The report analyzes the current wages and earnings of union hotel workers in San Francisco and assesses their sufficiency to provide for the basic needs of members' families. The Self-Sufficiency Standard was used as a measure of the cost of basic family needs in San Francisco. The data was provided by UNITE HERE Local 2, based on information obtained from the San Francisco Hotels Multi-Employer Group. The hotel industry in San Francisco has experienced a substantial reduction in employment levels during the past five years, shedding around 2,200 jobs or about 9% of all workers employed at the start of that period. The report aims to provide information for current labor negotiations in the hotel industry in San Francisco.
