Documentary highlights Long Beach hotel workers' cause

By Paul Eakins on May 20, 2009 6:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Long Beach hotel workers, along with others from around the state, have been trying to draw attention to their demands of better pay for months with protests, speaking at City Council meetings, joining forces with other labor groups and even taking legal action in a few cases.

Now, they are using Internet videos to spread the word about their plight. The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy has posted a 10-minute documentary on www.youtube.com about the hotel workers' efforts to get better pay, better benefits and to unionize.

Check it out:

Also, here's a related video from a TV news report by KTLA5 of a protest in front of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel back in February:

Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Telegram, he previously has covered local and state government and politics in San Diego County, Mexico and his home state of Kansas.

E-mail Paul at paul.eakins@presstelegram.com.

Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port. He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”, appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.

E-mail Kris at kristopher.hanson@
presstelegram.com.

Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
Telegram in April 2002 as a beat reporter, covering the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower and Paramount. She now covers business, specifically redevelopment, tourism and small businesses. She also writes Eye on Redevelopment, a monthly column that appears in the Business Monday section.