Hotel workers strike at Hilton's Embassy Suites in Seattle seeking fair wages and ICE protections
Source: My Northwest
Jun 18, 2026, 7:38 AM | Updated: 3:03 pm
BY JASON SUTICH
Hotel workers have gone on strike on Thursday at Hilton’s Embassy Suites in Pioneer Square, calling for better wages, more hours, and year-round healthcare.
The strike officially began at 6:30 a.m. with a picket line set up at 255 S. King Street in Seattle, according to a news release.
Workers push for pre-pandemic staffing levels, protections from ICE
Unionized hotel workers apart of UNITE HERE Local 8, are fighting for a new union contract that includes protections from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, fair raises, and returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels.
“I am striking because I don’t get enough hours, and I don’t make enough money,” said Teresa Joseph, an Embassy Suites restaurant worker and Local 8 union leader. “I don’t have a full eight hours – only six. This isn’t livable within Seattle. I just want to be able to live in the city I work in. I take the metro from Kent every day because I can’t afford to fix my car.”
A photo of hotel employees tending to a guest's room. (Photo: Andreas Rentz, Getty Images)
Read more: https://mynorthwest.com/local/strike-seattle-hotel-workers/4249200