with the metropolitan ' s hotels in the midst of a sudden slowdown in tourism , participants are expecting wage cuts and other concessions from the unions representing 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeeper and waiters . but the unions are drawing a line around local lobbies , from the high - end carlyle to the more economy - minded ramada inn , saying they see no need to bend now that operators are cutting wages in an attempts to take these rooms with tourists , executives and other travelers . it is all too yet to judge the mental wellness of the company , said peter ward , president of the new england film and motel trades council , an alliance of hotel unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.