LAUSD calls for boycott of hotels
Los Angeles Unified is calling for a boycott of hotels near Los Angeles International Airport. The LAUSD board introduced the boycott at its Tuesday meeting in support of hotel workers hoping for better benefits and higher wages.
In 2007, LAUSD spent $393,105 at three hotels — the LAX Hilton, Four Points LAX Sheraton and the Wilshire Plaza Hotel in Koreatown. The district used the hotels for professional development and education conferences, said Vy Nguyen, spokeswoman for President Monica Garcia. So far in 2008 the district has spent $185,123.
The business community responded by calling the boycott an “inappropriate distraction” to educating students. The board is scheduled to vote on the matter Feb. 26.