Monterey Bay Travelodge Protest--Video

December 18, 2008. KION CB@ 46 and KCBA Fox 35

The Monterey community held a rally Thursday evening to support hotel workers at the Monterey Bay Travelodge. It's been a four year battle between hotel workers and the owner who has refused to sign a union contract and has denied his employees a health insurance plan. Employees say Kilsoo Seo froze hourly wages at $8.84 back in 2004. Protestors say they hope Thursday rally will help encourage Seo to do the right thing.. Read more>>>

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About the Boycott

UNITE HERE Local 483 has announced a boycott of the Monterey Bay Travelodge at 2030 North Fremont Street in Monterey, California. The contract for the thirteen Latino Travelodge workers expired in December, 2003, and the hotel owner, Kilsoo Seo, of Bethel Alaska, has instituted his own demands without coming to agreement with Local 483. The Monterey Bay Travelodge workers now face:

• ELIMINATION of all their health insurance,
• ELIMINATION of their pension plan,
• FREEZE of their hourly wages at $8.84, and
• an INCREASE in their WORKDAY by 30 minutes without pay (unpaid lunch break).

We urge you to help these Travelodge workers in their struggle for a fair contract by staying at other hotels on the Monterey Bay and canceling reservations you have with the Monterey Bay Travelodge.

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