with the city ' s industry in the midst of a sudden downturn in business , users are awaiting wage reduction and other cuts from the unions representing 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeeper and bartender . but the officers are drawing a wire on hotel lobbies , from the high - priced carlyle to the more budget - concerned ramada resort , saying they see no room to cross now that workers are cutting rates in an effort to fill empty spaces with tourists , engineers and other workers . it is far too soon to assess the financially health of the companies , reported donald ward , leader of the new york hotel and motel workers authority , an alliance of local unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.