The **Marriot Hotels Strike** was a [strike](List_of_Strikes "wikilink")
in cities across the [USA](United_States_of_America "wikilink") in
[2018](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_North_America "wikilink") in
protest of low wages and sexual harassment faced by hotel workers.

## Background

## Events

## Results

The concessions won by Marriot workers include:

  - An increase in hourly wages by $4 an hour, bringing the median
    hourly wage is $23 an hour
  - The provision of a small pension based on how many years they’ve
    worked at the company
  - Provision of GPS-enabled panic buttons for housekeepers to alert
    security staff if they feel unsafe with a guest when cleaning a
    room.
  - Banning of guests who have a history of sexually harassing workers

## References

<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/marriott-hotel-workers-strike-hits-eight-us-cities>

<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/travel/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-strike-against-marriott-hotels.html>

<https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/4/18125505/marriott-workers-end-strike-wage-raise>

<https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/marriott-hotel-worker-strike-end_n_5c05cad8e4b07aec5751a853>

<https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/thousands-of-marriott-workers-strike-in-7-cities_n_5bbb97a3e4b028e1fe4010a9>

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