Which Way, L.A.?
An Elected Official Discouraging Tourists?
LA City Council President Eric Garcetti has written a letter to former customers telling them to boycott the LAX Hilton. The union that's trying to organize workers at the hotel has distributed the letter to 1500 past guests and convention planners. Garcetti warns that labor unrest could disrupt future events, which the Daily News calls an "outrageous" effort to harm a taxpaying employer. We hear from business, labor and Garcetti. On Reporter's Notebook, as Washington cuts funds for housing LA's homeless, where's Mayor Villaraigosa?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenLA City Council President Eric Garcetti has written a letter to former customers telling them to boycott the LAX Hilton. The union that's trying to organize workers at the hotel has distributed the letter to 1500 past guests and convention planners. Garcetti warns that labor unrest could disrupt future events, which the Daily News calls an "outrageous" effort to harm a taxpaying employer. We hear from business, labor and Garcetti. On Reporter's Notebook, as Washington cuts funds for housing LA's homeless, where's Mayor Villaraigosa?
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2 storiesGarcetti Warns Travelers, Conventioneers away from LAX Hilton
LA City Council President Eric Garcetti has written a letter to past patrons of the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel , saying that a protracted labor dispute has involved "a mass civil disobedience action" with traffic blocked for three hours during rush hour. It warns, that could happen again, and urges event planners to boycott the Hilton…
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