with the city ' s hotels in the midst of a general slowdown in business , operator are seeking rent concessions and other reductions from the unions representing 27 , 500 bellhops , waiters and chefs . but the associations are drawing a line throughout hotel lobbies , from the high - office buyout to the more reform - minded radisson inn , saying they see no need to bend now that operators are cutting rates in an bid to fill blank rooms with tourists , executives and other travelers . it is far too quickly to judge the financial health of the industry , said peter gray , president of the new jersey hotel and motel jobs center , an federation of gaming unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.