Potential Buyers of the Wilshire Plaza Hotel Should Be Aware that a Purchase of the...

Potential Buyers of the Wilshire Plaza Hotel Should Be Aware that a Purchase of the Hotel Means Assuming Liability for 45 Federal Labor Charges Pending Against the Hotel, says UNITE HERE Local 11

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--Prospective buyers of the Wilshire Plaza Hotel should be aware
that, upon purchase, they will become liable for 45 charges of unfair
labor practices brought against the hotel by the federal government.

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The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has
alleged 45 violations against the Wilshire Plaza Hotel, including:
1. Failure to make payments to the union's Health and Welfare funds,
resulting in the loss of health care coverage for employees.
2. Illegally altering the terms of employment by eliminating the
pension plan, the paid meal period, and 3 paid holidays and
refusing to pay vacation time.
3. Failure to remit union dues to UNITE HERE Local 11.
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"Any potential buyer of the Wilshire Plaza Hotel should be aware
of the 45 pending federal labor charges they will assume liability for
upon acquiring the hotel," says Tom Walsh, Secretary-Treasurer of
UNITE HERE Local 11. "They should contact UNITE HERE Local 11 as part
of their due diligence efforts."

Copies of the federal labor charges can be obtained by contacting
UNITE HERE researcher Sandra Habr at (213) 481-8530, ext 234 or
shvalle@herelocal11.org.

UNITE HERE Local 11 represents over 11,000 hotel, food service,
laundry, airport and stadium workers in the Los Angeles area.

UNITE HERE
Sandra Habr, 213-481-8530, ext. 234

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