The Biltmore Los Angeles Hotel has reached a tentative labour agreement with UNITE HERE Local 11 union, to improve salary and benefits for 300 of its employees at the historic downtown hotel, which opened its doors on 1 October 1923.

The deal includes "unprecedented wage increases," affordable family health care coverage for workers, "humane workloads and safe staffing," along with increases in pensions and "equal justice" language providing access to union jobs for formerly incarcerated people.

UNITE HERE Local 11 represents up to 15,000 hospitality workers from 60 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange County, who went on a series of strikes that started in June 2023. The workers that include cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, were striking for better wages, healthcare benefits, pension, and safer workloads.

Mr Jimmy Wu, General Manager of The Biltmore Los Angeles said, “We are very pleased to have come to an agreement with UNITE HERE Local 11 on behalf of our loyal and dedicated employees. We can now focus together on looking after our guests and providing the level of service our guests have come to expect from The Biltmore Los Angeles.”

Mr Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11 said, “We applaud The Biltmore Los Angeles for putting their workers and our city first. LA is the world’s most important tourist destination, with the World Cup and Olympics coming back-to-back in 2026 and 2028.  This agreement takes steps to ensure that workers who work in LA will be able to live in LA.”