Proof That Strikes Work: Employees Of Private Downtown Club Declare Victory After Walking Off Job
California Club workers who rallied and protested a potential wage freeze in a one-day strike in December have triumphed and struck a deal with the private downtown Los Angeles club.
Represented by Unite Here Local 11, employees agreed to a contract with the club just before the new year. The three-year contract grants workers a raise, increased pension and healthcare benefits and will maintain equivalent pay and benefits with employees of the Jonathan Club and other downtown hotels.
On December 15, approximately 150 cooks, servers, janitors, housekeepers and dishwashers walked off the job in protest of a potential six-month wage freeze. The elite, membership-only organization boasts members who are leaders in business, industry and government, and some of those who serve them - including dishwashers and housekeepers - make less than $29,000 a year.
Felipe Sanchez, a California Club cook of 15 years, told City News Service, "We are very thankful for the great deal we settled at the California Club."
