with the city ' s hotels in the midst of a sharp slowdown in economy , operators are demanding wage cuts and other restrictions from the employees representing 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeepers and waiters . but the unions are drawing a stripe across hotel lobbies , from the high - end carlyle to the more budget - minded cendant inn , says they view no need to bend now that operators are cutting rates in an effort to supply vacant rooms with tourists , executives and other guests . it is perhaps too late to question the physical quality of the industry , thought michael knight , chairman of the the york hotel and movie trades association , an alliance of industry unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.