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WHA Announcement on Westin Bonaventure:

Last summer a few of our members inquired about the ongoing labor union strike of hotel workers in Los Angeles. We have been following the situation closely and welcomed the news that, last June, the Westin Bonaventure "reached a historic agreement with its workers." As reported by UNITE HERE! Local 11, the "Westin Bonaventure emerges as the leader in fair wages and benefits for its workers" (see full press release here). 

Just this week UNITE HERE! called for a boycott of conventions in downtown L.A. We reached out to our contacts through UNITE HERE! about what this could mean for the WHA's 2023 Conference. They responded and confirmed that their call for a convention boycott does not include events scheduled at the Westin Bonaventure, and we are welcome to advise our members and attendees of that.

Just this week UNITE HERE! called for a boycott of conventions in downtown L.A. We reached out to our contacts through UNITE HERE! about what this could mean for the WHA's 2023 Conference. They responded and confirmed that their call for a convention boycott does not include events scheduled at the Westin Bonaventure, and we are welcome to advise our members and attendees of that.

The WHA staff is happy to take additional questions or hear your concerns on this matter. Please feel free to email us at any time with inquiries: wha@westernhistory.org Thank you for your interest and engagement as we inch closer to the conference in L.A.