Hospitality Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Chateau Marmont Management
Elaine Low Senior TV WriterUnite Here Local 11, the union backing laid-off Chateau Marmont workers, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday, alleging that management at the Andre Balazs-owned hotel was unlawfully “engaging in surveillance or creating impression of surveillance of employees’ union activities.”The charge is the latest move in the ongoing conflict between Chateau Marmont, known for its frequent Hollywood guests, and the more-than-200 hotel workers there who were let go without severance in March of last year when the COVID-19 pandemic first took root in the U.S.Local 11 represents over 32,000 Southern California and Arizona workers, most of whom are women and people of color,