with the country ' s industry in the path of a suddenly slowing in business , operators are getting wage shifts and other concessions from the locals representing 27 , 500 bellhops , housekeeper and cooks . but the unions are pulling a line across hotel lobbies , from the high - end carlyle to the more budget - minded ramada inn , saying they see no need to bend now that operators are cutting services in an effort to filling vacant rooms with tourist , executives and other visitors . it is much too soon to determine the financially health of the industry , wrote david ward , president of the new york hotels and motel occupations congress , an alliance of hotel unions .
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council is an alliance of hotel unions.