Ces travailleurs luttent pour récupérer les vastes droits qui leur étaient accordés par leur convention collective dans tous les hôtels de la chaîne Portea, avant que celle-ci ne soit vendue à Marriott.

Después de ganar un contrato con el Cystal Towers de Marriott en Cape Town, los trabajadores de Marriott en todo Sudáfrica se están organizando por un salario justo, trabajo de tiempo completo y verdadera seguridad de trabajo. Estos trabajadores están luchando para volver a obtener los derechos de negociación colectiva que tenían con la cadena de hoteles Protea, hasta el periodo en que la cadena fue vendida a Marriott.

Subcontracted workers at Marriott hotels in Zurich are forced to work so hard – six rooms an hour, up to 19 hours a day – that they can’t protect guests’ health. We’re exposing the truth about subcontracting, and the toll it takes on workers and guests at Marriott.

Les travailleurs en sous-traitance des hôtels Marriott de Zurich sont obligés de travailler si dur (six chambres par heure, jusqu’à 19 heures par jour) qu’ils ne peuvent pas protéger la santé des hôtes. Nous levons le voile sur la sous-traitance et sur ses effets néfastes pour les travailleurs et pour les hôtes de Marriott.

Se obliga a los trabajadores sub-contratados de hoteles Marriott en Zurich a que trabajen tan duro – seis cuartos por hora, hasta 19 horas por día – que no pueden proteger la salud de los huéspedes. Estamos exponiendo la verdad acerca de la sub-contratación, y como afecta a los trabajadores y huéspedes de Marriott.

Guidelines ensure that “casual” or “zero-hours” workers can be furloughed as part of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and paid at least 80% of average annual earnings — but Marriott told hundreds that it had “yet to determine its position regarding furloughing casual workers.” Workers fought back and organized with Unite Hospitality, and Marriott announced that all its casual workers would be part of the scheme — a major victory to make sure casual workers aren’t left behind during COVID-19.

Every Marriott worker deserves a future where one job is enough. UNITE HERE, the Marriott workers’ union in North America, is fighting for fair contracts and organizing more Marriott workers in new hotels.

In 2018, thousands went on strike at Marriott hotels across the U.S. – and won middle-class wages, affordable health care, and safer workloads.

Since the strike, more than 1,000 Marriott workers have voted to join UNITE HERE, the Marriott workers’ union.

IUF welcomes the following hotels into our federation:

• Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
• Irvine Marriott
• San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
• Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

It’s supposed to mean something when you vote, whether your boss likes the result or not. Marriott workers at these hotels voted yes for the union – now it’s time for Marriott to honor its word and settle fair contracts.