Hotel Workers March.

• Position: Demonstration by employees to unonize the hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana - Brief Article

New Orleans

On August 21, an estimated 1,000 workers took to the streets of New Orleans to demonstrate support for unionizing hotels. The march was put together by a `-union coalition--sponsored by locals and supported by the AFL-CIO--called the Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, New Orleans has 16,000 hospitality and hotel workers, 90 percent of the work force in the city is African American, and...