Interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 union field representative for the St. Francis, the Handlery, and Clift hotels, Sam Zeher. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. In his interview, Zeher describes the major issues at stake in the 2004-2006 contract negotiation, the process of organizing and education union members and hotel employees leading up to the strike, and his experiences as a union employee during and after the strike. He also shares stories about the picket line and recalls events which took place following the lockout when workers returned to work.
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