We are the roomcleaners, front desk hosts, bellmen, housemen, laundry and maintenance workers who have always been happy to serve you at Hotel Frank, formerly the Maxwell Hotel. We have worked at this hotel for 10, 20, even 30 years.

Hotel Frank was auctioned off in a foreclosure sale in May, 2010 by Wells Fargo Bank. The bank then sold the hotel to a financial speculator called AEW Capital Management. The hotel is now managed by a company called Provenance. Since the foreclosure sale:

• Management refused to recognize the Union contract that existed for nearly 40 years.
• The hotel did not pay one penny for medical coverage or pensions for almost two years.
• We all have to work an extra half-hour per day for free.
• Room cleaners clean many more rooms, even if it means skipping breaks and meal periods.
• Staffing has been cut at the front desk and in housekeeping, while the workload has increased.
• A federal judge has found the hotel guilty of firing and disciplining workers for Union activities.

Please join organizations like the California Council of Churches and the National Urban Alliance, who are boycotting Hotel Frank.

It is clear to us that Provenance has no intention of showing us the respect we deserve. We are prepared to fight—as long as it takes—and will do whatever it takes, including picket lines, marches, demonstrations, and even strikes to win justice for ourselves and our families.