Hotel Figueroa Closes Five LA Restaurants, Lays Off 100 Unionizing Employees | Eater LA
"I learned that the Cafeteria at Downtown’s Hotel Figueroa will close this month after Noble 33 announced the shutdown in December, just six days after workers notified management of plans to unionize. Employees claim problems began when Noble 33 took over in 2021 — notably not backfilling positions and expecting staff to take on more duties without additional pay — and that about 100 food-and-beverage workers will be out of work. Unite Here Local 11 helped file an NLRB complaint in January 2024 alleging Noble 33 suppressed labor organizing; Noble 33 counters that its contract with the hotel contains a kill clause tied to unionization, a contention both Hotel Figueroa and Unite Here Local 11 deny." - Mona Holmes
