This fourth of July weekend—a major time for the hospitality industry in the US—hotel workers have walked off the job in one of the nation’s most visited cities

Hotel workers make Los Angeles rich. But they can no longer afford to live in the city where they work

They were among the 6,000-odd workers who began a strike last month in 26 hotels. New contracts with increased benefits for workers were drawn in all the other establishments

Among the other demands of the workers from 25 hotels are pensions, job security, sick day leaves and protection from racial discrimination and sexual harassment