Labor Gives Management Bag of Coal at La Playa Carmel
A small group assisted by Santa Claus delivered a bag of coal to hotel management at La Playa Carmel, who brought it inside the hotel only to bring it back out and return it back to demonstrators a few minutes later at a rally on December 20. As the holiday season hit full force at the shopping/vacation destination of Carmel by the Sea, former La Playa Hotel workers continued to remain hopeful that some of those in attendance at a labor rally at the hotel on December 20 would receive back the jobs that they lost over a year ago. Since the hotel re-opened over the summer, after a costly remodeling job initiated by its new owner, only three of the former 113 workers have been re-hired. At the holiday-themed rally there was some buzz around the idea that La Playa Carmel may soon be looking to hire new workers in its housekeeping department. Former workers have held demonstrations at the hotel for over a year now. One worker who spoke at the holiday rally had been a housekeeper at La Playa for 30 years until she lost her job when the hotel was shutdown and sold in late 2011. At the rally, workers and community members sang classic Christmas carols that were updated for the labor theme and an organizer with Unite Here Local 483, the union that represents hospitality workers in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, dressed up as Santa Claus and handed out candy from a basket to enthusiastic picketers. Video by Alex Darocy. To view more videos, read more, and view photos, see: Labor ...From:Alex DarocyViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:50More inNews Politics

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