A recent demonstration on the beach by housekeepers who work at a half dozen different hotels begs the question of whether or not they are entitled to more money because their employers are feeling the pinch of the economy’s downturn.
The housekeepers want a higher wage, more breaks, a longer lunch, less hotel rooms to clean and family health insurance, among other things.
They say many of their co-workers were let go last year and now the ones that have been spared their jobs are being asked to work harder for the same amount of money.
So this week, Q-Line wants to know: “Is it the hotel ownership’s responsibility to give their workers more money or is more work for the same amount of money just part of keeping your job given the current economic climate?”
Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 18, 2002. Read the original PDF.