Hilton Hotel Employees Go on Strike as San Diego Comic-Con Begins

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San Diego Comic-Con is one of the biggest media events of the year. That it's been canceled since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has made 2022's iteration of the convention all the more high profile. It would be an unfortunate time for one of the closest hotels to Comic-Con to have failed to come to an agreement with its employees' union on a new contract, yet that's exactly what's happened. Hilton Hotel and Resort employees at the Hilton Bayfront location have gone on strike as SDCC begins.

As reported by CBR, Hilton Bayfront workers are currently protesting outside of the hotel as part of their ongoing strike. The contract between Hilton and its workers, which are represented by the United Here Local 30 union, ended this past November and negotiations have failed since. Employees have asked for a pay increase of $4 an hour over the next two years, as well as plans to introduce stay-over cleaning. Hilton is offering a $2.50 increase over 18 months, but no support for daily housekeeping.

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While the negotiations are at the heart of why Hilton employees are striking, the straw that broke the camel's back is that Hilton is pushing to raise monthly parking fees for hotel workers from $45 to $65. As audacious as it is to require employees to pay for parking, something they're unable to avoid, the price increase would diminish if not erase any pay increase negotiated for the future.

It's unclear at this point in time just how impactful the strike will be on SDCC. The Hilton Bayfront is one of the main hotel partners for the major fan convention, but as for what specific ways the strike will disrupt ongoing hotel operations only time will tell. Still, with potentially