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Los Angeles workers union plan to house homeless next to paying guests alarms US hoteliers

October 16, 2023

Los Angeles' exclusive Chateau Marmont Hotel on the famous Sunset Strip is a celebrity favorite. Image credit: Shutterstock Los Angeles' exclusive Chateau Marmont Hotel on the famous Sunset Strip is a celebrity favorite. Image credit: Shutterstock

 

By Staff reports

More than seven in 10 U.S. consumers would be deterred from booking a hotel room in Los Angeles if hotels there are forced to house homeless people next to paying guests – as the Unite Here workers union is proposing in a ballot initiative.

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